Firm
About us
Utumi Advogados was born from an old dream of tax practitioner Ana Cláudia Akie Utumi. After more than 25 years leading tax teams in consulting company and big law firms in Brazil, Ana Cláudia decided to launch Utumi Advogados, a boutique law firm fully dedicated to Tax Law.
Utumi Advogados’ team is known for its excellence and creativity in devising legal solutions to clients, when handling both tax consultancy and litigation matters. Their clients include large national and multinational companies and also Brazilian and foreign private clients.
Our team brings together lawyers with significant experience in large law firms and Brazilian companies, highly qualified to deal with the most diverse tax and business matters in a wide range of sectors and industries.
360º Vision
It is essential to analyze tax issues with a 360º view, taking into account not only the specifics of each business, current legislation and case law, but also potential risks, trends in tax interpretation by the Courts and potential changes in law, is essential to all kinds of business. Utumi Advogados provides a complete and consistent service to clients, analyzing all legal aspects involved in each deal, as well as possible related economic issues.
Robust Technical Knowledge
The well-known complexity of Brazilian taxation demands much study and much knowledge. Being able to count on highly qualified, local and international renowned tax advice is essential to avoid risks and to obtain the most adequate solution to each case. Combining substantial knowledge from many years of experience in large companies and law firms, with a deep academic background, Utumi Advogados’ lawyers are able to analyze each matter deeply, always focusing in the best and unique solution for each case and each client.
Taylor-made Assistance
There are no miracles, nor standard solutions in tax field: each case is single and unique; and this is how it must be analyzed and solved. In every single of the diverse matters we deal with, our team always looks for a unique and personalized solution!
Timing
Best tax advice in a timely manner, complying with our client’s needs is part of our goal. As much as possible we develop our work within the minimum necessary time for the case. Besides, while analyzing each case, our team takes into account the case law (past), the current interpretation of the local and international tax legislation (present), and also the trends and what is being analyzed and put into practice in other countries (future).