Alexandre Barcik advises in the Tax Consulting area at our Curitiba office. He has over 13 years’ experience in business law and focuses on tax diagnostic analyses and reviews, tax planning, technical letters and opinions, calculation of tax credits, special installment payment plans for tax debts and consulting for certification as an Authorized Economic Operator (OEA).
Mr. Barcik’s work is focused in the south of Brazil and his clients include companies from a broad range of industries, including electric power, agricultural manufacturing, agribusiness, retail, food services and plastics.
Ivan Hasse focuses his practice on the Tax and Corporate Law areas in our Curitiba office. He has over 15 years’ experience as a lawyer and his practice emphasizes tax advising for direct and indirect taxes, structuring tax transactions and advising investment funds. He also advises clients regarding contracts, corporate transactions, corporate governance, business structuring and succession planning.
Mr. Hasse is a member of the Brazilian Institute of Financial Executives (IBEF) in Paraná and the Brazilian Corporate Governance Institute (IBGC). He also teaches graduate courses in tax law at the Positivo University in Curitiba.
Ivan Hasse is recognized by Leaders League Brasil and The Legal 500 Latin America legal directories.
Ana Paula Silva focuses her work on our Tax Law and Civil Procedure areas. She has over 20 years’ experience and represents clients in litigation and administrative law proceedings at the federal, state and municipal levels. She works to determine contingencies, establish credits from tax litigation and map and manage companies’ tax litigation. She has experience with tax incentives, redirecting tax execution actions, determining tax liability and related matters.
Ms. Silva represents clients from the automobile, clothing, transportation and retail industries, among others.
Member of the Compliance and Risk Committee at Instituto Brasileiro de Executivos de Finanças – IBEF/PR, member of Compliance Committee at OAB-PR and at Instituto de Direito Tributário do Paraná – IDT.
Ms. Silva is also memeber of MEX Brasil (Executive Women of Brazil).
Ms. Silva is recognized by The Legal 500 Latin America and Análise Advocacia 500.
Antonio Pacheco works in our Tax Law, Contracts and Transaction Structuring and Corporate areas at our office in Curitiba. He has a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, succession, estate and corporate planning, cross-border transactions and equity ownership and management (with family control). He is highly skilled in the negotiation of corporate conflicts and works as a family management advisor at major Brazilian companies.
Mr. Pacheco is a member of the Brazilian Institute of Financial Executives (IBEF) in the state of Paraná, the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC), the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and the Brazilian Association of Fiscal Law (IBDF), Young Presidents Organisation (YPO), among others.
Mr. Pacheco is recognized in national and international legal directories, such as Análise Advocacia 500, The Legal 500 Latin America, Chambers & Partners Brazil and Leaders League Brasil.
Flávio Prado works in the Tax, Civil, Commercial and Cooperative Law areas in our Curitiba office. His dynamic practice includes tax advising and litigation at the administrative and judicial levels, as well as civil litigation. His clients include companies in the automotive, food processing, commercial, energy, transportation, cooperative, service and manufacturing industries, particularly in the south of Brazil.
Mr. Prado is a visiting professor in Tax Law and Cooperative Tax Law in Curitiba. Flávio also dedicates his time as President of the Commission of Tax Law of the Brazilian Bar Association in Paraná [OAB/Paraná], counselor of OAB/Paraná, vice president of the Center for the Study of Law Firms in Paraná [Centro de Estudos das Sociedades de Advogados no Paraná] and as Coordinator of the Tax Committee of ABCE (Brazilian Association of Electric Energy Companies) [Associação Brasileira de Companhias de Energia Elétrica] and as Director of Social Responsibility and Pro Bono Advocacy at the Institute of Lawyers of Paraná [Instituto dos Advogados do Paraná (IAP/PR)] . Mr. Prado was President of The Law Firms Commission of OAB/Paraná. He has published numerous articles and legal opinions in specialized magazines and books and is the author of the book “Taxation of Cooperatives in Light of Cooperative Law” [“Tributação das Cooperativas à Luz do Direito Cooperativo”].
Flávio Prado has been recognized by the main national and international legal directories, such as Análise Advocacia 500, The Legal 500 Latin America, Leaders League Brasil and Chambers & Partners Brasil.
Henrique Gaede is a founding partner. He is responsible for our Curitiba office. He has over 30 years’ experience as a lawyer and focuses on tax and corporate law issues. He advises clients in corporate restructuring and tax planning and management. He provides companies with a rich view of the law. His clients come from the automotive, food and beverage, lumber, textile, among others.
Mr. Gaede had his academic participation teaching classes in applied Tax Legislation and Tax Planning in undergraduate and graduate programs in finance and MBA programs.
Mr. Gaede is a member of the Consultative Committee of the Brazilian Institute of Financial Executives (IBEF) in Paraná, where he has served two terms as president by the Seccional Paranaense and by a mandate from the National IBEF. He is also a member of the Paraná State Board of the Brazilian Bar Association, where he chaired the 10th Selection Committee of the Society of Lawyers and was a member of the Special Committee for Budget and Accounts. Currently, Mr. Gaede is on the Board of the Sectional – Management 2019/2021 – as the Treasury Officer.
Henrique Gaede has in Tax Law by important legal directories, such as Análise Advocacia 500, The Legal 500 Latin America and Leaders League Brasil.
