Dr Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho > Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

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

Antonio Carlos Guidoni is one of Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados founding partners and the head of the Tax practice. With more than 25 years of experience, Guidoni is well versed in issues concerning tax planning and tax structuring and has a long track record assisting clients in tax litigation. He advises companies in all areas of industries, with specific expertise in energy, financial institutions, forest products and agribusiness, media entertainment and sports industries. He is also a former member of the Brazilian Administrative Tax Appeals Council (CARF).

Guidoni is recognized as one of the leading tax lawyers in Brazil by Chambers Brazil, Chambers Latin America, Chambers Global, Legal500 and Who’s Who Legal. “He is a prominent name in the tax community with great academic credentials” (Chambers Latin America). “He is widely admired by peers for his expertise in tax litigation” (Chambers Global). He is also considered one of the most admired tax lawyers in Brazil by Analise Advocacia.

Languages

Portuguese and English

Memberships

  • Former Member of the Brazilian Administrative Tax Appeals Council – CARF;
  • Professor of the Master of Laws (LL.M) Program in Tax Law at Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa – Insper.

Education

  • Senior Management Development Program, 2013;
  • Universidade de São Paulo – USP, 2006, Doctor of Laws (S.J.D.) in Civil Procedural Law;
  • Universidade de São Paulo – USP, 2002, Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Civil Procedural Law;
  • Universidade de São Paulo – USP, 1996, 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’.