BMA Advogados
The ‘highly specialised’ team at BMA Advogados fields a selection of ’extremely helpful and efficient lawyers’ who ‘provide personalised client service’. The standalone practice possesses a broad range of expertise in tax planning and litigation, handling judicial and administrative cases at every level. Lígia Regini da Silveira, a seasoned tax litigator, spearheads the practice. Another name to note for contentious matters, Maurício Faro draws on his previous experience as a judge at CARF to act for clients in complex administrative cases. The ’committed and dedicated’ Hermano Notaroberto Barbosa has over two decades of experience in tax litigation before the judicial courts and administrative authorities, which is also a key area of expertise for Letícia Pelisson. José Otavio Faloppa, who focuses on non-contentious matters is also part of the core team. Matheus Bertholo Piconez is no longer at the firm.
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Testimonials
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‘Highly specialised, they provide personalised client service in a dedicated manner and not just a sell service.’
‘BMA serves me exceptionally. The partners get involved in the discussions, they are always available to meet our demands, which makes the service very personal and of quality. In addition, they always bring innovative ideas and solutions to our concrete cases.’
‘The firm is made up of very competent and dynamic professionals. At every opportunity, I was always assisted by extremely helpful and efficient lawyers, considering that the services are highly complex, since they usually deal with topics that are little explored in the Brazilian legal field or arising from legislative innovations. I emphasise that, despite the high technical level of the inquiries made to the office, I always got a satisfactory answer to my queries, in addition to promptness and efficiency in the several times we worked together.'
‘Quick response and knowledge of the subject.’
‘Great team.’
Key clients
Oi
AES Brasil, CPFL Renováveis, EDP – Energias do Brasil, Engie Brasil Energia, Elera Renováveis, China Three Gorges Brasil, Enel Brasil, Light
Solvay
Banco Bs2
Omega Energia
Olivia AI
XP Inc
Sulamerica Seguros
Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers
BHP Billiton
Aliansce Sonae
Pré-Sal Petróleo – PPSA
IRB Brasil Resseguros
Eleva Educação
GDM Genética do Brasil
Envision Indústria de Produtos Eletrônicos
Bacardi Martini do Brasil
Safra
Allianz SE
Hashdex
Via
(Confidential names)
Cimento Tupi
GOL Linhas Aéreas and Interprint (Valid Group)
CBR 040 Empreendimentos Imobiliários (from Cyrela's group)
AB FOODS BRASIL
L'Oreal
Walmart
Makro
Klabin
Work highlights
- Advised Oi on the tax aspects involving the sale of its optic fiber net assets to Globenet, a subsidiary of BTG Pactual.
- Assisted target company Sulamerica and its controlling shareholders in the tax matters related to its business combination with Rede D’Or, Brazil's largest hospital group.
- Advising to Aliansce Sonae on the tax aspects of its merger with its competitor brMalls, completed on January 2023.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lígia Regini da Silveira