About
Ayres Westin Advogados is a Brazil-based law firm that positions itself as business consultants, offering legal and business solutions for complex matters and acting as a strategic partner to clients. The firm is highly specialized and recognized by leading legal publications for expertise in Tax Law, Mediation, Arbitration and Civil Litigation, and maintains comprehensive practices in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Regulatory Law and International Trade; it serves clients in Portuguese, English and Spanish and lists 25 fee-earners (30 total staff).
Practice areas
Office
Lawyers at this firm
Aleksandros Markopoulou
Associate Lawyer. Professional experience in consulting with Brazilian and global companies. · Tax
Ana Caroline Amora
Associate Lawyer. Experience in tax audit and audit support, focused on indirect taxes. · Tax
Claudia Cristina dos S. Abrosio
Acts in consulting refering to IRPJ, CSLL and PIS/COFINS (Brazilian taxes) and tax planning, involving all the taxes and corporate aspects. Attends national and international clients in tax actions (legal opinion and planning) and compliance (revisions of calculations and identification of opportunities) with focus on the comercial taxation. · Tax
Fernando Westin
Extended experience in administrative and judicial Tax litigation acting with national and multinational companies. Attends companies in topics related to tax litigation, participation in due diligences, adhesions to subdivision and amnesty. · Tax
Flavia Fonseca
She works on the Tax Consulting team in Belo Horizonte, has solid experience in tax audits, and specializes in PIS and Cofins contributions and EFD-Contribuições. · Tax
Gabriel Viana
He works in the Tax Litigation team in Belo Horizonte and has extensive experience in tax proceedings in both administrative and judicial spheres. · Tax Litigation
Gilberto Ayres Moreira
Head of the Tax Department and Head of the International Trade and Customs Group of Ayres Westin. 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. · Tax
Isabella Farah Costa
She coordinates the firm's Legal and Civil Business Management team, also working in Corporate Restructuring, Regulatory Affairs, Information Security, and Competition Law. She possesses solid experience in the food and beverage market, having coordinated a series of legal agreements with prestigious multinational companies over the last decade. · Corporate Restructuring
Iuri Vilas Boas
Associate Lawyer. Professional experience in judicial, procedural and administrative tax litigation. · Tax Litigation
Jhonytan Silva
Lawyer on the Tax Litigation team in São Paulo and work in all areas of Tax Law, with experience in tax processes in all spheres administrative and judicial in all instances; · Tax
Joana Maldonado
She works in the Tax Consulting team in São Paulo, with experience in tax and fiscal review focused on the financial sector, support for specialized audits in direct and indirect taxes, and compliance with ancillary obligations, with a focus on ECF · Tax
Jonathan Mazon
Coordinator of the Corporate Consulting team in São Paulo. And extensive professional experience in corporate law. · Corporate / M&A
Leonardo Alberto
Lawyer of the Corporate Consulting team in São Paulo. And extensive professional experience in corporate law. · Corporate / M&A
Lucas Araujo
He is the coordinator of the Tax Litigation area in São Paulo with experience in drafting highly complex legal documents and liaison with judicial and administrative authorities. · Tax Litigation
Luiz Felipe Menedin
Associate Lawyer. Professional experience in tax consultancy working with national and multinational companies. · Tax
Marcelo Correa
Coordinator of the Tax Consulting in Ayres Westin Advogados, Belo Horizonte. Professional experience in tax consultancy working with national and multinational companies. Also advises companies on issues related to tax consultancy, participation in due diligence, adhesion to installment payments and amnesties. · Tax
Matheus Pereira
Associate Lawyer. Experience in tax consulting, focusing on tax audits, credit recovery, and tax planning. · Tax
Max Lansky
Coordinator of the Civil, Litigation and Labor Law team in Belo Horizonte. He advises companies on matters involving Corporate Law, with extensive experience in legal and strategic consulting for medium and large-sized companies. · Civil
Paulo Menezes
Partner in advises business owners on matters related to corporate consulting; Works in M&A and ESG operations with experienced in consulting and litigation in the tax and corporate fields, with extensive experience in corporate governance within family businesses in various sectors, such as succession planning, tax domicile, litigation prevention, among others. · Corporate / M&A
Pedro Almeida
Associate Lawyer. Professional experience in judicial, procedural and administrative tax litigation. · Tax Litigation
Pedro Nassar
Works in the Tax Litigation team in Belo Horizonte, possessing consolidated experience in strategic judicial and administrative litigation involving federal and state taxes. Experience in the main courts and in handling highly complex cases. · Tax Litigation
Rafael Pescuma
He works in the Tax Consulting team in São Paulo, with solid experience working with national and multinational companies. · Tax Consulting
Victor Castro
Coordinator of the tax litigation team in Belo Horizonte and professional experience in tax litigation, due diligence and process strategies, as well as legal opinions. · Tax Litigation
Vinicius Bastos
He works in the Tax Consulting team in São Paulo, with solid experience in tax compliance, identifying tax opportunities, and tax planning for national and multinational companies. · Tax
Vitoria Madureira
She works with the Tax Litigation team in São Paulo, with experience in succession-patrimonial planning and consumption taxation. · Tax Litigation
Vitoria Santos
She works on the Tax Litigation team in São Paulo and has experience in administrative and judicial defenses involving significant tax assessments. She specializes in strategies for reducing tax liabilities and recovering tax credits for domestic and multinational companies. · Tax Litigation
