Vinicius Jucá > Lefosse Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Lefosse Advogados
RUA TABAPUÃ, 1227
14TH FLOOR
SÃO PAULO SP 04533-014
Brazil

Work Department

Tax

Position

Partner

Career

Vinicius Jucá is a partner in Tax at Lefosse.

Having over 20 years of experience in administrative and court tax litigation, focus on indirect taxes, such as State Goods and Services Tax – ICMS, Tax on Manufactured Products – IPI, Social Integration Program/Contribution to Social Security Financing – PIS/COFINS, and Tax on Services – ISS, the lawyer serves clients in the food and beverage, mining, cosmetics, automotive, infrastructure, and energy industries.

He is graduated in Law School from PUC-SP (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo), specialized in Economic and Business Law from FGV (Fundação Getulio Vargas), and holds a LL.M. degree in Tax Law from Georgetown University.

He is registered to practice law in Brazil (Brazilian Bar Association of the State of São Paulo – OAB/SP) and in the State of New York (NY Bar), having worked at the international law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. He is a member of Chapter Brazil of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), as well as a professor at FGV-SP graduate courses.

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Tax > Tax advisory

Lefosse Advogados has a market-leading team that applies its ‘technical and practical knowledge’ to solving ‘complex tax issues’. The firm’s strong transactional, projects and capital markets practices ensure a regular flow of high-end non-contentious strategic advice in direct and indirect tax matters for domestic and international companies. Clients from an array of sectors, including healthcare, energy, infrastructure, technology and agribusiness, also benefit from a highly experienced litigation team which leads on cases at the local, state and federal levels. Gustavo Lian Haddad excels in tax litigation, while Ricardo Bolan and Gustavo Paes enjoy strong reputations for advisory matters. The ‘objective, accessible, and technical’ Ana Carolina Utimati is a strong performer in administrative and judicial tax litigation, and Vinicius Jucá, who joined from TozziniFreire Advogados in May 2022, is praised for his ‘attention and prompt response to litigation demands’. Clients also single out the ‘helpful and attentive’ partner João Paulo Muntada Cavinatto, who focuses on indirect tax issues.