Partner at Utumi Advogados, Ana has more than 25 years of experience in Tax Consulting and Tax Litigations, assisting corporations and families with domestic and international tax issues. She has intense academic activity with lectures, classes, seminars, conferences. She is frequently acknowledged as 1 of top tax practitioners in Brazil by different publications. Ana Claudia is Board member of Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) and Fundação Visconde de Porto Seguro. Member of Practice Council of the NYU International Tax Program. and of Steering Group of Women of International Fiscal Association Association ("IFA") Network. She is Chair of Brazilian Branch of STEP - Advising Families Across Generations, Director of Brazilian IFA Branch ABDF, and former member of IFA Permanent Scientific Committee (2010-2017). She is Professor of Tax Law at Faculty FIPECAFI, Professor invited in different post-graduation courses in Brazil and Professor invited for the LL.M in International Tax at the University of Zurich. Contributor to Kluwer International Tax Blog, Bloomberg BNA Transfer Pricing Forum and Business in Brazil. Ph.D in Tax Law (University of São Paulo USP, Thesis: Taxation of Non-Residents by Income Tax). Master in Tax Law (Catholic University of São Paulo. Thesis: Transfer Pricing in Brazil). MBA in Finance and Capital Markets (Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets – “IBMEC”). Graduated in Law (USP) and Business Administration (Getulio Vargas Foundation, 1992). Certified Financial Planner (CFP). Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP). Author of articles and speaker in conferences and seminars in Brazil and abroad, including 2007 IFA Kyoto (Seminar B: International Taxation of Emission Allowances); 2009 IFA Vancouver (Plenary Section 2: Foreign Exchange Issues in International Taxation); 2012 IFA Boston (Chair of the Seminar: Cross-Border Developments in Latin America); 2013 IFA Copenhagen (Seminar H: Recent Developments in International Taxation).
