Maria Rita Ferragut > 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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Maria Rita Ferragut
Work Department
Tax
Position
Partner
Career
Maria Rita Ferragut joined the Firm in 2019. With 30 years of experience, she is the lead partner of the Tax Law group, acting with a focus on Tax Litigation, at the federal, state and municipal levels.
Languages
Portuguese and English.
Memberships
Former Vice-Chairman of the Tax Litigation Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association – OAB/SP. Vice-President of the Tax Law Commission of São Paulo Lawyers Institute – IASP. Counselor of WIT – Woman in Tax Brazil and of Women & Tax.
Education
Full professor in Tax Law at Universidade de São Paulo (USP), holds a doctorate and a master’s degree in Tax Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP) and graduated from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP) with a degree in Law.
Personal
She is a Law professor at Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários (IBET) and Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC/COGEAE). She has already taught at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP), INSPER and Fundação Instituto de Administração (FIA/SP). She was an assistant professor in the master’s and doctorate in Tax Law at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP) and Universidade de São Paulo (USP) for 12 years. Participates in several congresses and seminars in the country.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Tax > Tax litigation
(Leading partners)Brazil > Tax > Tax advisory
With extensive experience in all areas of tax, the ‘very diligent, attentive and available‘ tax practice at Trench Rossi Watanabe is equipped to advise on cross-border and domestic transactional matters, complex tax disputes and transfer pricing. International taxation is a key area of expertise for the department, which benefits from its strategic cooperation with Baker McKenzie LLP and attracts instructions from Brazilian and international clients from the worlds of energy, technology, consumer goods, healthcare, banking and infrastructure, to name a few. Simone Musa, who specialises in international taxation, transfer pricing, and transactional tax, jointly leads the group with Maria Rita Ferragut, who handles tax litigation at the federal, state and municipal levels. The practice ‘contains several highly qualified professionals‘: Clarissa Giannetti Machado is noted for her proficiency in global transfer pricing issues, corporate income and federal taxes; Mariana De Vito ‘has unique knowledge of social security law‘; Rafael Gregorin focuses on tax and customs disputes; and Telirio Saraiva is experienced in both tax consultancy and litigation at the federal level.
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