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Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados Offices
SCN BLOCK 2, BUILDING A SUITE 904 A
CORPORATE FINANCIAL CENTRE
BRASILIA DF, 70712-900
Brazil
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Diana Piatti Lobo
Work Department
TAX / AGRIBUSINESS / AUTOMOTIVE / CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS / RETAIL AND CONSUMER
Position
Partner
Career
Lobo is specialist in tax disputes, engaging activities before administrative and judicial courts in the defense of the taxpayers’ interests in several tax matters. Her practice encompasses the definition of strategy, drafting and conducting litigations and offering administrative defenses on a range of tax subjects (state tax benefit, transfer price, Social Integration Program – PIS and Tax for Social Security Financing – COFINS credits, and social security contribution). She further develops activities related to tax consultancy, mainly drafting memorandums to respond to questionings on the application of the federal, state and municipal legislations. Her experience in foreign law firm reinforces her knowledge in the field of International Tax Law, above all in the application of treaties to avoid double taxation. Lobo has previous experience in the areas of knowledge of industries (pneumatics, food, chemicals, pharmaceutical), trade (retail and wholesale), and informatics.
Memberships
- Brazilian Bar Association
- Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Tributário (IBDT)
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
The Brasília-based dispute resolution team at Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados is routinely sought out by private pension funds and companies from regulated industries, including oil and gas, financial services, healthcare, and telecoms. Particularly known for securing wins for industry associations before the superior courts, the team is well equipped to act in administrative and judicial proceedings of national relevance. Practice head Cristiane Romano has a reputable litigation practice focusing on high-profile disputes before the Supreme Federal Court (STF), the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) and the Administrative Court of Tax Appeals (CARF). João Vitor Luke Reis, a litigation and regulatory law expert, and Diana Piatti Lobo, an administrative and judicial tax dispute specialist, are other names to note in the capital. Associate Maia Alexia Martinovich is further recommended for civil procedural and tax litigation matters.
Brazil > City focus - Brasilia > Tax
(Firms to watch)With a strong following of clients from the aviation, energy, retail and consumer goods sectors, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados‘ Brasília-based tax team is adept at acting for clients in tax disputes, including matters before the superior courts. Litigation specialist Cristiane Romano and Diana Piatti Lobo, who focuses on contentious tax, are the key contacts.
Lawyer Rankings
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- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
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- Labour and employment
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- TMT: Telecoms
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Transport: Aviation
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- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
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- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
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- Real estate
- Wealth and succession planning
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A
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- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
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- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- TMT: Telecoms