Dr André Ricardo Lemes > Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados Offices
RUA SÃO TOMÉ 86
17TH FLOOR
SÃO PAULO, SP, 04551-080
Brazil
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Dr André Ricardo Lemes
Work Department
Tax
Position
Partner – Tax
Career
André Lemes is a partner in the Tax practice of Vella Pugliese Buosi Guidoni Advogados. With more than 20 years of experience, André has a strong presence in the advisory, administrative and litigation areas, with extensive experience in tax advisory and tax litigation related to companies in the Electric sector, where he has conducted leading cases in administrative and judicial spheres. He is a former member of the Tax Court of the State of São Paulo (Tribunal de Impostos e Taxas de São Paulo) and the Brazilian Administrative Federal Tax Court (Conselho Administrativo de Recursos Fiscais, or CARF). Cited in Chambers Latin America Guide as Associates to watch in Tax Litigation in 2012 and 2013.
Languages
Portuguese and English.
Memberships
- Former Member of the Tax Court of São Paulo (TIT);
- Former Member of the Brazilian Administrative Tax Appeals Council – (CARF);
- Former Assistant Professor of Tax Law at Pontífica Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC).
Education
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC/SP, 2001, Specialization in Tax Law;
- Faculdade de Direito de São Bernardo do Campo, 1997, Bachelor of Laws (J.D.).
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Tax > Tax advisory
Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados is commended by clients for ‘seeking operational and technical excellence, while communicating assertively both with tax and judicial authorities’. The team handles a broad spread of litigation and consulting work, with a strong emphasis on direct and indirect taxes at every level. The firm is popular with major international companies and its association with Dentons makes it a strong choice for cross border-matters. Lead partners Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho and Ricardo Braghini, who is particularly experienced in the agribusiness sector, have ‘great technical knowledge of tax issues’ conveyed in an ‘understandable language’. Companies from the electricity segment regularly seek André Ricardo Lemes‘s advice on tax advisory and litigation matters. Other key individuals include senior associate Carlos Eduardo de Biasi, litigator Helena Vicentini de Assis, Juliana Martins Skolimovski Gaia Da Silveira and associate Thamirys Scapin who ‘work in incredible harmony’.