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João Victor Guedes

Works with tax advisory and litigation, as well as corporate advisory in general, being recognized for his expertise in domestic and international tax planning, corporate structures, wealth and estate planning, and taxation of financial instruments. Member and professor of the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (IBDT). Articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish. His experience abroad includes a period as foreign associate at Grant, Herrmann, Schwartz & Klinger LLP (2014-2015), in New York, and at Uría Menéndez, in Madrid (2012).

Academic Background
  • Master in Tax Law, Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
  • LL.M. in international taxation, University of Florida (LAC scholarship).
  • Specialist in International Taxation, Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Tributário (IBDT).
  • Bachelor of Laws, Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
  • Bachelor of Administration, Fundação Getúlio Vargas.
  • Bachelor of Accounting candidate, FIPECAFI.
PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURES
  • Author of the book “Teoria da Tributação e Tributação da Renda nos Mercados Financeiro e de Capitais”.
  • Author of the chapters “Juros e Preços de Transferência: A Necessária Reforma da Legislação Reformada”, “Mercado Imobiliário”, “Origem do Capital Investido: Regimes Diferenciados de Tributação” and “Direito Tributário e Justaposição: A Contabilidade Societária e os Limites à Neutralidade Fiscal”.
  • Often lectures and publishes articles in English and Spanish, such as “Interpretative Treaty Override, Breach of Confidence and the Gradual Erosion of the Importance of Tax Treaties”, “Brazilian Interest on Equity Under Tax Treaties”, “Los Intereses sobre el Capital Pagados desde Brasil bajo los Convenios de Doble Imposición”.
  • •Often lectures and publishes articles, such as “Aspectos Polêmicos da Apuração do Ganho de Capital de Não Residentes”, “Distribuição Desproporcional de Juros sobre o Capital Próprio”, “Free Capital de Estabelecimentos Permanentes: Preços de Transferência ou Subcapitalização?”, “O Papel dos Tratados contra a Dupla Tributação para a Atração de Investimentos Financeiros”, “O Critério da Fonte num Cenário Globalizado: Imprecisões Conceituais e o Paradigmático Caso Agassi”, “Em Busca de uma Civilidade Fiscal: A Interpretação de Dispositivos Penais num Caos Tributário”, “Escopo Pessoal dos Tratados: O Conceito de Liable to Tax à Luz do Caso Azadi Bachao”, among others.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
  • Professor at Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Tributário (IBDT).
  • Foreign associate at Grant, Herrmann, Schwartz & Klinger LLP, in New York.
  • Foreign associate at Uría Menéndez, in Madrid.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
  • Considered one of the leading lawyers in Tax in Brazil by Leaders League since 2018.
  • Mentioned by Leaders League 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 for his performance in Private Client.
  • Recommended by Legal 500 every single year since 2017.
  • Recommended by Best Lawyers 2024 and 2025./li>
LANGUAGES
  • Portuguese, English and Spanish.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
  • Member of the Special Committee of Tax Law at OAB/SP.
  • Member of the Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Tributário (IBDT).