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Ayres Westin Advogados

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'Always up to date with the most relevant topics for clients', the 'proactive and always available' tax team at Ayres Westin Advogados - based between São Paulo and Belo Horizonte - advises notable domestic and multinational companies across a wide range of industries, including food and beverage, agribusiness, mining, retail, telecoms and energy. Covering both direct and indirect taxes, its workload predominantly features tax risk assessments, tax planning, regulatory matters and due diligence. The team is led by Gilberto Ayres Moreira, who excels in international tax and trade issues. Fernando Westin handles tax litigation, while Claudia Cristina Dos Santos Abrosio heads up the tax consulting team.
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  • ‘They are always very assertive in their approaches and with super positive comments, bringing greater security to the client's decision-making process. All materials sent are always very well-designed, with very simple language that can be shared with all hierarchical levels of the company.'

  • ‘Excellent technical team.'

  • ‘The team is always up to date with the most relevant topics for clients. They are proactive and always available to meet our demands.'

  • ‘The professional Cláudia Abrósio stands out in her service. She is a great professional, always available and up to date.'

  • ‘The work is always delivered with great excellence and exceeding expectations in terms of cross-checking, analysis and technical detail. The professionals always demonstrate a deep understanding of the topics covered and are dedicated to understanding the client's business in order to address all hypotheses regarding each subject and offer the best solution.'

  • ‘Claudia Cristina dos Santos Abrosio stands out for her expertise, in-depth tax knowledge and technical excellence in handling the topics and their respective deliveries. She also stands out for her availability and critical thinking on the topics covered, always proposing quality solutions that bring security to managerial decision-making on tax topics and opportunities for the client.'

Key clients

  • L4b Logística Ltda (Loggi)
  • Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA)
  • Grupo Marcelo Alecrim
  • Casa do Precatório
  • Yamaha Motor do Brasil
  • Idemia
  • Zurich Santander Seguros e Previdência
  • Heineken
  • NSK
  • Coca-Cola FEMSA

Work highlights

  • Provides tax advice to Heineken on an ongoing basis, covering a wide range of issues, especially concerning the indirect taxation of sales and distribution of beverages in the national territory.
  • Provides tax consultancy on an ongoing basis to Coca-Cola FEMSA, and helped the company increase its assets by identifying tax opportunities, reducing its tax obligations and defining prospects for the sustainable growth of its operations in Brazil, especially considering the changes brought by the first stage of the tax reform.
  • Assisting Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (the largest aluminium producer in Brazil) with a lawsuit filed against the Federal Tax Authority to reduce the tax burden levied on the transport of imported goods.

Lawyers

Practice head

Gilberto Ayres Moreira

Other key lawyers

Fernando Westin; Claudia Cristina dos Santos Abrosio