Associé
Leader of Rio Office Tax
Guido Vinci
Tax, Tax Transactions & Planning
Aperçu
Guido Vinci is a partner of Mayer Brown based in the Rio de Janeiro office and a member of the Tax practice group.
Guido Vinci has extensive experience in tax planning, tax consulting and tax litigation, in particular in connection with M&A transactions, foreign investment, VAT (ICMS) issues and capital markets. His clients include Brazilian and international companies from a variety of industry sectors, such as consumer goods, industrial goods and services, energy (oil and gas), pharmaceutical, hospitality and leisure (hotel and resorts), infrastructure, media and entertainment, financial and banking services, technology (telecommunications) and retail, real estate and life sciences.
Expérience
- Managed the corporate restructuring of Brasil Telecom;
- Managed the corporate restructurings of the TIM Group in Brazil from 1997 onwards;
- Counsel to Cognita Group (England) in the acquisition of two primary/secondary schools, one in São Paulo (Play Pen School) and another one in Niterói, RJ (Gat Lussac School);
- Sponsoring of tax actions and counsel for the Univercidade group (Rio de Janeiro);
- Tax and acquisition counsel to Laureate group (the biggest educational group in The United States) in various tertiary schools all over Brazil;
- Tax counseling for the Devry group (USA) in tax questions.
Distinctions
- Ranked as Band 4 in Tax: Non-contentious at Chambers Global
- Ranked as Tier 2 in Tax Advisory at The Legal 500
- Ranked as Recommended in Tax: Advisory at Leaders League
- Ranked as Highly Recommended in Tax at Latin Lawyer 250
- “In the consulting side, Guido Vinci, who is often instructed by domestic and international clients from the consumer goods, energy, pharmaceutical, infrastructure, TMT and financial sectors.”, The Legal 500
- “Co-head of department Guido Vinci is a practitioner who tackles corporate tax matters on behalf of clients. He is able to assist with the tax elements of M&A and finance transactions.”, Chambers Global
- “Guido Vinci has an excellent reputation in the market and is proactive at making clients aware of potential law changes which could affect them. Excellent client service.” Legal 500
- Ranked as Band 3 in Tax: Rio de Janeiro at Chambers Brazil
Formation
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Bachelor of Law (JD equivalent)
- Robert Kennedy College, Graduate Studies on International Tax Law
Inscription au Barreau
- Brazil
Langues
- Portugais
- Anglais
- Italien
- Français
Engagement professionnel et communautaire
- Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
- Member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA)
- Former president of the Fiscal Council of TIM S.A.