Our Team
Partners
Wilson De Faria
wfaria@wfaria.com.br
Founder and Managing Partner, specialized in Tax Law. Former Tax Planning Director of Banco Citibank S.A. (Citigroup Brasil), coordinating all tax aspects of the Citigroup companies (financial and non-financial) in Brazil. Started at Citigroup after getting an MBA degree at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. Before living in Europe, he was a partner at Trevisan Tax Consultants, local member of Grant Thornton International, managing director for the Legal and Tax practices, having rendered corporate law, commercial law and tax consulting advice for medium and large size companies. Prior to that, acted as legal and tax consulting manager at Ernst & Young, and tax litigator at Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra Advogados. Graduated in Law (JD) at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), and in Business at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-SP). Member of the São Paulo State State BAR Association (OAB). Member of the Legal Counsel of the Sao Paulo State Industry Federation (FIESP), and the Social Responsibility Counsel of FIESP. Member of the Brazilian International Banking Association (ABBI). Tax advisor for the Brazilian Banking Association (ABBC). Formerly Law Professor at the Catholic University (Brazil).
Leonardo Mazzillo
lmazzillo@wfaria.com.br
Partner, coordinating the Tax Litigation, Social Security and Labor Departments. Administrative Judge at the Tax Court of the Municipality of São Bernardo do Campo. Coordinates teams doing tax and civil litigation for large financial institutions. Former assistant professor of Tax Law at Pontífice Universidade Católica (PUC-SP). Graduated in Law (JD), Master in Tax an Labor Law at PUC-SP. Member of the São Paulo State BAR Association (OAB).
Thiago Arcoverde Hohl
thohl@wfaria.com.br
Partner, coordinating the Corporate, Contractual and Foreign Investment Departments. Major areas of expertise are corporate and contractual teams with emphasis on tax, corporate and succession planning, foreign investment, infrastructure, M&A, corporate governance and due diligence of Brazilian and foreign and family companies. Graduated in Law (JD) at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) and Master in Corporate Law at the IBMEC-SP (Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets). Member of the São Paulo State BAR Association (OAB).
Luca Salvoni
lsalvoni@wfaria.com.br
Partner, coordinating the Tax Consultancy, International Tax and Tax Planning Departments. Experience assisting Brazilian and foreign corporations in M&A transactions, corporate and debt restructuring and due diligence. Expertise in international taxation (double tax treaties) and in structuring Brazilian investments abroad and foreign investments in Brazil. Graduated in Law (JD) at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Master in Tax Law at Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-SP). Member of the São Paulo State BAR Association (OAB).
Mario Afonso Vilalba
mvilalba@wfaria.com.br
Partner, active in tax consulting and coordinating the tax compliance team. Extensive experience in tax consulting and auditing for direct and indirect taxes, social security charges and taxation customs, tax governance, tax subsidies projects, support in mergers and acquisitions and due diligence proceedings. Graduated in Law (JD) at UniFMU. Graduated in Accounting at FAAP. Specialist in Tax Law at the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET). Member of the Regional Accounting Council of São Paulo (CRC-SP).
