Miss Stephanie Makin > Machado Associados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Machado Associados has an excellent reputation, particularly for tax litigation, where it has one of the leading practices in the market. Outside of disputes, support is provided in tax structuring for M&A and corporate reorganisations. The firm’s high-quality lawyers are based across offices in São Paulo, Brasília and Rio de Janeiro, and have groundings in accounting and economics. The team’s clients operate in a range of sectors, including cosmetics, infrastructure, energy, life sciences, automobile and technology. Practice head Júlio de Oliveira handles direct and indirect tax issues. Isabel Bertelotti has a particular focus on direct tax consultancy, an area in which Stephanie Makin is also active. Since publication, indirect taxation specialist Carolina Romanini Miguel has left the firm, effective year’s end 2021, and Ricardo Marletti Debatin da Silveira also left the firm, effective early January 2022.