Mattos Filho fields an ‘exceptional’ tax team that is praised for being ’technically prepared' to advise on complex contentious and non-contentious matters involving local and cross-border tax issues. Drawing on its strong ‘tax, financial and, to some extent, accounting knowledge', the team provides critical support to the firm’s market-leading corporate and transactional departments. Andrea Bazzo Lauletta regularly handles the tax aspects of capital markets transactions, M&A, debt deals, project finance and investment funds structures. Focused on direct taxes, Gil F. Mendes is especially active in corporate reorganisations and inbound and outbound investments. Also noted for his transactional capabilities, Flavio Mifano often assists financial institutions, insurance companies, private equity funds and Brazilian corporations with the tax implications of their deals. The firm possesses several strong customs experts, including Renata Correia Cubas and Gabriela Silva de Lemos. On the litigation front, Glaucia Lauletta Frascino has a strong track record of representing clients before the superior courts in Brazil, while Ana Paula Schincariol Lui Barreto is the key contact for Federal Administrative Court (CARF) proceedings. Other noteworthy practitioners include managing partner Roberto Quiroga Mosquera and Alessandra Gomensoro, who heads up the tax litigation group in Rio de Janeiro. Isabel Bueno is singled out for her expertise in pensions and executive compensation matters.

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‘The firm has a high quality teams, which serves several areas with expertise. They are segregated by knowledge and this makes them specialists.’
‘Mattos Filho's tax team is exceptional. Completely technically prepared and with deep knowledge of the market in which its clients operate, which is a very big differentiator. They are very important strategic partners.’
‘The team's differentiator is the fact that it has tax, financial and, to some extent, accounting knowledge, which makes all the difference for the in-depth discussion of some topics.’
'Qualified professionals and high quality team.'
'The firm is skilled in highly complex demands, and sought after due to its technical level of good performance.'
'The team is very attentive to the details of the process, providing us with security and always indicating the best strategy.'

Key clients

COSERN – COMPANHIA ENERGÉTICA DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE
Philip Morris Brasil Indústria e Comércio
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (CBD)
Atento Brasil
Santher Fábrica de Papel Santa Therezinha
BRF
Louis Dreyfus Company Sucos
Notre Dame Intermédica Saúde
B3 – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão
Raízen Energia
Sindicato Nacional das Empresas Distribuidoras de Combustíveis e de Lubrificantes – SINDICOM
LPS Brasil - Consultoria de Imóveis
Grupo BIG
White Martins Gases Industriais
Total E&P do Brasil
AK Operações do Brasil
Companhia Energética de Pernambuco – CELPE
Rumo Malha Paulista, current corporate name of ALL – América Latina Logística Malha Paulista
Ericsson Telecomunicações
CAOA Montadora de Veículos
Banco BTG Pactual
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banco Múltiplo
O Boticário Franchising
Google Brasil Internet
Banco Santander (Brasil)
Grupo Pão de Açúcar
Península Participações
Gol Airlines
Intercement Participações
Johnson & Johnson
L'Oreal
XP
Pátria Investimentos
Advent International

Work highlights

Assisted Embraer in the business combination, through its subsidiaries Eve UAM, LLC, and Embraer Aircraft Holding, with Zanite Acquisition Corp. for the development of eVTOL.
Advised the sellers and current shareholders of Grupo Big Brasil (formerly Walmart Brasil) on the company's takeover by Atacadão (Carrefour Group).
Acted for Actis in the sale of its entire stake in Atlas Renewable Energy to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).

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