Contact
Contact
Celso Costa
Celso Costa
Partner
+55 11 3150-7000
Practice area
Celso has extensive experience in M&A, reorganizations, cross-border transactions, transfer pricing and general advisory. Solid background in corporate law. Accounting skills acquired in a leading accounting firm. In depth knowledge of administrative litigation. Continuously involved in several of the largest M&As, reorganizations and IPO's. His practice includes advisory on financial and insurance services, infrastructure, information technology, manufacturing and mining advisory.
Recent acknowledgments
- Chambers Brazil: Tax Non-Contentious (2021-2023)
- Chambers Latin America: Tax (2016-2021)
- Chambers Global: Tax (2020-2024)
- The Legal 500: Tax (2017, 2021-2023); Wealth and succession planning (2022-2023)
- Leaders League: Tax Advisory, Tax Litigation and Wealth Management (2020-2023)
- Latin Lawyer 250: Tax (2017, 2020-2023)
- Latin Lawyer National: Tax and Private Wealth (2020)
- Análise Advocacia: Tax, Electricity, Pharma and Specialized Services (2020); Tax (2021)
- Who's Who Legal: Corporate Tax (2018, 2020-2021)
- International Tax Review (ITR): Recognized in the "Tax Expert Guide" (2022); World Tax Brazil (2024-2025)
Education
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brazil (Master in Tax Law, 2006)
- Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil (Bachelor of Laws, 1995)
- Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil (Business administration education, 1992)
Entities
- Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)
- International Bar Association (IBA)
