- Graduated in Law, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 2002;
- International Tax Program, Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires, 2002;
- Master’s Degree in Tax Law, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 2005;
- Ph.D in Tax Law, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 2009;
- Value Added Tax Program, IBFD, 2011.
- Associate Professor of Tax Law at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG);
- Associate Professor of Tax Law of the Master’s Course in Business Law, Faculdade de Direito Milton Campos (FDMC);
- Professor, Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários (IBET);
- Director, Associação Brasileira de Direito Tributário (ABRADT);
- Member, Associação Brasileira de Direito Financeiro (ABDF) and International Fiscal Association (IFA);
- Books “A Não-Cumulatividade dos Tributos”, published by Editora Noeses (2012);
- “Direito, Justiça e Poder de Tributar – Questões Fiscais das Empresas de Mineração”, published by Editora Del Rey (2012);
- “A Tributação dos Serviços de Comunicação”, published by Editora Dialética (2006);
- “Direito das Telecomunicações e Tributação”, published by Editora Quartier Latin (2006);
- Author of over 100 (one hundred) articles and book chapters on tax matters, published in Brazil and abroad;
- Lecturer in Conferences and Seminars all over Brazil and abroad;
- Member of examination boards of PhD and Master thesis in several Law Schools in Brazil.
- Leading Tax Lawyer in Brazil, indicated by the British publications “Chambers and Partners Latin America” since 2012, “Chambers and Partners Global” since 2013 and “The International Who’s Who of Corporate Tax Lawyers” since 2010;
- One of the 30 most admired Tax Lawyers in Brazil, since 2011, according to Análise Advocacia’s annual ranking;
- Santos Dumont Medal, Government of the State of Minas Gerais (2017);
- Inconfidência Medal, Government of the State of Minas Gerais (2018);
- Juscelino Kubitschek Medal, Government of the State of Minas Gerais (2018);
- Order of Merit of the City Council of Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil (2012);
- Co-Author of the book “Curso de Direito Tributário e Finanças Públicas – Do Fato à Norma, da Realidade ao Conceito Jurídico” (Ed. Saraiva), winner of the 2008 Jabuti Award, in the category “Law”;
- Winner of the award of best student of Civil Law and nominated for the awards of best student of the graduating classes, best student of Civil Procedure and Criminal Procedure, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 2002.
