PARTNER

Maria Clara Pupulin

Biography

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Maria Clara is a partner at Figueiredo Sens and stands out for her extensive knowledge in strategic planning and development of infrastructure projects. The partner's areas of concentration are: business, infrastructure and regulatory, international and innovation

In addition to her national experience, for years she worked in law firms in the European Union, mainly in advisory demands involving international operations and the right to information.

With extensive experience in regulated sectors, such as electricity and infrastructure projects, Maria Clara also has know-how in strategic litigation demands, covering the administrative and judicial spheres, in addition to operating in interface with government agencies, such as ANVISA, ANEEL, INCRA, ANPD and CVM.

Education

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Bachelor of Laws from the Faculty of Law of Curitiba (UNICURITIBA) (2012-2016)

Master in International Business, Arbitration and Tax (IBATAX) from Università Ca'Foscari di Venezia (UNIVE - Italy) (2017-2018)

Title of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) by the European Union (2018)

Specialist in General Data Protection Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) (2021)

Invited Student in Infrastructure Taxation in the Professional Master's course at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-SP) (2020)

Invited Student in Financial Law and the Public Budget at the University of São Paulo (USP – Largo São Francisco) (2022)

Researcher in "Taxation and the Principle of Morality" between the years (2015-2016).

Founding Member of the Brazilian Institute of Sanctioning Administrative Law (IDASAN).

Track Record

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Legal advisory for the expansion of a sports clothing industry in the European market;

Legal advisory for the expansion of the largest luxury and sports eyewear industry within the Asian market;

Legal advisory for a medical industry in the production and distribution of medical equipment and supplies in combating the Covid-19 pandemic, including interface with ANVISA;

Legal advisory on the expansion project of beds at the Military Police Hospital (HPM) in the state of São Paulo.

Legal advisory on a public-private partnership (PPP) project for supplying energy demand in public buildings in the state of Ceará with a capex of R$160 million.

Lead lawyer in an infrastructure project in the thermoelectric power generation sector (UTE) with an energy capacity of 10MW and an approximate capex of R$300 million.

Lead lawyer in a land regularization project of over 3,000 hectares in the state of Minas Gerais.

Lead lawyer in the implementation project of a photovoltaic complex for a supermarket chain, with an energy capacity of 650kWp and an approximate capex of R$3 million.

Lawyer for a nationally and American relevant company in the production and distribution of medical technology.

Lawyer for the multinational technology and intellectual property company leading the online market.

Lawyer for a toy e-commerce company operating nationwide.

Lawyer for a food industry company with a focus on the southern region of Brazil.

Publications/Activities

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PUPULIN, M. C. P.. Principle of Morality: Limitation for the application of art. 116, sole paragraph of the CTN.. In: Demetrius Nichele Macei (Coord.); Viviane Coêlho de Sellos-Knoerr. (Org.). Studies on Tax Law and Morality. 1st ed. Curitiba: Instituto Memória, 2015, v. , p. 85-104.

VIII Tax Law Symposium of PUCPR. 2015. (Symposium).

VII SPIC. Principle of Morality: Limitation for the application of art. 116, sole paragraph of the CTN.. 2015. (Symposium).

PUPULIN, M. C. P. Tax Planning and International Treaties: Considerations Necessary for Treaty Shopping. UNICURITIBA, 2016.

PUPULIN, M. C. P. International Arbitration for Tax Disputes. Italy, 2018.

PUPULIN, M. C. P. The deduction of "technical losses" and "non-technical losses" from the IR base by electric power distributors. FGV, 2020.