PARTNER

Maria Carolina Seffrin

Biography

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Maria Carolina is a partner at Figueiredo Sens, graduated in Law from PUC/PR and specialist in Accounting and Tax Management from FAE Business School, with experience in tax practice for more than 10 years, with an emphasis on the management of tax litigation of companies of great national renown, generating savings and opportunities of tax recovering for clients that exceeds the R$50 million mark.

Maria Carolina also has notoriety and experience working in strategic and highly complex litigation claims in the civil sphere, standing out for her knowledge of civil procedure and performance in the Superior Courts.

Education

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Bachelor of Laws from the Pontifical Catholic University of the State of Paraná (PUCPR)

Specialist in Accounting and Tax Management from FAE Business School

Track Record

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As lead attorney, I managed the tax litigation of one of Brazil's largest Paper and Pulp companies, contributing to the development and handling of relevant tax theories applied to the company's activities;

Lead attorney in tax litigation management for one of the largest Sawmills in the State of Paraná;

Legal advisory in civil and regulatory matters for one of Brazil's largest medical product distributors, including the coordination and development of a thesis to prevent third parties from using their registrations with ANVISA;

Coordinated, developed, and implemented a Data Protection Compliance Program, covering all phases of the process, for a nationally renowned Trademark Registration company;

Legal advisory for a nationally recognized infoproduct producer;

Legal advisory during M&A operation of one of Brazil's largest retailers, specifically focusing on tax restructuring and preventing the redirection of tax debts.

Tax advisory for a technology company.

Attorney for a food industry company with operations focused on the southern region of Brazil.