Mr Júlio de Oliveira > Machado Associados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Machado Associados Offices
AVENIDA BRIGADIERO FARIA LIMA, 1656
11TH FLOOR
01451-918 JARDIM PAULISTANO, SÃO PAULO, SP
Brazil
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Mr Júlio de Oliveira
Work Department
Tax
Position
Partner in the indirect taxes and tax litigation areas
Career
Júlio de Oliveira is a founding partner and has acted in many significant tax proceedings relating to direct and indirect taxes as well as taxes levied on the payroll, in addition to rendering consulting services to large domestic and international companies. He is part of several committees and associations made up of companies that seek to improve the Brazilian tax system.
He holds a Master of Laws and a PhD in tax law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP). He is a professor at major universities in São Paulo, such as FGV Law and PUC/SP, and has acted as examining professor on boards granting Master of Laws at PUC/SP. Júlio has also been a judge of the Tax Administrative Court of the State of São Paulo (TIT) and has written several books and articles.
As a result of Júlio’s life work, he has been recognised several times as an outstanding lawyer in the tax area in Brazil by national and international publications such as Chambers and Partners Latin America, Chambers Global, Who’s Who Legal, The Legal 500 Latin America, International Tax Review, Best Lawyers, and Análise 500.
Languages
Portuguese and English
Memberships
Adviser of the Center for Tax Studies (NEF) of the São Paulo Law School of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)
Brazilian Bar Association – São Paulo Chapter (OAB/SP), Rio de Janeiro Chapter (OAB/RJ), and Brasília Chapter (OAB/DF).
Education
J.S.D. in Tax Law – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP), 2005; LL.M. in Tax Law – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP), 2000; Universidade Mackenzie, 1992
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Tax > Tax advisory
The well-structured tax team at Machado Associados, which covers all the core disciplines, is singled out for its transactional capabilities, drawing on the firm’s strong ‘M&A professionals [who] have in-depth knowledge of Brazilian tax legislation’. Tax disputes before administrative and judicial courts also feature on the group’s workload, which is populated by instructions from clients operating in the infrastructure, energy, cosmetics and public sectors. Practice head Júlio de Oliveira, who focuses on indirect tax and tax litigation, and litigator Daniel Lacasa Maya possess a ‘deep knowledge of IPI, PIS, Cofins and ICMS legislation’. Indirect tax and customs expert Gabriel Caldiron Rezende is also considered an ‘invaluable asset to any and all clients’. Isabel Bertelotti, Ana Lucia Marra and Stephanie Makin are recommended for their expertise in non-contentious direct tax and international taxation matters.