Companies from the telecoms, mining, energy, engineering, agribusiness, and shipping sectors as well as individuals regularly seek Terciotti Andrade Gomes Donato Advogados' assistance with tax lawsuits and administrative proceedings at the federal, state and municipal levels. The firm possesses demonstrable knowledge of customs matters. Mauricio Terciotti handles both contentious and non-contentious tax issues, showcasing strength in oil and gas-related customs and tax regimes. Daniel Durão De Andrade is a key contact for litigation before administrative and judicial courts, while Edgar Gomes acts for corporate and individual clients in tax planning and disputes.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Edgar Gomes is our central point. He is extremely attentive, available, responsive and keeps us updated on the progress of ongoing matters and tax opportunities, indicating the pros and cons of alternatives. He is always up to date, especially on international issues, an area in which we have him as a reference, especially with recent legislative changes.'

  • ‘The provision of services is very assertive and preventive, we are notified of all tax changes relating to the demands that the firm is taking care of.'

  • ‘Daniel Andrade - very accessible, easy-to-understand language.'

  • ‘My communication in most cases is with Mauricio Terciotti and Renato Peluzo. In our conversations, both are always willing to understand the client's pain and seek alternatives together to solve them. An important point to highlight: the intention is to always generate value for the client regardless of the financial issues of the project.'

Key clients

  • Rede D’Or S.A.
  • BTG Pactual
  • Schweitzer-Mauduit do Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Papel
  • FazSol Energias Renováveis
  • Energisa S.A.
  • GranEnergia Investimentos S.A.
  • Falconi Capital (private equity manager of Falconi Group)
  • GR Serviços e Alimentação (Compass Group)
  • SeaOil Engenharia – Crestchic Brasil
  • Lundbeck Brasil
  • Grupo Doria (founded by former São Paulo governor and former candidate for president of Brazil)
  • BW Offshore
  • Clean Mall Serviços
  • Sapura Navegação
  • Weatherford Indústria e Comércio
  • Fund. Coord. de Projetos, Pesquisas e Estudos Tecnológicos (COPPETEC)
  • Superior Energy Services – Serviços de Petróleo do Brasil
  • G2Ocean S.A. Group (NST Terminais e Logística and Gearbulk Norway)
  • Tacker BR – Tacker Solutions Group
  • Tecnogeo Ground (former KELLER UK controlled company)
  • Airswift Oil and Gas
  • Eva Seropédica Comercializadora de Biogás e Energia (Grupo Urca Energia)

Work highlights

  • Represents Energisa in tax issues under discussion in the administrative and judicial spheres.
  • Representing GR Serviços e Alimentação in lawsuits in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Paraná, Amazonas, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe and Paraíba aiming to avoid ICMS on its transfer transactions, defending that this cannot be charged when there is no transfer of the good property.
  • Representing GranEnergia in a dispute with tax authorities related to special customs procedures to import vessels.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mauricio Terciotti, Daniel Durão de Andrade, Edgar Gomes

Other key lawyers

Renato Peluzo