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Daniel & Diniz Advocacia Tributária

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Daniel & Diniz Advocacia Tributária has a ‘very prepared and super updated’ tax team, which is commended for its ability to combine academic knowledge with ’creative and innovative solutions’ for commercial clients. The firm is especially strong in contentious matters, regularly assisting companies in complex direct, indirect and customs-related claims in the judicial and administrative courts. Lead partners Diego Diniz Ribeiro and Carlos Augusto Daniel Neto have a ‘vast knowledge of tax issues’ and are ’excellent business partners’.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very prepared and super updated team. As the partners are professors and are in the academic environment, they have a wealth of knowledge and act as true tax agents, bringing creative and innovative solutions from the classroom.’

  • ‘Technical quality and always up-to-date. They are the best-prepared partners with the most holistic view of the issues asked.’

  • ‘The structure is small, but the expertise is vast. The proximity of the partners to the client is exemplary, especially the ability to provide assistance at any time (availability). For the area of administrative tax litigation, I don't know of any other firm that can offer such good expertise at the fair price charged. The firm acts as a partner to clients.'

  • ‘Daniel Diniz Ribeiro and Carlos Augusto Daniel Neto are exemplary. They are very close to the client, have vast knowledge of tax issues and are very up-to-date on urgent matters. They are excellent business partners.’

  • ‘All of Daniel & Diniz's team are excellent in tax and customs matters and highly specialised in federal administrative litigation. In addition, not only are they very sharp in technique, they are extremely kind and attentive in customer service, questions, and urgent demands.’

  • ‘I particularly recommend the partner Carlos Daniel, who is a genius in carrying out any work that is challenged, in addition to being a national highlight in the tax and customs area, either for his practice at the CARF or for his academic performance.'

  • ‘The team has highly qualified professionals. The differentiator is that the service is carried out directly by the partners, Carlos Daniel and Diego Diniz, who are extremely qualified, very experienced and with high expertise in the tax area. We were extremely satisfied. Definitely, being able to have this direct contact with the partners is a differentiator.’

  • ‘Partner Carlos Daniel brought us numerous clarifications in the tax area. He is a scholar of tax law; he is a very prepared and excellent professional.'

Key clients

  • Huawei do Brasil Telecomunicações
  • Lojas Americanas
  • TV Ômega (REDETV)
  • Grupo Vila Nova
  • SBA Torres Brasil
  • Indústria Dureino
  • Alcoa Alumínio
  • Clealco Açúcar e Alcool
  • Centro De Estudos Unificados Bandeirante
  • Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
  • Expedia do Brasil
  • Grupo Baggagio
  • Cooperativa Agroindustrial de Holambra
  • CVC Brasil Operadora e Agência de Viagens
  • Accenture do Brasil
  • Peak Sociedade De Empréstimo Entre Pessoas
  • Multilog Brasil
  • In Glow Brasil Intermediação de Negócios (SHEIN)
  • Natura Comércio de Flores e Plantas
  • Ares Polímeros Comércio de Resinas Plásticas
  • Vanguarda Laranja Esportes
  • Salina Diamante Branco
  • Grupo Hussein Mourad
  • Belazarte – Serviços de Consultoria

Work highlights

  • Acting for Lojas Americanas Group before CARF in a case concerning charges of fraudulent filing of third parties, and discussing a complex arrangement of importers, wholesalers, and retailers.
  • Represented Huawei do Brasil Telecomunicações in a case before the Federal Courts relating to the intercurrent statute of limitation for customs fines.
  • Defending Tv Ômega in its major tax cases, including complex charges related to income taxes and PIS/COFINS.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Carlos Augusto Daniel Neto, Diego Diniz Ribeiro, Antonio Carlos Atulim