Lacaz Martins, Pereira Neto, Gurevich & Schoueri Advogados

Lacaz Martins, Pereira Neto, Gurevich & Schoueri Advogados is highlighted for its ‘excellent expertise in matters related to tax law, both in the advisory area and in litigation in the administrative and judicial spheres’. The group boasts strong credentials in the full range of tax consulting matters, often advising on transfer pricing issues, treaty application and the tax implications of business and capital markets transactions, but is especially praised for its ‘high degree of success in administrative disputes with the state and federal tax authorities’. Its strong track record in judicial tax disputes involving the industrial, real estate, financial services and food sectors is also noteworthy. Founder and managing partner Ricardo Lacaz Martins ‘is a specialist in tax law but dominates the different areas that make up business law’. Luis Eduardo Schoueri concentrates on direct taxes, handling both contentious and non-contentious issues. Daniel Vitor Bellan possesses ‘in-depth knowledge of the functioning of CARF and other administrative litigation bodies’, while Eduardo Santos Arruda Madeira focuses on consulting matters with a special emphasis on direct taxes and international taxation. Liège Schroeder De Freitas Araújo leads on judicial tax litigation.