Mr Celso Costa > Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados utilises its full-service expertise to provide nuanced corporate and asset restructuring advice to high-net-worth individuals and family-owned businesses. Clients regularly turn to the team for assistance with asset reorganisation and regularisation, wills, offshore investment structures, and inheritance taxation, among other matters. Owing to its deep knowledge of banking regulation and products, the team also works with the private wealth areas of foreign banks operating in Brazil. Department head Celso Costa, who is noted for his wealth of experience in international mandates, is regularly called upon by high-net-worth individuals, families, trustees and family offices. Fernando Colucci is highlighted for his expertise in tax planning, succession issues and the reorganisation of family assets. Associate Rafael Stuppiello is skilled in advising on the tax and corporate aspects of succession matters.

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados is home to a sizeable tax practice that is well versed in the entire scope of mandates, covering direct and indirect taxes, customs and import duties. Drawing on the firm’s strong transactional footprint, the team is often seen handling the tax aspects and risks of M&A, financing and capital markets deals on behalf of domestic and international clients operating in the retail, telecoms, energy, pharmaceutical, financial services and agribusiness sectors, among others. Its tax litigation credentials are also noteworthy; the department possesses an impressive track record in complex disputes at the administrative and judicial levels. A name to note for tax constitutional matters, Marcelo Fortes leads the practice. Tax procedural law specialist Daniella Zagari Gonçalves is a reference for strategic cases, while Raquel Novais is noted for her significant experience in tax consulting – including the structuring of new investments, corporate restructurings, M&A and contractual arrangements – as well as litigation. Fernando Tonanni is another key contact for non-contentious tax issues, as is Bruna Marrara, who specialises in direct taxes and international taxation. Marco Antonio Gomes Behrndt focuses on judicial and administrative tax disputes, while Celso Costa concentrates on transfer pricing and the tax aspects of cross-border transactions and reorganisations.