Latin America - Brazil • City focus - Brasilia
Mattos Filho
Benefitting from the firm's full-service structure, Mattos Filho is equipped to act for a diverse client base, including non-profit organisations and major corporations, in a variety of legislative processes and negotiations with public bodies. In addition to its recent engagement in discussions involving the tax reforms under debate in the National Congress, the team is also frequently instructed in matters concerning tax benefits for charities, income and consumption taxation, and telemedicine regulations. The group is led by Flavio Pereira Lima in São Paulo, who focuses on civil litigation and commercial arbitration, and Ariane Guimarães in Brasília, a tax litigation expert. Associate Alberto Frederico Teixeira Soares Carbonar assists with institutional and government affairs matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team acts with technical knowledge and focus in higher courts. Ariane Costa Guimarães is recommended.'
Key clients
- Ternium Brasil
- IDV – Instituto para Desenvolvimento do Varejo
- Panvel Farmácias – DIMED
- Instituto GEOC
- Positivo Tecnologia
- Grupo Ultra
- ABRADEE – Associação Brasileira de Distribuidores de Energia Elétrica
- ANBIMA – Associação Brasileira das Entidades dos Mercados Financeiro e de Capitais
- Prosegur Transporte de Valores
Work highlights
- Advised IDV on technical improvements in the tax reform proposals discussed by the National Congress.
- Assisted DIMED with an advocacy plan, shareholder mapping, and preparing amendments to bills concerning telemedicine and the possibilities of medical consultations in pharmacies.
- Assisted ANBIMA in the preparation of amendments to a bill establishing the legal framework for loan guarantees and addressing new investment solutions for relevant and emerging sectors in Brazil.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Flavio Pereira Lima, Ariane Gosta Guimarães