The 'highly technically competent team' at Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados is well versed in a range of tax litigation and consulting matters, acting for a diverse corporate client base across the energy, media, infrastructure, banking, healthcare, and agribusiness sectors. With extensive experience in tax planning and litigation, practice head Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho has been particularly active in resolving tax assessments related to issues like tax liability under international law and tax treaties in Brazil, VAT, goodwill and tax planning, among others. André Ricardo Lemes is frequently turned to by clients from the electricity, sugar and alcohol industries. The team is further strengthened by key members such as Helena Vicentini de Assis, who excels in litigation involving indirect taxes, and Juliana Martins Skolimovski Gaia da Silveira, who is skilled in contentious and transactional tax matters.
Testimonials
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‘The team stands out for its vast technical knowledge and transit in CARF.'
‘Team committed to meeting client needs, seeking operational and technical excellence, while communicating assertively both with tax and judicial authorities, as well as with users of process update reports (for example), which sometimes has no technical knowledge regarding either material or procedural law.'
‘Juliana Silveira and Helena Vicentini work in incredible harmony to serve us in a timely and assertive manner.'
‘The team is experienced and thinks for the benefit of the clients.’
‘Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho is in charge of our case; he is patient and responsive, experienced in litigation and has great value in our case.’
‘The team is always up to date with new business opportunities on the market, constantly forwarding us new opportunities and work, as well as presenting its opinion on each topic.'
‘Highly technically competent team.'
‘Antonio Guidoni: technical knowledge and strategic assessment.'
Key clients
- Atvos Agroindustrial S.A.
- Banco Bradesco S.A.
- Banco Citibank S.A.
- BTG Pactual S.A.
- Cerdia Brasil Industria e Comercio Ltda
- Coinbase Global, Inc
- Colombo Agroindústria S/A
- Combio Energia S/A
- Copagaz (Copa Energia)
- CPFL – Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz
- Credix Finance BV
- CTEEP – Companhia de Transmissão de Energia Elétrica Paulista
- Energisa Group
- Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
- Fraport Brasil S.A.
- Gavilon do Brasil Comércio de Produtos Agrícolas Ltda (Viterra)
- Longping High - Tech Biotecnologia Ltda
- Marilan Alimentos
- Neo Energia (Elektro e Coelba)
- Patria Investimentos
- The Walt Disney Group
- SAF Holland do Brasil
- Santo Antonio Energia S.A.
- São Martinho S/A
- State Grid Brazil Power Participações S.A.
- TOTVS S.A.
- Usina de Açúcar Santa Terezinha Ltda
- Usina Açucareira São Manoel S.A.
Work highlights
- Assisting Sindicato Nacional das Empresas Distribuidoras de Gás Liquefeito de Petróleo - SINDIGÁS with a collective action in favour of the union and associated companies, covering 100% of the liquefied petroleum gas distribution market, against the collection of ICMS in the single-phase tax regime above the general rates provided for in each State.
- Advising Grupo Energisa on defence of Energisa Group companies in several legal actions proposed by an association (ICEDESCA) in favour of all energy consumers in the States of Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Sergipe and Paraíba for the refund of PIS and COFINS amounts passed on invoices of electrical energy.
- Advised Zenklub on the structuring of a possible combination with Conexa Saúde to form one of the largest players in the health services and wellness providers, including a thorough analysis of tax corporate aspects of the transaction, which encompassed the analysis of over several jurisdictions (i.e. Portugal, US, Brazil, Spain, Luxemburg) for the most efficient tax treatment for the transaction and negotiation of the merger transaction with Conexa.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho