Lawyers

Gustavo Nygaard

Gustavo Nygaard

Work Department

Tax, Corporate Law and Foreign Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Agribusiness

Position

Partner

Career

Partner in the Tax practice at TozziniFreire since 2000, and currently head of the area, Gustavo provides tax counsel to a diverse corporate clientele concentrated in Southern Brazil, where he has been constantly featured in tax committees of several companies and business entities. He previously served as Director of the Porto Alegre Municipal Taxpayer Council between 1993 and 1995, also served as Public Attorney of Porto Alegre city from 1992 to 2003.

Languages

English.

Memberships

Judge of the Court of Ethics and Discipline of the OAB/RS (Brazilian Bar Association - Rio Grande do Sul Section). Former councilor of the Municipal Taxpayers Council of Porto Alegre. Former professor of Tax Law and Legislation in the graduate and postgraduate programs at UNISINOS (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos). Former professor of Tax Law at PUC-RS (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul).

Education

Graduate of the Law School of UFRGS (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), 1990.

Mentions

City focus - Porto Alegre • Brazil

Tax

Leading partner