Excellence in Law
HELENO TORRES ADVOGADOS is a Law Firm dedicated to a broad array of issues within Tax Law, International Taxation, and Financial Law, covering matters related to public finance in general.
Widely recognized for its scientific and professional excellence, the firm provides advisory services to companies across various economic sectors, both public and private, through consulting, legal opinions, and studies. It also represents clients in litigation before state, regional, and superior courts, particularly before the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), as well as before audit courts, such as the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) and State Courts of Accounts (TCE), and in administrative courts, with a special focus on the Administrative Court of Tax Appeals (CARF).
The Firm’s practice encompasses tax and corporate law matters across sectors such as telecommunications, agribusiness, financial and capital markets, real estate, philanthropy, and entities with tax immunity, as well as transactions involving transportation, mining, electric energy, oil, gas, fuel, environment, and infrastructure. Additionally, the Firm is well-versed in issues involving international Tax Law, including transfer pricing, foreign subsidiaries and affiliates, interpretation and application of international treaties to avoid double taxation, import and export transactions, maritime transportation, Brazilian investments abroad, foreign capital investments, and international trade regimes. Furthermore, the Firm also addresses matters pertaining to financial Law in all its aspects, as well as criminal tax law.
With over 20 years of experience, the Firm was established in 2004 by Professors Heleno Torres and the late Antonio Junqueira de Azevedo (in memoriam), a distinguished Professor of Civil Law, under the name JUNQUEIRA DE AZEVEDO & TORRES ADVOGADOS, initially focusing primarily on issuing legal opinions. Today, it comprises a highly qualified team and is present in three states, with national and international reach, working alongside prominent and reputable partners across diverse areas.
The tradition, excellence, and commitment to quality in handling highly complex matters have distinguished Heleno Torres Advogados as a firm recognized for these strong values, which inspire the trust and admiration of its clients and partners both in Brazil and abroad. This dedication, solidified over decades, is evident at every stage of the Firm’s practice, where precision, ethics, and expertise work in tandem to deliver robust and unique legal solutions.
In its practice areas, the Firm possesses extensive experience in the drawn up of legal opinions, as well as in strategic litigation, either independently or in collaboration with other law firms, within both administrative and judicial domains. This is especially true in higher court litigation, with a particular emphasis on superior courts and stages involving the admissibility of appeals, cases of general repercussion, or repetitive cases.
The Firm is also recognized as a leader in managing tax transactions across the three federal domains, as well as in arbitration and other means of conflict resolution. Given its expertise in public finance, it is equipped to facilitate the consensual resolution of disputes involving companies and government entities at various levels.
Its offices in Brasília and Recife provide the capacity to serve clients throughout the Northeast, Central-West, and North regions of the country, with experience in fiscal incentives, agribusiness, logistics, wholesale and retail, as well as the regimes of the Manaus Free Trade Zone and all special state regimes concerning the application of ICMS, PIS/COFINS, IRPJ, and ISS taxes.
The Firm features a dynamic team and an extensive network of partners to provide advisory services and support across all business sectors during the period of consumption tax reform, from the enactment of the IBS, CBS, and Selective Tax legislation, in addition to customs taxation and all other repercussions related to fiscal incentives.
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In all areas of practice, the Firm is distinguished by its commitment to the highest standards of excellence demanded by its clients, comprising the largest national and international companies, with a focus on continuous updating and creativity in its technical output.
This vocation, coupled with open dialogue with clients and integration with partners, reflects a deep respect for the demands received, with responses grounded in trust and the preservation of legal certainty, upholding public ethics and a conscious awareness of its role in the legal market.
The Firm aims to enhance the assurance of legal security for all its clients by consistently providing trust and credibility in all its endeavors, grounded in the following values:
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The Firm has a broad territorial reach and a notable presence in the cities of São Paulo, Brasília, and Recife.
Aimed at providing comprehensive and personalized legal advice, with significant activity before the higher courts of the Judiciary, as well as before administrative courts and the main central bodies of the federal public administration.
Aimed at providing comprehensive and personalized legal advice, with significant activity before the higher courts of the Judiciary, as well as before administrative courts and the main central bodies of the federal public administration.