Brazil

Firm overview

Deloitte is a leading Tax consulting service provider in Brazil, relying on its experienced and market-recognized professionals, frequently quoted as ranking among the best in the country. Luiz Rezende is the Tax leader at the firm. The firm is committed to helping clients leverage technology to design, implement and monitor tax functions. Deloitte’s tax applications are specifically developed to deal with the Brazilian environment and are aimed at helping clients comply with Brazilian legislation.

Firm overview

After a long time serving as tax and customs judges in the CARF, the main Administrative Tax Court of the country, our partners decided to constitute the law firm, having a very unique perspective and standing out with technical nd in-depth decisions which have had wide repercussions in the tax and customs environments.

The firm was created to excel as a tax and customs law boutique. To achieve this, they have developed a culture f combining academic and professional development of all its members, being recognized for the clinical look on trategic cases and the depth of their insights.

Another characteristic of the firm is the direct and in-depth involvement of its partners in the cases in which they ork, which has generated excellent results for our clients.

Firm overview

Martinelli Advogados is one of the most distinguished and innovative full-service law firms in Brazil, driven by excellence in services and reputation with a business perspective. Founded in 1997, the firm has expanded throughout strategic Brazilian cities, with a highly qualified technical excellence and quality legal services to satisfy its clients' needs. Different clients, different solutions, and because of that we always play on our client’s side providing personalised services.

We believe that our greatest asset is our people. That is the reason why we focus on constant training, development, and evolution, employing our best efforts to qualify our professionals, assuring that they have the skills to make things happen with efficiency, excellence, speed and compliance. Our daily purpose is to surpass our clients’ expectations. We seek to be long-term business partners to our clients, since intelligent and innovative solutions enable us both to grow together. What especially binds us to our clients is a close, personal and permanent relationship with them.
Our multidisciplinary team of more than 750 professionals includes lawyers, advisers, consultants, interns and paralegals, assuring that the client receives high-quality legal and advisory services in addition to a customised support provided in a deep understanding of our clients’ objectives.

The firm has also global reach, being part of an international network of independent firms and also having best friend alliances with worldwide local and global law firms, advising domestic and foreign clients in Brazil and also giving support to Brazilian companies in foreign jurisdictions.

The reflection of our alliance and commitment with clients allows us to be more interactive and closer to them in different locations throughout several cities in this country: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Brasilia, Florianópolis, Joinville, Maringá, Caxias do Sul, Campinas, Criciúma, Chapecó, Cascavel, Passo Fundo, Riberão Preto and Sinop.

Social responsibility and pro bono
Martinelli has also a strong commitment to citizenship actions, demonstrated by our pro bono activities and by our Instituto Martinelli Solidariedade, the social arm of our firm, that recently completed 10 years of work, supporting countless entities and helping people to improve education, health conditions and social justice.

Since 2020, and renewed annually, Martinelli Advogados became a signatory member of the ODS SC National Movement, adhering to the UN Global Compact for Sustainable Development and Citizenship, assuming the responsibility of contributing to the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Global Compact is a call for companies to align their strategies and operations with 10 universal principles in the areas of Human Rights, Labor, Environment and Anti-Corruption and develop actions that contribute to facing society's challenges. It is now the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world, with more than 16,000 members, including companies and organizations, spanning 160 countries.

Firm overview

Garrigues Consultores Tributários is part of the Garrigues international network of law and tax consulting firms.

In Brazil, Garrigues operates exclusively in the tax accounting and consulting fields, and is the Brazilian Member Firm of Taxand, a global network of tax firms.

Garrigues, through a multidisciplinary team, focuses on international tax, deal advisory and M&A tax, as well as in complex tax consultancy for large and medium-size multinationals in a wide range of sectors. Moreover, Garrigues advise on corporate tax, indirect tax and value chain transformation, transfer pricing calculation, administrative tax controversy and wealth. 

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Firm overview

Mello Torres is a full-service firm that allies the expertise of renowned professionals with deep experience in the corporate and financial world and the enthusiasm of the new generation of distinguished lawyers with solid academic background and international experience.

We stand as a valued strategic partner for our clients with a hands-on approach, providing highly technically and business oriented legal advice, with an acute sense of market practices.