Araújo e Policastro Advogados has built a reputation as one of the most respected full-service law firms in Brazil, with a long-standing reputation for excellence in various areas of legal practice since its foundation in 1962.
The firm has been successful in keeping its original goal: providing high quality legal services in a professional, innovative and practical manner.
The tax practice in both tax advice and litigation is one the core services of the firm.
Our tax team is highly qualified and remains headed by partner Sylvio Paes de Barros Junior, who has been systematically recognized for his solid tax knowledge over more than three decades of practice. He also counts with young and insightful lawyers known by their meticulous and hands-on practice with prompt answers to client’s needs.
The team provides a broad spectrum of services, which include tax litigation at the federal, state and municipal scopes and also tax consulting, advising Brazilian and foreign clients in industries such as industrial goods and services, infrastructure, energy, retail and technology, real estate, pharmacy, beauty etc.
The team also provides strategic tax planning and succession advice for wealthy individuals and family groups aiming at their full tax compliance and minimizing the tax burden over possible future gains and the estate’s transmission to future generations.
As per geographic alliances, the firm is a member of Nextlaw Global Referral Network, which gathers more than 280 law firms spread among more than 160 countries and has also built a long-lasting alliance with several local specialized partners for interdisciplinary transactions, such as M&A, business constitution abroad, among others, which may demand accounting, auditing or financial experts’ approach.
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.
Mannrich e Vasconcelos' highly specialized partners, associates and consultants apply their legal skills to add value to and improve clients' businesses, in order to make the practice of law an instrument for sustainable economic development.
Our team assists clients in an efficient and customized manner, in search for strictly technical, safe and innovative solutions.
The tax team:
In the market for more than ten years, we are a corporate Law Firm dedicated to providing legal assistance to our clients and their businesses in Brazil.
We merge multidisciplinary technical knowledge in Brazilian jurisdiction with international connections in the business world.
Our work is to provide creative, effective solutions that aim to clear the way for the strategic objectives of companies and individuals, thus contributing to the economic development of our country. This is the spirit we value in our team, which is made up of dozens of lawyers working in our firms in São Paulo, Bilbao (Spain), and soon in Paris (France).
Our client portfolio is highly diversified. We serve from individuals who seek legal advice to develop their businesses to large multinational companies, as well as startups, family businesses, and investors in the most diverse segments, always dedicating our attention to the specific needs of each client.
Our purpose is to act as the legal partner of our clients, regardless of their situation, in the challenges and opportunities that are presented in Brazil and abroad.
Marcos Martins Advogados is a law firm with outstanding expertise in Tax and Corporate. We are also strong in Dispute Resolution and Labour services.
Since its foundation in 1983, the firm has been committed to providing integrated legal solutions and resolving clients' legal challenges, both in preventive and contentious matters. We offer comprehensive, multidisciplinary legal services to clients, and provide day-to-day preventive advice, as well as full-service assistance in complex, demanding cases.
We are known for our performance based on technical excellence, knowledge of the business environment, agility, and straightforward manner.
The team is well known for its skills in structuring complex and strategic litigation and consultive cases and is specifically sought after by clients who require efficient, agile, and secure legal performance. The team’s multidisciplinary nature, combined with the seamless performance of its departments, ensures the firm's involvement in matters of national and international relevance.
The firm provides a distinguished approach in negotiations, especially in the resolution of legal disputes, with the aim of preventing and, if necessary, avoiding judicial proceedings.
The firm has a consolidated track record in risk analysis in corporate operations and the acquisition of credit portfolios, as well as in the issuance of legal opinions on the application of Brazilian civil and civil procedural law in international contracts.
In addition, the Department has considerable hands-on experience supporting clients with the development of their tax and corporate structures, providing custom-made solutions for various business models.
We are also frequently seen acting in complex due diligence, as well as analysing the procedures and strategies adopted in legal proceedings to assess the risks involved.
Furthermore, the team also undertakes matters in the judicial and administrative spheres to recover unduly paid taxes and monetise accumulated balances of tax credits, as well as providing assistance in developing corporate and tax planning models.
The firm's practice is outlined by a high commitment to ethical, social, and organizational values.
This firm is a WTS Global member.