Mr Thiago Medaglia > TozziniFreire Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

TozziniFreire Advogados
R. BORGES LAGOA 1328
SAO PAULO, SP
CEP 04038-904
Brazil

Work Department

Tax

Crisis Management

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Gaming & E-sports

Position

Partner

Career

Thiago Medaglia has broad experience in consulting and administrative tax litigation, customs and social security matters. His practice includes advising multinational companies with presence in Brazil, as well as national companies seeking to internationalize their activities. Thiago is specialized in corporate restructuring operations, mergers and acquisitions, and distressed M&A transactions. His expertise comprises indirect taxes and customs duties, taxation of the aviation, financial, technology, infrastructure and real estate sectors.

Languages

English
Spanish

Memberships

  • Member of IFA (International Fiscal Association).
  • Member of IBDF (Brazilian Association of Financial Law).

Education

  • Specialized degree in Advanced Negotiation: Deal Design & Implementation from the Harvard Law School, 2011.
  • M. degree in Tax Law from Georgetown University Law Center, 2010.
  • Postgraduate degree in Tax Law from PUC-SP (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo), 2005.
  • Graduate of the Law School of Univesidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 2003.

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Tax > Tax advisory

TozziniFreire Advogados fields a strong team of tax lawyers who are ‘very well prepared technically’ and ‘always available for any discussions, whether simple or complex’. Contentious and non-contentious advice is provided across all of the key tax disciplines, including direct tax, indirect tax and customs law. Gustavo Nygaard jointly leads the team with Renata Emery, who is ‘very analytical and profound in her analyses’ of tax planning, litigation and cross-border transactions. Noted for his ‘excellent communication‘ skills, Jerry Levers de Abreu has a keen focus on indirect taxation, while Erlan Valverde has developed a good name for corporate tax. Other lead partners include Ricardo Maitto, who is especially active in assisting multinationals (with a special focus on the pharmaceutical sector) in corporate reorganisations, M&A and strategic tax litigation, and Thiago Medaglia, ‘a professional with a vast repertoire in the tax sphere’, including customs and social security matters. Lisandra Pacheco stands out for her in-depth knowledge of indirect taxes and global trade.