Mr Gilberto Ayres Moreira > Ayres Ribeiro Advogados > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Ayres Ribeiro Advogados Offices
Rua Tenerife 31
1st Floor - Vila Olímpia
São Paulo – SP – 04548-040
Brazil
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Mr Gilberto Ayres Moreira
Work Department
Cooordinator of the Department of Tax Law and Coordinator of the International Trade Team
Position
Head of the Tax Department and Head of the International Trade and Customs Group of Ayres Ribeiro.
Ayres Moreira advises foreign clients in structuring their Brazilian endeavors through the setting up of new operations or the acquisition of operating businesses, assisting them on their issues involving the Brazilian regulatory and tax frameworks.
In what regards outbound transactions, Ayres Moreira assists Brazilian clients on establishing their international operations, advising them on their international tax planning strategies and with the coordination with local council on setting up of operations and M&A.
Due to its strong tax background, Ayres Moreira also advises clients on their transactions, mainly in relation to M&A and Infrastructure and Industrial projects, increasing the tax efficiency of client´s operations.
Career
Languages
English, Portuguese and Spanish
Memberships
- Member of the Comission of Tax Law of the OAB.
- Member of the Brazilian Association of Financial Law / International Fiscal Association.
- Member of the American Bar Association.
- Member of the International Bar Association
Education
- Doctorate in course – Queen Mary Law School. ITP – Harvard Law School
- Specialist in Tax Law – IBET/IBDT (USP)
- Bachelor of Law – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas)
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Tax > Tax advisory
Ayres Ribeiro Advogados has an ‘excellent and collaborative, technical team’ of ‘highly qualified and helpful professionals’. Clients appreciate the ‘direct involvement of partners in discussions’, and the team’s coverage of ‘practically all taxes and contributions’. With offices in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, the practice provides legal support in direct and indirect tax-related risk assessments, planning and optimisations, and often represents clients in judicial and administrative cases before the local, state and federal courts. Based in São Paulo, Gilberto Ayres Moreira and Claudia Cristina Dos Santos Abrosio are ‘excellent professionals and stand out in handling strategic issues’. In the Belo Horizonte office, Fernando Westin leads on tax litigation matters, while associate Marcelo Correa oversees non-contentious work.
Brazil > City focus - Belo Horizonte > Tax
Singled out for its experience in tax litigation, Ayres Ribeiro Advogados is regularly sought out by clients from the food and beverage, paper and pulp, telecoms and automotive industries. Noted for its ‘deep knowledge of tax matters‘, the group also advises on tax risk assessments and optimisation, tax planning and regulatory issues. Founder Gilberto Ayres Moreira handles both contentious and non-contentious tax mandates. Other key partners include Fernando Westin Marcondes Pereira, who specialises in tax litigation, Victor Castro, who stands out for his knowledge of ICMS and related litigation, and Marcelo Correa, who focuses on non-contentious tax issues.