Mr Marcelo Salles Annunziata > Demarest Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Demarest Advogados Offices
AV PEDROSO DE MORAES 1201
SÃO PAULO, SP 05419-001
Brazil
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Mr Marcelo Salles Annunziata
Work Department
Tax
Position
Partner
Career
Partner in Demarest’s Tax area, Marcelo Salles Annunziata holds a Master’s degree in Tax Law from USP and a specialization in Civil Procedural Law from PUC-SP. He is the author of several academic studies published in some of the most highly regarded journals in the country including some of the most important media vehicles. Marcelo is a professor of Tax Law in preparatory courses for public examinations and has lectured frequently on the most important topics in the area. With a practice focused mainly on judicial litigation, he has been cited for many years as a “leading lawyer in his field” by Chambers, Leaders League, Latin Lawyer 250, International Tax Review, and more recently by Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal and Análise Advocacia 500.
Languages
Portuguese, English and Spanish
Memberships
- Member of the Institute of Tax Research (IPT)
- Member of the Institute of Fiscal Policy (IPF)
Education
- Master’s degree in Tax Law from the University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil (2002)
- Specialization in Civil Procedural Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, Brazil (1998)
- Bachelor of Laws from the University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil (1994)
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Tax > Tax advisory
The tax team at Demarest Advogados stands out for its ‘always impeccable service and deep knowledge of the subjects’. The strong bench of lawyers offers expertise across all contentious and non-contentious tax disciplines, often acting for household companies in large-cap transactions and proceedings before the superior courts. Indirect tax specialist Douglas Mota, who is a key contact for clients from the retail, manufacturing and electricity industries, leads the team. Direct tax expert Carlos Eduardo Orsolon specialises in tax planning, tax restructuring and administrative litigation, while newly promoted partner Roberto Casarini is active in transactional matters and praised for his ‘technical quality and speed of service’. Thiago Amaral is singled out for his experience in administrative litigation and ‘huge knowledge of the market’. Other key individuals include Marcello Pedroso, a name to note for payroll tax, Victor Lopes, who focuses on customs issues, Marcelo Salles Annunziata and Priscila Faricelli, both of whom concentrate on judicial disputes. Since publication, Mauricio Barros has left the firm.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Customs
- Insurance
- International trade
- Labour and employment
- Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Environment
- Public law
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- TMT: Telecoms
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Intellectual property
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Projects and infrastructure
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- Transport: Aviation
- White-collar crime and investigations
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Life sciences
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business