Gaia Silva Gaede Advogados has five offices throughout Brazil, in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, and Brasília.
The firm is made up of 19 partners and about 200 lawyers. It has a strong presence in various sectors such as technology and innovation, ecommerce, healthcare, oil and gas, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, insurance, agribusiness, automobile, construction, energy, and financial services. It is active in the practice areas of general corporate tax and tax controversy.
Over the past year the team filed a lawsuit on behalf of Furnas – Centrais Eletricas to cancel the tax assessment issued to charge Corporate Income Tax (“IRPJ”) and Social Contribution on Net profits (“CSLL”), plus fines related to the exclusion, from the basis of calculation of such taxes, of the revenue arose from the reversal of an actuarial liability maintained with the Fundação Real Grandeza. The office obtained a favorable judgement for the client.
The team welcomed two new senior associates:
Cassiano Bernini from B2CR Sociedade de Advogados and Daniel Gelcer who was promoted.
Client feedback
“Knowledge about tax planning and O&G industry, Communication with customer.”
“They are providing a near work to the client, avaiable, ethic and high level technicaland innovative”
“They are winning several cases and providing good results in terms of cash and P&L to the company, bringing good and news ideas to implement.”
“GSGA is well talented and pro-business, with an excellent cost-benefit.”
“Experience, knowledge, availability and engagement.”
“They know a lot about the business which is a great thing, also, they are very responsive.”
