VPBG adds a new partner in the tax team
VPBG – Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados, Dentons’ strategic alliance in Brazil announced the arrival of Thales Saldanha Falek (pictured) as the new partner of the tax team.
Thales focuses his practice on the intersection of tax law, agribusiness, foreign trade, and tariff policy, with over a decade of experience in strategic litigation, regulatory consulting, and institutional relations. At VPBG in Brasília, he will lead initiatives before federal administrative bodies, with an emphasis on the Executive Branch (Ministry of Finance, MAPA, MDIC, Camex), the Judiciary (Superior Courts), and other regulatory entities that influence Brazilian fiscal and commercial policy.
His academic background includes a master’s degree in Economic and Financial Law from the University of São Paulo – USP (in progress) and an MBA in Tax Management from FIPECAFI. Throughout his career, he has worked at Leading law firms in Brazil, with a strong focus on practices involving administrative and judicial litigation. He has also led strategic demands related to public tax policies, tax incentive models, special regimes for agribusiness, and disputes of great economic impact involving ICMS, PIS/Cofins, tax classification, customs regimes, and taxation of the agro-industrial chain.
