IGOR MAULER SANTIAGO

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  • Graduated in Law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), 1996;
  • Université de Nancy II: Diplôme Supérieur de d’Études Françaises , 1996;
  • Master’s Degree in Tax Law, UFMG, 2002;
  • Summer Course in International Tax Law at the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation – Amsterdam, 2003;
  • PhD in Tax Law, UFMG, 2005;
  • Former Professor of Tax Law of the UFMG and the Faculdades Milton Campos, between 1998 and 2005;
  •  Author of a monthly tax column on the Consultor Juridico website;
  • Author of the books: “Direito Tributário Internacional: Métodos de Solução dos Conflitos” International Tas Law: Methods of Conflict Resolution (Quartier Latin, 2006); “Direito, Justiça e Poder de Tributar: Questões Fiscais das Empresas de Mineração” Law, Justice and the Power to Tax: Tax Questions concerning Mining Companies (Del Rey, 2012) and “Consultor Tributário” Tax Consultant (Topbooks, 2015).
  • More than 200 articles published in collectanea and specialized journals in Brazil and abroad;
  • Speaker in congresses in Brazil and abroad.

Prizes and other awards

  • Barão do Rio Branco Prize (best graduating student) , UFMG, 1996;
  • Best student in Civil and Tax Law, UFMG, 1996;
  • Grand Collar of Legislative Merit from the Belo Horizonte Town Council, 2009;
  • Recognized as one of the top Brazilian lawyers in the category by British publications “Chambers and Partners Latin America”, since 2012 and Chambers and Partners Global”, since 2014
  • Considered one of the best tax lawyers in Brazil by the yearly publication Análise Advocacia.
  • and prizes for Prominent Tax Lawyer in Brazil

Activities in Official Bodies

  • Member of the Committee of Tax Law of the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association;
  • Member of the High Juridial Council of Fecomércio SP;
  • Member of the Council of Advanced Studies of Finance and Taxing of the São Paulo Trade Association;
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Revue Francaise de Finances Publiques and of several Brazilian legal publications;
  • Member of the Superior Council for Legal Affairs – Conjur of FIESP;
  • President of the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law and Process – IDPT;
  • Former President and Honorary Board Member of the Alliance Francaise in Belo Horizonte.

Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish

E-mail: igor@mauleradvogados.com.br