Team

Valter Lobato

Counselor Partner

Academic Background

  • Graduated in Law, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 1993;
  • Master’s Degree in Tax Law, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 2004;
  • Ph.D in Tax Law, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 2014.
  • Professor of Tax Law at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), in the following courses: Law (graduation and master’s degree), Accounting and State Sciences;
  • Professor of Tax Law, Faculdade de Direito Milton Campos (FDMC);
  • Coordinator of the Tax Law Program, Faculdade de Direito Milton Campos (FDMC) and Centro de Estudos em Direito e Negócios (CEDIN);
  • President of the Associação Brasileira de Direito Tributário (ABRADT);
  • President of the Tax Law Council of the Federação do Comércio de Bens, Serviços e Turismo do Estado de Minas Gerais (Fecomércio MG);
  • Coordinator of Tax Law Magazine FORUM/ABRADT;
  • Effective Member, Instituto dos Advogados de Minas Gerais (IAMG);
  • Effective Member, Tax Affairs Council, Federaminas ( Federação das Associações Comerciais e Empresariais do Estado de Minas Gerais)
  • Author of several articles published in Tax Law journals and books;
  • Lecturer in seminars in Brazil.
  • Best student award, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 1993;
  • Best student in Civil Law, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 1993;
  • Nominated for the award of best student in Civil and Criminal Procedure, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 1993;
  • Leading Tax Lawyer in Brazil, indicated by the British publications “Chambers and Partners Latin America” 2013-2016, “Chambers Global” 2013-2016;
  • Considered one of the most admired Tax Lawyers in Brazil, according to the Análise Advocacia’s annual ranking: 2013, 2014 and 2015;
  • Leading Tax Lawyer in Latin America, indicated by “The Latin American Corporate Counsel Association — Lacca”: 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017;
  • Santos Dumont Medal, Government of the State of Minas Gerais (2018).

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