Azevedo Sette Advogados
The well-balanced tax team at Azevedo Sette Advogados supports an impressive range of international clients in their tax planning and litigation issues. Typical instructions include advising on tax compliance and optimisations, the recovery of tax credits, the tax treatment of foreign investments and interstate trade. Social security issues and special regimes are other areas of expertise for the practice that also regularly represents clients in state, municipal, and federal litigation. Leandra Guimarães heads up the Belo Horizonte-based tax team, where Clarissa Cerqueira Viana Pereira is a name to note for tax consulting, planning and litigation matters. Mauricio Pernambuco Salin handles non-contentious work from São Paulo, while Rodrigo Badaró de Castro leads on tax litigation from Brasília.
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Key clients
- Dxc Technology (Enterprise Services Brasil)
- Alicorp Group
- Vetorial Group
- Mapfre Group
- Bamaq Group
- Aec Contact Center
- Nexa Resources (Votorantim)
- Shiseido Do Brasil
- Kering Brasil
- Oncoclínicas Group
- Tyco Group (Johnson Controls)
- Red Bull Do Brasil
- Dgh Alimentos
- Btg Pactual Global Timberland Resources
- Grupo Ibrame
- Ipiranga Produtos De Petroleo
- Bunge
- Csc – Computer Sciences Do Brasil
- Hyland Software Brazil
- Mistras Group
- Amg Group
- S-Riko
Work highlights
- Advising Grupo Alicorp on various tax inspections and lawsuits, including an administrative proceeding related to goodwill amortisation.
- Ongoing tax compliance advice to the Tyco Group in Brazil, including on goods shipped in interstate transactions.
- Acting for Santander in various judicial and administrative disputes in CARF.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Leandra Guimarães, Mauricio Pernambuco Salin, Rodrigo Badaró de Castro, Clarissa Cerqueira Viana Pereira