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Ayres Ribeiro Advogados
Rua Tenerife 31
1st Floor - Vila Olímpia
São Paulo – SP – 04548-040
Brazil

Email firm Visit website +55 11 5225 0000 +55 11 5225 0005

City focus - Belo Horizonte > Tax Tier 4

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.

Practice head(s):

Gilberto Ayres Moreira

Testimonials

‘The team handles work to a consistently high standard and has deep knowledge of tax matters. Gilberto Ayres, Vitor Castro and Marcelo Correa are recommended.’

Key clients

SAGA Medição

Mene e Portella Publicidade

B. E. M. Brazilian Eletric Motors

Fortaleza de Santa Teresinha Agricultura e Pecuária

Coca-Cola FEMSA

Sequoia Properties

Globalbev Bebidas e Alimentos

Companhia Industrial Cataguases

Celulose Nipo-Brasileira

Concorre Comércio

Localiza

Algar Telecom

Empresa 1

PIF PAF

Rima

Forvia

Interlândia

Total Meio Ambiente

Heineken

GP Investiments

Postos H7

CRH Sudeste Indústria de Cimentos

Tenco – Shop Centers

PARESI HOLDING

Work highlights

Represented Coca-Cola FEMSA in a lawsuit filed to avoid tax levied upon cancelled sales.
Advised Celulose Nipo-Brasileira – CENIBRA on ensuring compliance with tax obligations related to the federal tax on rural property (ITR) and associated litigation.
Acted for Globalbev Bebidas e Alimentos to avoid the collection of tax after the cancellation of its tax benefits.

Tax > Tax advisory Tier 4

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.

Practice head(s):

Gilberto Ayres Moreira

Testimonials

‘They know the details of our area of expertise very well, bringing many inputs, opportunities and legal certainty. Always very up-to-date. The firm has a very dedicated team, with assertive professionals who know our business and area of expertise very well. Direct involvement of partners in discussions, which does not occur in all firms.’

‘Fernando Westin knows the topics very well from a technical point of view, finding excellent solutions and bringing viable alternatives with legal security. Very proactive and with new ideas. Gilberto Ayres Moreira also knows our business very well, bringing good recommendations for the proposed challenges. Claudia Abrosio is an excellent professional, who delivers the best results.’

‘Excellent, collaborative, and technical team.’

‘Gilberto Ayres and Claudia Abrosio are excellent professionals and stand out in handling strategic issues.’

‘Highly qualified and helpful professionals.’

‘I have a lot of contact with Marcelo Correa who always assists with enthusiasm and professionalism.’

‘Excellence and speed in service, with great knowledge of tax aspects, covering practically all taxes and contributions.’

‘Claudia Abrosio has a great academic knowledge, and a great vision of finance, business and accounting, which helps a lot in deliveries. Fernando Westin, a specialist in tax litigation, has great knowledge of the subject and business, which helps a lot in defences and searches.’

Key clients

SEB do Brasil

SAGA Medição

Mene e Portella Publicidade

B.E.M. Brazilian Eletric Motors

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição

Sendas Distribuidora

Tieer

Companhia de Locação das Américas (Locamerica/Unidas)

Lógica Engenharia

Capricórnio Têxtil

Fator Seguradora

Algar Telecom

Empiricus Research

Yamaha

Zurich Santander Brasil Seguros

Spraying Systems Do Brasil

CSI Leasing

Corcan Tecnologia

Empresa 1

PIF PAF

EssilorLuxottica

CENIBRA

NSK

Forvia

Rima

Globalbev

Coca-Cola FEMSA

Idemia

Heineken

Fortaleza de Santa Teresinha Agricultura e Pecuária

Sequoia Properties

Work highlights

Assisting IDEMIA with a tax infraction notice issued by the Federal Tax Authorities to collect Corporate Income Tax, Social Contribution on Net Income ( CSLL).
Defending EssilorLuxottica in a motion filed by the Municipality of Barueri (São Paulo) to reverse a previous decision that allowed the client to not pay tax on franchise services.
Representing Cenibra in a lawsuit filed against the Brazilian Tax Authorities to recover taxes imposed on exported products.

Ayres Ribeiro Advogados is a well-established law firm with a team of highly experienced and renowned attorneys who combine solid legal practise with academic excellence. The partners, associates, and consultants of the law firm have in-depth knowledge of the economic sectors in which they act and are able to deliver tailored and high-quality legal services to both domestic and international corporations and individuals.

Ayres Ribeiro Advogados has offices in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte. The firm has a modern structure and is committed to offering agile and efficient services through constant investments in technology and professional development. Counting on strategic partnerships with other law firms, the team extends its legal practice to the whole Brazilian territory.

Main areas of practice

Tax: Ayres Ribeiro Advogados’ tax department has a solid specialisation in tax law and advises both national and international companies on all matters involving federal, state and municipal taxes. The team comprises renowned professionals with academic knowledge coupled with a vast market experience in various economic sectors. The group offers sound advice on maximising tax efficiency, reducing risks, and reducing tax contingencies by analysing domestic legislation, treaties and available planning alternatives.

International trade: The international trade team assists clients in reducing risks and maximising efficiencies associated with regulation and taxation of international trade in goods and services. The law firm advises Brazilian clients on their processes of internalisation and foreign clients on establishing their Brazilian operations. Trade remedies are also under the scope of the international team.

Competition: Ayres Ribeiro Advogados’ competition team has broad experience in national economic politics and advises its clients on an ample spectrum of matters such as approval for business mergers before the Brazilian competition authority (CADE) resulting from acquisitions, joint ventures and associations; advising clients on investigations of anticompetitive conduct, especially cartels; assisting with the negotiation of leniency agreements and consent decrees; advice on all proceedings of competitive nature, especially the ones related to the prevention and/or repairing of damages and proceedings aiming the annulment of CADE decisions, as well as conducting thorough due diligence and compliance programs.

Litigation and arbitration: The firm’s arbitration and litigation department act on both litigation and pre-litigation scenarios, advising its clients on negotiations, mediations and arbitrations within Brazil. It represents clients on strategic matters, acting to prevent conflicts and offer the best solution to the clients’ needs.

Its team is distinguished by the extensive experience of its professionals and their performance in the courts, especially regarding class actions, including the ones of misconduct, writ of mandamus, among others.

Corporate law: Ayres Ribeiro Advogados’ Corporate team covers the entire range of corporate services, providing preventive assistance and corporate litigation, including appeals in all instances. Furthermore, our team acts on various corporate matters, such as support to new projects, assistance in choosing the best corporate practice, negotiation and drafting of the corporate statutes and shareholder agreements, and advice on the companies’ day-to-day matters regarding regulatory, statutory and legal rules.

Mergers and acquisitions: Ayres Ribeiro Advogados’ M&A team has great expertise in international trade and is globally recognised for its work in transnational business. Our dedicated M&A group offers a high-level service in every step of the transactions, from designing the acquisition strategy and aligning the businesses’ priorities to the performance of due diligence, negotiation of contracts and follow-up on any issues that might occur after the closure of the operation.

Capital markets: Ayres Ribeiro Advogados provides legal advice on transactions performed in the capital markets by publicly-held companies and investment funds and assists the operations executed by portfolio managers, managers and other market agents.

The firm also advises market agents on the applicable regulation – Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM), Brazilian Stock Exchange B3 (B3), and Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Association (ANBIMA) – and provides legal support for the preparation of manuals and internal policies, compliance, and prevention of money laundering, among others.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
International trade and Tax	Gilberto Ayres Moreira	g.moreira@ayresribeiro.com.br	+55 11 99773.7280

Name	Position	Profile
Mr Pedro Albuquerque	Associate Lawyer. Professional experience in advising national and international companies in tax…	View Profile
Mr Gilberto Ayres Moreira	Head of the Tax Department and Head of the International Trade and…	View Profile
Mrs Claudia Cristina dos S. Abrosio	Acts in consulting refering to IRPJ, CSLL and PIS/COFINS (Brazilian taxes) and…	View Profile
Mr Aleksandros Markopoulou	Associate Lawyer. Professional experience in consulting with Brazilian and global companies.	View Profile
Mr Luiz Felipe Menedin	Associate Lawyer. Professional experience in tax consultancy working with national and multinational…	View Profile
Mr Marcelo Rocha	Coordinator of the Tax Litigation team in Ayres Ribeiro Advogados, São Paulo.…	View Profile
Mr Iuri Vilas Boas	Associate Lawyer. Professional experience in judicial, procedural and administrative tax litigation.	View Profile
Mr Fernando Westin	Extended experience in administrative and judicial Tax litigation acting with national and…	View Profile