Mr Marcello Pedroso > Demarest Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Demarest Advogados Offices
AV PEDROSO DE MORAES 1201
SÃO PAULO, SP 05419-001
Brazil
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Mr Marcello Pedroso
Work Department
Social Security
Position
Partner
Career
Partner of Demarest’s Social Security practice area, Marcello Pedroso Pereira holds an MBA in Business Management from FGV and a specialization in Tax Law from PUC-SP. He concentrates his practice in the defense of tax foreclosure proceedings filed by the INSS, Federal Revenue Office and other entities as well as processes related to FGTS. Marcello also assists international clients in inspection procedures related to social security. Among his clients are major Brazilian companies from various sectors, including: financial markets, automotive, truck and tire industries, technology companies, service providers, energy, information and communication technology (ICT), telemarketing, hospitals and diagnostics companies, chemicals and adhesives, compressors, health and animal feed, among others.
Languages
Portuguese, English and Italian
Memberships
Member of the Labor and Social Security Committee of the Centro de Estudos das Sociedades de Advogados – CESA. He is frequently invited to lecture about social security matters.
Education
- MBA in Business Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/SP), São Paulo, Brazil (2012)
- Specialization in Tax Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (Cogeae/PUC-SP), São Paulo, Brazil (2005)
- Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Paulista (UNIP), São Paulo, Brazil (2001)
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Tax > Tax advisory
The tax team at Demarest Advogados stands out for its ‘always impeccable service and deep knowledge of the subjects’. The strong bench of lawyers offers expertise across all contentious and non-contentious tax disciplines, often acting for household companies in large-cap transactions and proceedings before the superior courts. Indirect tax specialist Douglas Mota, who is a key contact for clients from the retail, manufacturing and electricity industries, leads the team. Direct tax expert Carlos Eduardo Orsolon specialises in tax planning, tax restructuring and administrative litigation, while newly promoted partner Roberto Casarini is active in transactional matters and praised for his ‘technical quality and speed of service’. Thiago Amaral is singled out for his experience in administrative litigation and ‘huge knowledge of the market’. Other key individuals include Marcello Pedroso, a name to note for payroll tax, Victor Lopes, who focuses on customs issues, Marcelo Salles Annunziata and Priscila Faricelli, both of whom concentrate on judicial disputes. Since publication, Mauricio Barros has left the firm.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Customs
- Insurance
- International trade
- Labour and employment
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Environment
- Public law
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- TMT: Telecoms
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Intellectual property
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Projects and infrastructure
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- Transport: Aviation
- White-collar crime and investigations
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Life sciences
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business