Thales Stucky > Trench Rossi Watanabe > Porto Alegre, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Trench Rossi Watanabe Offices
AV. SOLEDADE, 550, ED CARLOS GOMES CENTER
CONJUNTOS 402, 403 E 404 90470-340
PORTO ALEGRE, RS
Brazil
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Thales Stucky

Work Department
Commercial Contracts, Wealth Management and Family Law, Tax
Position
Partner
Career
Thales M. Stucky joined the Firm in 2004 and became partner in 2015. He integrates the Tax Planning & Controversies practice group, with focus on tax litigation (judicial and administrative), as well as tax planning in general for Brazilian and foreign companies. Thales has a wide experience in tax issues related to the automotive and IT industries. He has worked in the Chicago office of Baker & McKenzie as foreign associate as part of the North American Tax Practice Group, occasion in which Thales was involved in a series of projects assisting US companies investing in Brazil, especially on dealing with repatriation strategies, as well as Brazilian companies with business in the US.
Languages
Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Memberships
Member of the OAB/RS, IET and IBDT.
Education
He graduated from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul with a degree in Law and from Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários (IBET) with a specialization in Tax Law in 2005. He also holds a master’s degree (LL.M) in International Taxation from New York University.
Personal
He holds a JD from PUC/RS, a Specialist in Tax title from IBET and a LL.M in International Taxation from New York University (Wallace Scholarship).
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > City focus - Porto Alegre > Tax
(Leading partners)Standing out in the market for its expertise in international tax, the tax planning and tax controversies practice at Trench Rossi Watanabe is equipped to handle complex matters involving foreign jurisdictions on behalf of multinational clients. The group is frequently instructed by companies from the automotive, IT, and agribusiness sectors, although its client roster continues to expand, most notably in the pharmaceutical and education spaces. The team is jointly led by Claudio Moretti and Thales Stucky, who specialise in tax litigation related to direct and indirect taxes, including proceedings at the judicial and administrative level. Another key member of the practice is associate Thaís Amaral, who often advises technology, automotive, pharmaceutical and agribusiness clients on direct and indirect tax issues.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Environment
- Intellectual property
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Tax
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- International trade
- Life sciences
- Public law
- Venture capital
- Wealth and succession planning
- Projects and infrastructure
- Restructuring and insolvency
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- Banking and finance
- White-collar crime and investigations