Sacha Calmon - Misabel Derzi Consultores e Advogados

Firm Overview:

Senior Partners: Sacha Calmon Navarro Coêlho, Misabel Abreu Machado Derzi, Valter de Souza Lobato, André Mendes Moreira, Juliana Junqueira Coelho, Paula de Abreu Machado Derzi Botelho, Eduardo Junqueira Coelho, João Flávio Machado Derzi, Gabriel Amarante, Guilherme Quintela, Tiago Conde, Fernando Moura

Partners: Alexandre Baroni, Alice Gontijo, Arnaldo Paiva, Bruno Renaux, César Vale Estanislau, Frederico Breyner, Letícia Alves, Maíra de Britto, Marina Machado, Mônica Barros, Nacle Aziz , Patrícia Gaia , Pedro Antunes, Rafael Caldeira e Tuanny Eler.

Junior Partners: Ana Laura Lana, Arthur Queiroz, Artur Teles, Bruna Guimarães, Gabriela Torres, Giovanna Troccoli, Hannah Gibaja, Iara Leite, Ingrid Almeida, Izabella Bitar, Juliana Senna, Márcio Henrique Prata, Pedro Campos e Pedro Anselmo.

Number of partners: 41

Number of other lawyers: 43

Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian, French, German.

Founded in 1994, Sacha Calmon – Misabel Derzi Consultores e Advogados (SCMD) is widely regarded as an authority in Brazil in tax law. The firm is a tax boutique with offices in Belo Horizonte (MG), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), São Paulo (SP) and Brasília (DF), offering national coverage through a qualified network of correspondents over the whole Brazilian territory. When a case requires a multidisciplinary approach, SCMD works in partnership with other highly-recommended firms, that are specialised in other fields of law. The firm also works in partnership with top law firms outside of Brazil.

Main Areas of Practice:

Tax:

The guiding light of SCMD is specialisation and it acts in the practice of tax law. The teams are divided by economic sector so that the professionals have broad knowledge of each clients’ business specificities.

Judicial & Administrative Tax Litigation:

With deep bench strength in this arena, the lawyers are able to provide their clients with solid representation in litigious matters across all judicial and administrative spheres in Brazil. The assistance includes careful assessment of the degree of risk and definition of specific strategy; joint approach of merit (juridical theses) with the questions of fact (evidence); interaction with controller’s office and the accountancy department of the companies to ascertain the facts; high quality of the procedural briefs; special attention to the reports, with the appropriate layout, and with the content directed in accordance with the specific points of each client; permanent and personal follow-up of the cases; formation of leading cases and personal and direct action in the Higher Courts – Superior Court of Justice (STJ) and the Federal Supreme Court (STF).

Tax Consultancy & Preparation of Juridical Opinions:

Legal and juridical opinions; creation and formatting of new products focused on catering to the needs of each client, with the least possible tax impact; tax planning; legal opinions including the identification of possible problems in the litigation process.

Clients:

SCMD provides legal services to clients within the most diverse sectors of the economy, singling out especially telecommunications, iron and steel, mining, petroleum and petrochemicals, electrical power, the financial market, wholesale trade, civil construction and private pension plans and transportation.

Senior Partners: Sacha Calmon Navarro Coêlho, Misabel Abreu Machado Derzi, Valter de Souza Lobato, André Mendes Moreira, Juliana Junqueira Coelho, Paula de Abreu Machado Derzi Botelho, Eduardo Junqueira Coelho, João Flávio Machado Derzi, Gabriel Amarante, Guilherme Quintela, Tiago Conde, Fernando Moura
Partners: Alice Gontijo, Arnaldo Paiva, Frederico Breyner, Mônica Barros, Patrícia Gaia, Bruno Renaux
Junior Partners: Alexandre Baroni, Eduardo Campos, Letícia Alves, Maíra de Britto, Marina Machado, Rafael Caldeira, César Vale Estanislau
Number of partners: 25
Number of other lawyers: 63
Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian, French, German.

Founded in 1994, Sacha Calmon – Misabel Derzi Consultores e Advogados (SCMD) is widely regarded as an authority in Brazil in tax law. The firm is a tax boutique with offices in Belo Horizonte (MG), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), São Paulo (SP) and Brasília (DF), offering national coverage through a qualified network of correspondents over the whole Brazilian territory. When a case requires a multidisciplinary approach, SCMD works in partnership with other highly-recommended firms, that are specialised in other fields of law. The firm also works in partnership with top law firms outside of Brazil.

Main Areas of Practice:

Tax:
The guiding light of SCMD is specialisation and it acts in the practice of tax law. The teams are divided by economic sector so that the professionals have broad knowledge of each clients’ business specificities.

Judicial & Administrative Tax Litigation:
With deep bench strength in this arena, the lawyers are able to provide their clients with solid representation in litigious matters across all judicial and administrative spheres in Brazil. The assistance includes careful assessment of the degree of risk and definition of specific strategy; joint approach of merit (juridical theses) with the questions of fact (evidence); interaction with controller’s office and the accountancy department of the companies to ascertain the facts; high quality of the procedural briefs; special attention to the reports, with the appropriate layout, and with the content directed in accordance with the specific points of each client; permanent and personal follow-up of the cases; formation of leading cases and personal and direct action in the Higher Courts – Superior Court of Justice (STJ) and the Federal Supreme Court (STF).

Tax Consultancy & Preparation of Juridical Opinions:
Legal and juridical opinions; creation and formatting of new products focused on catering to the needs of each client, with the least possible tax impact; tax planning; legal opinions including the identification of possible problems in the litigation process.

Clients:
SCMD provides legal services to clients within the most diverse sectors of the economy, singling out especially telecommunications, iron and steel, mining, petroleum and petrochemicals, electrical power, the financial market, wholesale trade, civil construction and private pension plans and transportation.