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Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados
RUA SÃO TOMÉ 86
17TH FLOOR
SÃO PAULO, SP, 04551-080
Brazil

Work Department

Tax

Position

Partner – Tax

Career

Helena Vicentini is a partner in the Tax practice of Vella Pugliese Buosi Guidoni Advogados. With more than 15 years of experience in Tax Litigation, Helena focuses on judicial high-profile cases.

She actively plans and conducts the administrative and judicial tax disputes before the Brazilian Courts, specially in cases related to indirect taxes, being responsible for structuring, drafting and analyzing legal opinions, legal theses and strategies.

She has extensive experience dealing with national and international clients of a wide range of industries.

Languages

Portuguese and English.

Memberships

  • Member of the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (IBDT);
  • Member of Brazilian National Institute of Legal and Business Studies – INEJE;
  • Member of Brazilian Association of Financial Law – ABDF;
  • Member of the Woman in Tax Group (WIN).

Education

  • Faculdade Brasileira de Tributação – FBT, 2018, Specialization in Tax Compliance and Tax Management;
  • Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários – IBET, 2016, Specialization in ICMS;
  • Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Tributário – IBDT, 2015, Specialization in Tax Law;
  • Escola Paulista de Direito, 2011, Specialization in Civil Law;
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica, 2007, 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’.