Marco Antonio Gomes Behrndt > Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
R. JOAQUIM FLORIANO
1052 – SÃO PAULO
SP 04534004
Brazil

Work Department

Tax

Position

Partner

Career

Extensive practice in judicial and administrative tax disputes, in addition to the provision of strategic tax consultancy on direct and indirect taxes. Behrndt equally engages activities in social security disputes and consultancy. His practice is regarded as strictly personal, assisting national and international clients. Behrndt engages activities in several areas of knowledge, such as electronic, chemical, automotive and auto parts, pneumatics, mining, energy, paper and cellulose, services and retail companies, among others.

Memberships

  • Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)
  • Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (IBDT)
  • São Paulo Lawyers’ Association (AASP)
  • International Fiscal Association (IFA)
  • International Bar Association (IBA)

Education

  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica of São Paulo (Bachelor, 1999)
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica of São Paulo (Postgraduate in Tax Law, 2001)
  • University of Vienna, Austria (European Community Law course, 2003)
  • Centro de Extensão Universitária (Postgraduate in Civil Procedural Law, 2004)
  • University of Vienna, Austria (LL.M. in International Tax Law, 2004)

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Tax > Tax advisory

The highly rated team at Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados is ‘extremely attentive, helpful, available and very knowledgeable of tax matters’. Cross-border and domestic tax advice is a core part of the workload, which predominantly features mandates concerning direct and indirect tax, as well as customs. The team’s advisory arm is complemented by an equally strong litigation offering that is active in a wide range of administrative and judicial claims at the municipal, state and federal levels. Litigator Daniella Zagari Gonçalves, who often represents clients from the TMT, pharmaceutical, industrial and financial services, oversees the practice, where Raquel Novais and Fernando Tonanni are names to note for consulting matters involving local and international tax. Indirect tax and foreign trade specialist Fernanda Sá Freire Figlioulo and Marco Antonio Gomes Behrndt are also noted. Non-contentious partner Fernando Colucci is highlighted for his ‘promptness and business knowledge’. The ‘super proactive’ disputes partner Camila Galvão Anderi Silva is skilled in administrative proceedings.