A strong performer in tax litigation, Rolim Goulart Cardoso Advogados is home to a sizeable tax practice - with bases in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte - which provides legal support to companies from a wide range of sectors, most notably energy, manufacturing, agribusiness, telecoms and mining. Singled out for its expertise in indirect taxes and corporate taxation, the group is particularly skilled at handling proceedings involving tax collections and tax benefits before CARF and the judicial courts. Founding partner João Dácio Rolim oversees the department that also features Alessandro Mendes Cardoso, who focuses on tax, customs and social security matters, Luciana Goulart Ferreira, who boasts over two decades' expertise in tax law, Frederico de Almeida Fonseca, who handles non-contentious tax mandates, and Daniela Silveira Lara, who excels in domestic and foreign tax issues.
Testimonials
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‘Rolim stands out because, in addition to having highly qualified, friendly and specialised professionals in various areas of law, they have a personalised and agile approach from the first contact to the execution of effective legal strategies that assist in decision-making, bringing tranquility and security even when faced with difficult topics.'
‘Daniela Silveira Lara and Manuela Britto Mattos are extremely friendly, empathetic, up-to-date, transparent, with market vision, and committed to helping clients to find the best solutions and bring security to our daily lives.'
Key clients
- Furnas Centrais Elétricas
- ArcelorMittal Brasil S.A.
Work highlights
- Representing Furnas in a motion to stay execution against the Federal Government for the cancellation of IRPJ and CSLL debts.
- Representing the Brazilian Association of Information Technology and Communication Companies (Brasscom) in Direct Actions of Unconstitutionality (ADIs) challenging the constitutionality of an article of Complementary Law No. 190/2022, which regulated the collection of the ICMS rate differential (ICMS-DIFAL) in interstate transactions and installments intended for final consumers who are not taxpayers of the tax.