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Duarte Garcia Serra Netto & Terra Advogados

Brazil

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Key contacts
Partner: Allan Fallet
Quick facts
Partners

32

Other qualified practitioners

51

Languages

Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, German, Italian

Key practice areas
General corporate tax
Tax
Firm overview

Composed of some of the nation’s most renowned attorneys in their practice areas, Duarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra is a full service law firm with 32 partners and 51 associates located in São Paulo, Brazil. Duarte Garcia also has an office in Brasília and maintains associations with law firms in Portugal, Germany, Argentina, United States (Florida), Angola and China. Led by Marcelo Terra, Mário de Barros Duarte Garcia and Luis Eduardo Serra Netto, the firm has an experienced and successful litigation practice at all levels of jurisdiction, with relevant experience petitioning for the Federal Supreme Court and Superior Court of Justice. Duarte Garcia is highly regarded for its legal advisory practice in the areas of real estate, infrastructure and arbitration, being frequently honored by clients, other lawyers from around the country, national legal publications, and ranking organisations.

Key practice areas
  • Corporate taxes
  • Cost-sharing arrangements
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Environmental
  • Financial services
  • M&A
  • Restructuring
  • Technology
  • Transactions
  • Value chains
  • Audit defence
  • Audit support
  • Controversy management
  • Dispute resolution
  • Litigation
  • MAPs/ADRs
  • Pre-litigation
  • Customs
  • GST
  • Supply chains
  • VAT
  • International tax advisory
  • Tax consulting
  • Audit defence
  • Audit support
  • Cost-sharing arrangements
  • Dispute resolution
  • International tax planning
  • Litigation
Sector expertise
  • Agriculture
  • Aviation
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Food and beverage
  • Gaming
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Real estate
  • Social infrastructure
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Utilities
Other offices
  • SAS, Quadra 3, Bloco C, nº 22
    Sala 610, Brasília
    70070-030, Brasil
    Tel: +55 61 3321 4253
Address:
Av. Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek
2041 - Vila Nova Conceição, Torre D
São Paulo, 04543-011
Tel:+551142006600 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.duartegarcia.com.br/en/welcome/
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Linked Reviews
Tax

Duarte Garcia Serra Netto & Terra Advogadoss practice consists of assistance on tax and corporate law issues domestic and foreign companies in various economic sectors, assistance in structuring and restructuring business operations and tax planning mechanisms, assessment on transactions in the financial and capital markets, including the structuring of investment funds and assessment on mergers and acquisitions operations. The work of this practice also includes tax litigation, preventive assistance and advisory as to taxes concerning industrial, commercial, and service activities. The firm particularly stands out for its record of tax disputes that affect a large variety of clients playing important roles in the real estate and service sector, because of its intense practice in both administrative and judicial Courts.

Details of cases and clients are to remain confidential.

Client feedback

“Local expertise with global knowledge of business associated with profound technical foundation.”

“In-depth knowledge of tax matters and organization.”

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