Tiago Espellet Dockhorn

Experience

With solid knowledge in the corporate and accounting areas, Tiago has more than 25 years of experience in tax law, having worked for renowned national and international law firms. Focused on tax consultancy, he also works on corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, financial products, structuring foreign investments and Brazilian investments abroad and federal administrative proceedings, as well as estate and succession planning matters.

Track Record

– Feasibility assessment of the acquisition of an automotive services company, analyzing existing tax issues and advising the company on the possible outcomes of these issues and their risks for the transaction. Transaction value of R$200 million.

– Assessing the advisability of acquiring companies from one of Brazil’s largest laboratories, analyzing existing tax issues and advising the company on the possible outcomes of these issues and their risks for the transaction. This transaction was especially challenging due to the number of non-materialized contingencies that arose during the analysis.

– We assisted a fuel company on the tax aspects of exchanging cultivation areas and the potential risks for the company. Our analysis also identified tax risks in the pre-existing contracts, which means that the company will probably revise its procedure on the matter in the future, in line with our guidance. Our tax team was instrumental not only in advising the client on the taxation of the intended transaction, but also in avoiding future assessments and minimizing tax risks.

– Advised Barentz International, a global life sciences group, on the acquisition of Volp Indústria e Comércio. The tax department analyzed existing tax issues and advised the company on the possible outcomes of these issues and their risks for the transaction. The target company is a Brazilian company with a leading presence in the personal care products distribution sector.

Academic background

– Bachelor of Laws from the Law School of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Activities

– Tax Law
– Tax consultancy
– Mergers and acquisitions
– Structuring investments
– Estate and succession planning

National and international recognition

– The Legal 500 – Tax