Social Security | Brazil: Contentious

Balera, Berbel & Mitne Advogados is an acclaimed group of experts in the field, which evokes praise for its academic and practical advice on social security contributions on profit-sharing plans, legal opinion on special retirement and harmful work conditions, as well as risk assessment on recovery of social security credits. The firm is regularly engaged by clients from the banking, automotive and entertainment sectors.

Mattos Filho is a first-class firm advising clients on the full spectrum of social security matters, including compensation framework, negotiating and assessing benefits, human resources and payroll intricacies, as well as management of long-term incentive plans (LTIPs). The firm frequently advises clients from the construction, energy and insurance industries.

Pinheiro Neto Advogados is a top player in the social security space, sought out by major corporations to advise on profit-sharing plans, risk assessment of occupational accident matters, taxation on hazardous agents, as well as providing guidance on tax credits over employees' compensation and administrative disputes. The team is well equipped and often sought out to advise clients from the banking, automotive and entertainment industries.

Demarest Advogados is a well-regarded team acting predominantly on behalf of clients from the pharmaceutical, food and technology industries. The firm is particularly noted for its full-service legal support on social security matters, including annulment of debts on non-payment of contributions, tax infraction and claims on third-party contribution.

TozziniFreire Advogados is a multidisciplinary team that wins acclaim for the level of its experience in consultancy and risk assessment of benefits, remuneration and LTIPs, as well as implementation of profit-sharing programmes. The team also provides representation in disputes on employees' rights to special retirement and appeal of offset credits. The firm is frequently sought out to advise clients from the footwear, retail and education industries.

Trench Rossi Watanabe is a robust group, regularly engaged by clients from the pharmaceutical, paper and food industries. The firm displays robust expertise in providing full-service legal representation on judicial proceedings regarding social security contributions on restricted stock options, administrative defence on payroll taxes over benefits discussions, as well as action on RAT/SAT contribution.

Bichara Advogados' team is composed of seasoned specialists adept at handling disputes on payment of social security contribution over benefits, administrative procedures on reduction of penalty fees, defence on contribution over profit-sharing plans, in addition to assisting clients with judicial appeal on recalculation of accident prevention factor (FAP) index. The firm is frequently called upon to represent clients from the energy, banking and insurance industries.

Fabio Zambitte Ibrahim & Associados is a well-established law firm with a reputation for excellence in social security. The firm is particularly lauded for its expertise in social security taxation, costing system, third opinion and contentious work.

Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados is amultidisciplinary team that wins acclaim for the level of experience in judicial claims on deductibility of PAT, management of benefits and litigation on contribution over bonuses. The team is also well equipped to handle administrative procedures on tax infraction notes and offers legal opinion on SAT contributions and risk assessment on PLR/ILP.