Mr Luís Flávio Neto > KLA Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
KLA Advogados Offices
AV. BRIGADEIRO FARIA LIMA 1355
18º ANDAR
CEP 01452-002 SÃO PAULO, SP
Brazil
Mr Luís Flávio Neto

Work Department
Luís Flávio Neto has a focused practice in Tax Litigation and Tax Consultancy, mainly related to Corporate Taxes and International Taxation.
Position
Partner at KLA Advogados.
Partner of Tax Law, Luís Flávio Neto specializes in consultancy and federal administrative litigation, focusing on direct taxes and international taxation. He served as a counselor on the Superior Chamber of the Administrative Tax Appeals Board (CARF) for several years. As a Director at IBDT, he oversees the Master’s program in International Tax Law and serves as a professor at other institutions.
He is also a member of the High Finance and Taxation Studies Council of the São Paulo Commercial Association and the International Association of Tax Judges (IATJ).
Career
KLA, São Paulo, 2019
CARF (Conselho Administrativo de Recursos Fiscais), Brasília, 2015-2018
Neto Sociedade de Advogados, São Paulo, 2009-2015
Lacaz Martins, Halembeck, Pereira Neto, Gurevich & Schoueri, São Paulo, 2005-2008
Languages
English
Memberships
Bar Admission: Brazil (São Paulo, 2007)
International Association of Tax Judges (IATJ), Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Tributário (IBDT), International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD, Netherlands)
Education
IBFD (International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation), Postdoctoral Studies in International Taxation, 2019
University of Florida, Postdoctoral Studies in International Taxation, 2017
USP, Ph.D. in Economic, Financial, and Tax Law, 2015
USP, Master’s Degree in Economic, Financial, and Tax Law 2011
IBET, Specialization in Tax Law, 2007
Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Bachelor’s Degree in Law, 2004
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Tax > Tax advisory
Praised for its ‘high technical and professional competence‘, the tax team at KLA Advogados provides legal assistance to an array of clients – including names from the telecoms, marketing, healthcare and auto parts industries – in judicial and administrative litigation as well as consulting matters concerning direct and indirect taxes. Core areas of strength for the team, which often advises on the structuring of joint ventures and foreign investments in Brazil and Latin America, include international taxation, transfer pricing and double tax treaties. Department head Henrique Lopes is a reference for income taxes and international taxation, standing out for his expertise in indirect taxes. Victor Polizelli specialises in non-contentious tax issues, with a special focus on corporate tax, international taxation and transfer pricing. Corporate tax and international matters are also among Luís Flávio Neto‘s specialisms, who handles contentious and advisory mandates.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Tax > Customs
- Real estate
- Wealth and succession planning
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Environment
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Media
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- White-collar crime and investigations
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Labour and employment
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration