David Roberto R. Soares da Silva

Graduation
Mackenzie University School of Law, São Paulo (LL. B., 1993). Graduate student in Arabic and Arab Studies at Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Postgraduate studies
  • LLM in US Taxation (participant) at Chicago-Kent College of Law of the Illinois Institute of Technology (1999 and 2000)
Practice areas
Tax consulting, including direct and indirect taxation, transfer pricing, tax treaties, estate and succession tax planning, personal and expatriate taxation. Consulting in structuring tax-efficient international transactions and foreign investments in Brazil. Tax litigation, administrative and judicial, at federal, state and local levels
Other professional activities performed
  • Participant in panels and seminars on Brazilian taxation both in Brazil and abroad since 1995.
  • Brazilian correspondent for World Tax Daily and Tax Notes International since 1999.
  • Associate in the Tax and Latin American Departments at Baker & McKenzie, Chicago (2000).
  • Legal counsel and member of the board of directors of foreign investment funds with Brazilian investments in the areas of real estate and reforestation
Published works
  • Author of more than 1,100 articles and news articles on Brazilian taxation in international publications, such as World Tax Daily, Tax Notes International, Practical Latin American Tax Strategies, Latin American Business & Law Review, Tax Planning International Review
Languages
Portuguese, English and French
Telephone
+55 (11) 4083.7600