Trench Rossi Watanabe

Tax, Tax Litigation, Wealth Management & Planning, Tax M&A and Commercial Contracts

Partner

Thales Stucky joined Trench Rossi Watanabe in 2004 and became partner in 2015.

He integrates the Tax Planning & Controversies practice group, with focus on tax litigation, as well as tax consulting in general for Brazilian and foreign companies. Thales has broad experience in advising on international tax issues (inbound and outbound).

In terms of industries, Thales has special focus and experience in tax issues related to the automotive, IT and Sport sectors.

He worked in the Chicago office of Baker McKenzie as foreign associate, occasion in which Thales was involved in a series of projects assisting US companies investing in Brazil. In addition to his activities with the firm, he is also a guest lecturer in several Tax Courses in the south of Brazil and is a regular columnist on tax issues at Jota.info.

Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Member of the OAB/RS, IET and IBDT.

He graduated from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul with a degree in Law and from Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários (IBET) with a specialization in Tax Law in 2005. He also holds a master’s degree (LL.M) in International Taxation from New York University.

He holds a JD from PUC/RS, a Specialist in Tax title from IBET and a LL.M in International Taxation from New York University (Wallace Scholarship).