Mrs Cristiane Romano > Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados > Brasilia, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
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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Mrs Cristiane Romano
Work Department
Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution / Tax / Energy / Pension Funds / Impact Businesses / Oil and Gas / Financial Services / Technology / Telecommunications / Retail and Consumer
Position
Partner
Career
Specialist in the litigation practice, working in judicial and administrative disputes, especially before the Supreme Court and Superior Court of Justice, Administrative Tax Court (Carf) and regulatory agencies. A large part of her work consists in the strategy definition and conduction of high complexity disputes before these courts. Has previous experience in the areas of knowledge of pension funds, energy, food and beverage, automotive, banking, pharmaceutical, services, and retail.
Languages
Portuguese and English.
Memberships
Admitted to the Brazilian Bar. Member of International Bar Association (IBA) and advisor of the Centro de Estudos das Sociedades de Advogados (Studies Center of Law Firm – Cesa). She is also a member of the Women Attorneys Commission for the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association.
Education
Received her LL.B from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
(Leading individuals)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
- Leading individuals Brazil > City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Litigation Brazil > City focus - Brasilia
- Firms to watch Brazil > City focus - Brasilia > Tax
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
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- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- TMT: Telecoms
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Transport: Aviation
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Insurance
- 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
- Venture capital
- Life sciences
- White-collar crime and investigations
- TMT: Telecoms
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax