Team size: Ten

Major legal advisors: Advocacia Tavares Novis, Machado Meyer, Advogados, Mannrich Vasconcelos, Mariz de Oliveira Siqueira Campos, Mota Fonseca Advogados, Neves e Battendieri Advogados and Trench Rossi Watanabe

Career Biography

Marcela Nardelli is a highly regarded tax counsel with substantial experience advising multinational corporations on complex tax, customs and strategic business matters across Brazil and ov rseas. Recognized for combining technical sophistication with commercial insight, she has led significant projects involving tax controversy, international taxation, corporate restructurings, and high-stakes negotiations in highly regulated industries. Beyond her legal expertise, she is known for building and leading high-performance teams, fostering collaborative cultures, and delivering pragmatic solutions aligned with business strategy and long-term value creation.

What are the most significant cases or transactions that your legal team has recently been involved in?

Presence in associations contributing to Tax Reforms – Consumption/Income, Taxpayer Defense Code, Habitual Debtor. Participant in the conception of the unprecedented federal compliance program/CONFIA. Support in the elaboration of the recently approved national policy for the chemical industry REIQ/PRESIQ. Strategic performance in leading cases with technical support. Leadership in litigation reduction projects: maximization of evidence, management of law firms, technical agendas with Attorney General’s Offices, handling relevant audits. Responsible for risk mitigation, capturing tax synergies with adequate governance and security. Director of GETAP. Advisor to CCIF.

What new pressures are you facing from the business as expectations for legal to act as a strategic partner continue to grow?

Managing liabilities, conducting settlements with the greatest possible efficiency, identifying opportunities to generate cash and profit, and providing legal support to the sales team in new business ventures have been the priority issues.

What strategies has your legal team adopted to manage disputes and mitigate risks in Brazil’s dynamic business environment?

Always be aware of leading cases and tax opportunities, actively contribute to consultations and available channels, work through entities to enhance the topics under discussion, capture tax synergies with adequate governance and security, and pay attention to the market.