Ms Cristiane Ianagui Matsumoto > Pinheiro Neto Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Pinheiro Neto Advogados Offices

Pinheiro Neto Advogados
RUA HUNGRIA, 1100
SÃO PAULO, SP 01455-906
Brazil
Visit website 55 11 3247 8400 55 11 3247 8600

Ms Cristiane Ianagui Matsumoto

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+55 11 3247 8400 cmatsumoto@pn.com.br

Work Department

Social Security.

Position

Partner.

Career

Cristiane Ianagui Matsumoto has extensive experience in the social security area, advising large companies on taxation of payroll. Cristiane serves more than 100 customers in various sectors (infrastructure, automotive, industry, education, finance, health, media, automation, call center etc.), among which are Unilever, Sul América, Silvio Santos, Accenture, GM, Siemens, Phillips etc. She has served as counsel and litigator for a substantial volume of administrative and judicial disputes involving social security contributions, seeking greater payroll tax efficiency for clients. Cristiane is well versed in structuring and implementing mechanisms for variable compensation of employees and executives (profit sharing plans, stock option plans, awards, bonuses, among others). She also has a strong presence as advisor and litigator for private pension entities, sponsors and managers in private pension matters, interfacing directly with the regulatory bodies.

 

Languages

Portuguese and English.

Memberships

Brazilian Association of Tax Lawyers (ABAT).
Brazilian Associatiion of Closed-end Private Pension Entities (ABRAPP).

Education

Specialization Degree (Certificate) in Law from the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) – 2011;
Master’s Degree in Social Security Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) – 2008;
Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) – 2003.

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Tax > Tax advisory

Rated for providing a ‘dynamic and efficient service’, Pinheiro Neto Advogados fields a team of ‘excellent professionals‘ ‘who are always up-to-date with tax issues’. A popular destination for major domestic and international clients, the practice sees a strong flow of advisory work, courtesy of the firm’s market-leading corporate finance and M&A group. Luciana Rosanova Galhardo handles complex non-contentious tax matters and litigation (at the judicial and administrative levels) on behalf of clients from the pharmaceutical, automotive, financial, healthcare and cosmetic industries. Giancarlo Chamma Matarazzo specialises in local and international law issues, and Emir Nunes de Oliveira Neto is skilled in transactional matters, tax planning and high-end litigation cases. Customs work is handled by specialists such as Mauro Berenholc, while Cristiane Ianagui Matsumoto and Marcos de Vicq de Cumptich have strong expertise in social security. The litigation arm is also extremely strong: Ana Carolina Fernandes Carpinetti has a particular focus on the technology sector, which is also a notable area of expertise for Luiz Roberto Peroba Barbosa; Tércio Chiavassa is another contact for high-profile disputes before the administrative and judicial courts. Carlos Henrique Tranjan Bechara  is ‘an excellent professional, prepared to face complex tax issues’ in the context of litigation, while the recently promoted João Rafael L. Gândara de Carvalho is knowledgeable of direct and indirect tax, social security, and customs.

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