Mr Marcos de Vicq de Cumptich > Pinheiro Neto Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Rated for providing a ‘dynamic and efficient service’, Pinheiro Neto Advogados fields a team of ‘excellent professionals‘ ‘who are always up-to-date with tax issues’. A popular destination for major domestic and international clients, the practice sees a strong flow of advisory work, courtesy of the firm’s market-leading corporate finance and M&A group. Luciana Rosanova Galhardo handles complex non-contentious tax matters and litigation (at the judicial and administrative levels) on behalf of clients from the pharmaceutical, automotive, financial, healthcare and cosmetic industries. Giancarlo Chamma Matarazzo specialises in local and international law issues, and Emir Nunes de Oliveira Neto is skilled in transactional matters, tax planning and high-end litigation cases. Customs work is handled by specialists such as Mauro Berenholc, while Cristiane Ianagui Matsumoto and Marcos de Vicq de Cumptich have strong expertise in social security. The litigation arm is also extremely strong: Ana Carolina Fernandes Carpinetti has a particular focus on the technology sector, which is also a notable area of expertise for Luiz Roberto Peroba Barbosa; Tércio Chiavassa is another contact for high-profile disputes before the administrative and judicial courts. Carlos Henrique Tranjan Bechara  is ‘an excellent professional, prepared to face complex tax issues’ in the context of litigation, while the recently promoted João Rafael L. Gândara de Carvalho is knowledgeable of direct and indirect tax, social security, and customs.