Professor da disciplina "Impostos sobre Produtos Industrializados" do MBA em Tributação Empresarial e da disciplina "Impostos sobre o Consumo: ICMS, IPI e ISS" do Mestrado Profissional em Ciências Contábeis das unidades de Vitória/ES e Rio de Janeiro/RJ.

Partner in charge of the indirect taxation team in Martins Ogawa, Lazzerotti & Sobral Advogados, coordenating a team focused on administrative litigation and consulting services regarding ICMS, ISS, IPI (VAT) and CFEM (Financial Compensation on Exploration of Minerals).Our practice in administrative litigation comprises the representation of our client's interests before several Municipal and State Councils of Tax Payers in Brazil (TIT/SP, CC/RJ, CC/MG, CAT/GO, CONSEF/BA, CERF/ES, TATE/PE, CCRF/PR, CRF/AM, CMT/SP and others).Consulting services rendered to national and multinational companies, concerning: legal advice on business structuring from a tax perspective, representation before tax authorities, legal advice on tax benefits, legal opinions to identify or to support tax risks, contingencie's analisys and tax compliance reviews, among others.Main industries: Aviation, Mining & Metals, Oil & Gas, Telecomunications, Ethanol & Sugar, consumer goods industry and Pharmaceutical.

Senior Consultant / Consultant / Trainee – Tax DepartmentMain assignments:• Provision of legal advice to both national and foreign companies, regarding complex domestic and international tax issues.• Participating in due diligences, restructuring projects and tax planning efforts focused on minimizing the tax burden to which clients are subject to;• Performance of tax reviews, consulting and compliance activities;• Training of assistants and trainees; development of seminars attended by the Firm’s staff related to the Brazilian tax system, national indirect tax topics, tax incentives, among other themes. Awarded with a triple promotion from trainee directly to Consultant and also double promotion from Consultant directly to Senior Consultant.Main areas of practice: Brazilian tax law, international taxation, corporate law, oil & gas, Mining, Indirect Tax, accounting and mergers and acquisitions.

Lawyer / InternReporting directly to the Partner (Renata Novotny). Areas of practice: Brazilian Tax Law, Direct and Indirect Tax issues, Litigation (Both Administrative Proceedings and Judicial Lawsuits), Consulting and legal due diligences.Main assignments:• Issuance of legal opinions concerning various tax issues regarding Direct and Indirect Tax;• Oral argumentations on the Rio de Janeiro State Council of Tax Payers concerning Client’s interests;• Writing of procedural documents, appeals and all sort of petitions concerning Tax Issues, both administrative and judicial, and also letters, e-mails and reports to Clients.