Ana Cláudia Akie Utumi is the founding partner of Utumi Advogados. She has more than 27 years of experience in the tax area, 17 of which as tax head of one of the largest Brazilian full-services law firms. She practices in the areas of tax consulting and tax litigation, advising business families, local and multinational companies from a wide range of sectors and industries in Brazilian and international tax matters.
Ana is a member of the Practice Council of the International Tax Program of NYU and of the steering group of the Women of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) Network – WIN. She serves as chair of the Brazilian branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP Brazil). She is currently the Director of the Brazilian Association of Financial Law (ABDF – IFA Brazil) and a guest lecturer at the FIPECAFI Faculty MBA courses, LLM in International Taxation course from the University of Zurich, and other post-graduation courses. She also works as a researcher at the FGV Law School in São Paulo. She also serves as Board Member of the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB), and of the educational NGO Fundação Visconde de Porto Seguro. From 2010 to 2017, Ana served as Member of the IFA Permanent Scientific Committee. She holds the certification CFP®.
