Team

Experience and Commitment

The quest for knowledge and constant updating is an essential value of the Firm, which brings together professionals with extensive experience and solid academic backgrounds, with graduated masters and PhDs. Every member of our staff is encouraged to foster discussion, research, and look for continuous improvement.

Rafael Pandolfo

Founding partner

Mr. Pandolfo has a degree in Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Specialist in tax law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET). Specialist in business and economic law from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV). Master's and doctoral degrees in tax law from PUC-SP (Catholic University of São Paulo). IBET coordinator for Rio Grande do Sul. Lecturer at the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET) throughout Brazil. Member of the Special Committee on Tax Law of OAB (Brazilian Bar Association) Federal Board. Technical, Tax, and Legal Affairs Advisor at CONTEC/FIERGS (Federation of Industries for the State of Rio Grande do Sul). Consultant at the Federation of Trade in Goods and Services (FECOMÉRCIO). Editorial Advisor to the Fundação Escola Superior de Direito Tributário (Tax Law School Foundation, FESDT). Member of the Tax Research Institute (IPT). Member of the Institute of Tax Studies (IET). Member of the Fundação Escola Superior de Direito Tributário (Tax Law School Foundation, FESDT). Speaker at the Associação Paulista de Direito Tributário (São Paulo Tax Law Association, APET). Speaker at various institutions. Author of several articles and books on tax law.

Rafael Santos Borin

Tax and Business Consultant

Degree in Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Specialist in tax law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET). Specialist in economic and business law from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV). Member of the Institute of Tax Studies Board (IET). Member of the Fundação Escola Superior de Direito Tributário (Tax Law School Foundation, FESDT). Tax Consultant at the Federation of Trade in Goods and Services do Estado for the State of Rio Grande do Sul (FECOMÉRCIO/RS) among other business entities. Lecturer of the specialization program in tax law at the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) and at the Institute of Tax Studies (IET). Director of tax affairs at the Accounting Services Employers Union (SESCON). Former Justice of the Administrative Court of Tax Appeals of Rio Grande do Sul (TARF/RS).

Airton B. Riella

Tax Litigation

Degree in Law from the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Specialist in civil procedural law and constitution from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Specialist in tax law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET). Member of the Special Committee on Tax Law of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio Grande do Sul Section (OAB-RS).

Luciane Oliveira Andrade

Financial Administration

Law degree from the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Accounting sciences degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Specialist in tax law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET). Specialist in corporate operations management and tax planning from the National Institute for Legal and Tax Studies (INEJ).

Gustavo Rafael Fagundes Verch

Innovation, Tax Review and Tax Settlement

Law degree from the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Specialist in tax law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET-RS). Former lecturer at the Brazilian College of Taxation (FBT) and at the IDC College. He currently serves as a lecturer at the IBET-RS. Author of articles published in books and online journals.

Guilherme Correa Caceres

Legal Litigation

Law degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Specialist in civil procedural law and in tax law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET). MBA diploma in tax management from the University of São Paulo (USP).

Juliana Mincarone Sanguinetti

Administrative Litigation

Law degree from the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Specialist in tax law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET). Specialist in tax management and strategic tax planning from the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Associate degree in Accounting from the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS).

Paula Bica Becker

Controllership

Law degree from the School of the Public Prosecution Foundation (FMP). Specialist in tax law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET). Associate degree in Accounting from the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS). Member of the Women in Law Mentoring (WLM).

Matheus Pacheco Venturini

Business Area

Law degree from UniRitter (Ritter dos Reis University Center). Specialist in tax law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET). MBA diploma (in progress) in tax management from the University of São Paulo (USP/Esalq). Lecturer at the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET-RS).

Priscila Amaro Seyffert Vargas

Controllership

Law degree from UCPEL (Catholic University of Pelotas). Specialist in tax law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Specialist (in progress) in tax law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET-RS).

Andressa Sehn da Costa

Entities

Law degree from UPF (Passo Fundo University). Academic exchange program at the Hasselt University, Belgium. Specialist in tax management and strategic tax planning from FADERGS College. Specialist in tax law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET).

Daniele Russi Campos

Consulting

Law degree from the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Master’s diploma in Corporate and Business Law from Unisinos University. Specialist in Compliance from the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), specialist in state law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), and consultant in tax law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET).

Gabriela Vencato Schaeffer

Innovation

Law degree from the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Specialist in tax law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET-RS).

Taigra da Silva Rodrigues

Controllership

Law degree from the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Specialist (in progress) in tax law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET-RS)

Eduardo Inácio Assmann

Legal Litigation and Tax Settlement

Summa cum laude degree in law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Academic exchange program at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM). Specialist in tax law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET). Associate Degree in Accounting from the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS). MBA diploma in tax management from the University of São Paulo (USP/Esalq). Master’s diploma (in progress) in law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

Daiana Azevedo Araújo

Civil law

Law degree from the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Specialist in banking law and consumer law from Meridional School (IMED) and in business management from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV).