Brazil’s Galvão Villani Navarro adds new partner
Brazilian law firm Galvão Villani Advogados has announced the entry of Carlos Eduardo Navarro as a new partner and the subsequent changing of the firm’s name to Galvão Villani Navarro Advogados.
Carlos Eduardo (pictured) has 15 years’ experience in tax law, with an emphasis on structuring (including serving domestic and foreign startups) and business restructuring of small, medium and large companies.
He has extensive experience in sectors such as cosmetics/beauty, technology and defence, and his clients include large cosmetic companies such as Coty, Pierre Fabre and Sephora, as well as startups including Piktiz, Mac Jee and LimeLife by Alcone.
In addition to his work as a business lawyer, he is also a judge on the Tax Court of the Treasury of the State of São Paulo, a coordinator of CESA’s Legal Teaching Committee, and a member of tax boards of companies and associations.
He is professor of post-graduate courses in tax law at FGVlaw, Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Contábeis, Atuariais e Financeiras (FIPECAFI), and the Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Tributário (IBDT).
Carlos Eduardo has a law degree from Faculdade de Direito de São Bernardo do Campo, a master’s degree and specialisation in tax law, and a postgraduate degree in international business and foreign trade from FGV.
Before joining Galvão Villani Navarro Advogados, he worked in tax boutiques, including Viseu Advogados, where he was a leading partner in the customs, tax and social security areas for 5 years, Machado Associados, where he was a member of the indirect taxes area, in addition to the EY consultancy.
