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Durval Portela

PwC

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Position: Managing partner of the tax and corporate consulting area of PwC Brazil
Rating:
  • Highly Regarded
Practice Areas:
Tax controversy
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
Portuguese
English
Biography

Durval Portela is the managing partner of the tax and corporate consulting area of PwC Brazil. He has 30 years of experience in tax and corporate consulting services, focusing on the restructuring of local and international companies and on tax litigation at the administrative level. 

Practice areas
  • Restructuring
  • Transactions
  • Corporate Taxes
  • Litigation
  • Tax Consulting
Sector specialisations
  • Construction and Materials
  • Consumer Goods and Services
  • Industrials
  • Oil and Gas
  • Infrastructure
Association memberships
  • Center for Tax Studies of São Paulo (NUPET), the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (IBDT), the Brazilian Financial Law Association (ABDF), and the International Fiscal Association (IFA)
  • Board member of the Applied Tax Studies Group (GETAP), and leader of the Tax Efficiency Group of the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil (AMCHAM)
Academic qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Law at the Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) in 1990
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting Sciences at Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina(UNISUL) in 2016
  • Master’s Degree in Economic Law at the Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) in 1998
  • Specialization in Tax Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) in 2009
Address:
São Paulo
Tel:+55 11 3674 2000 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:http://www.pwc.com.br

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