Advocacia Fernanda Hernandez > Brasilia, Brazil > Firm Profile

Advocacia Fernanda Hernandez > The Legal 500 Rankings

City focus - Brasilia > Tax Tier 1

Tax is at the core of Advocacia Fernanda Hernandez, whose litigation capabilities are demonstrated by the firm’s frequent appearances before the superior courts. Its accumulated experience and reputation attract instructions from a broad client base, including companies from the manufacturing, automotive, banking and financial sectors. Founding partner and tax expert Fernanda Guimarães Hernandez draws on 30 years of experience in litigation. Key support is offered by Luciana Marques Dos Reis Frattini, who focuses on public and tax law, Rafaella Alencar Ribeiro, who specialises in tax litigation at the judicial and administrative levels, and Isadora Cronemberger Caixeta, who is well versed in tax planning.

City focus - Brasilia > Litigation Tier 2

Boutique firm Advocacia Fernanda Hernandez is home to practitioners specialised in dispute resolution, who provide legal advice and litigation services with a focus on finance and tax. In addition to its strong credentials in tax litigation and claims for economic damage against the federal government and treasury before the superior courts, the firm is also known for participating as amicus curiae in complex appeals. Founding partner Fernanda Guimarães Hernandez possesses over three decades' experience in tax law. She oversees the practice, which includes the 'excellent' Luciana Marques Dos Reis Frattini, Rebeca Azevedo da Silva and Beatriz de Oliveira Machado, who advise on administrative law matters. Rafaella Alencar Ribeiro, Isadora Cronemberger Caixeta, Laura Maria Hypólito Pentagna and Gabriel Ribeiro Gonçalves Ramos are names to note for tax litigation.

City focus - Brasilia > Public law and regulation Tier 3

The accumulated experience of the team at Advocacia Fernanda Hernandez inspires confidence in clients in the energy, banking, food and beverage, and infrastructure sectors seeking assistance with public law, regulatory and related contentious matters. Tax and administrative improbity litigation are a marked strength. Founding partner Fernanda Guimarães Hernandez heads the team, acting in the most prominent STF matters. She is joined by a capable group of practitioners: Luciana Marques Dos Reis Frattini, who fields expertise in public procurement; Rafaella Alencar Ribeiro, who focuses on tax matters; and Isadora Cronemberger Caixeta, who has a strong track record in proceedings before the superior courts. Rebeca Azevedo da Silva and Beatriz de Oliveira Machado also offer support in public law mandates.

Tax > Tax litigation Tier 3

Tax > Tax advisory Tier 5

Brasília-based boutique Advocacia Fernanda Hernandez provides ‘excellence in care and service’, particularly in federal tax disputes before the Supreme Federal Court, for which it has an ‘excellent reputation’. Clients, which include major natural resources, healthcare, financial services and transport companies, appreciate the fact that founding partner Fernanda Guimarães Hernandez  ‘becomes personally involved in matters’. She is backed by a deep bench of up-and-coming partners, including Isadora Caixeta, Luciana Marques dos Reis Frattini and Rafaella Alencar Ribeiro, all of whom are well versed in judicial and administrative cases.