Committed to recognizing internal talent and promoting an increasingly integrated approach, Veirano Lawyers announced the promotion of four lawyers to partners. This milestone reflects the firm’s strategy of offering comprehensive and innovative legal solutions that meet the most complex demands of the market and global trends.
The promotions expand Veirano’s presence in key areas such as fashion law, intellectual property, information technology, and taxation, which play a decisive role in digital transformation and business competitiveness.
Paula Surerus, managing partner at Veirano, said these promotions reflect the firm’s commitment to excellence and its appreciation of the professionals who drive the growth of both the firm and its clients’ businesses.
“I would like to highlight the consolidation of our Fashion Law practice, launched this year, which positions Veirano at the forefront of matters related to the fashion industry and intellectual property. Similarly, tax issues, intensified by the Brazilian tax reform, remain one of our clients’ top priorities. The experience of our new partners in this area will be essential in navigating the new regulatory and tax landscape,” said Paula.
New partners
Brunno Magalhães – Auditor
Buno Magalhães works in tax litigation and tax and customs advisory services, focusing on assisting companies in the oil and gas sector. He has extensive experience in handling administrative and judicial proceedings related to federal, state, and municipal taxes, as well as solid experience in complex customs matters and special regimes.
Fernanda Balieiro – Fiscalidad
Fernanda Balieiro is a partner at Veirano Advogados and practices in the areas of tax litigation and tax advisory services. Her practice focuses on filing and appearing before tax courts and administrative tribunals. In addition, due to her previous professional experience, Fernanda also has expertise in social security matters.
Isabel Hering – Fashion Law and Intellectual Property and Information Technology
Isabel Hering works in intellectual property, commercial agreements, entertainment, and information technology, with an emphasis on data protection and privacy projects, digital law, the internet, software, and complex technology transactions.
She has experience in drafting and negotiating a wide range of agreements related to the copyright of brands, actors, digital influencers, and publishers, as well as contracts related to patents, cultivars, genetic material, research and development activities, and technology transfer, having been responsible for the nationalization of the British government’s technology transfer agreements (Lambert Toolkit).
In his digital law practice, he develops comprehensive data assessments and reviews policies, terms of use, and agreements in light of the legal framework for data protection, drafting templates and awareness campaigns for comprehensive compliance.
Rodrigo Fransciscon – Prosecutor
Rodrigo Franciscon is a partner with experience in tax consulting. He has focused his practice on companies in different sectors, providing tax advisory services. He has developed his expertise in Brazilian tax law in the area of consulting services, mainly in the area of VAT, dealing with various taxes, such as ICMS (state VAT), IPI (special tax), PIS/COFINS (federal contributions), ISS (service tax), and import duties.
He has experience in tax planning projects, site location, tax compliance, mergers and acquisitions, SAP and Oracle implementation, cash saving solutions, and tax advice on import and export operations.
Before joining the firm, Rodrigo worked as a senior consultant at one of the Big Four, where he served a variety of companies, including cosmetics, food, automotive, chemical, oil and gas, engineering services, and energy, providing consulting on VAT and ancillary obligations, such as “SPED-Fiscal,” “EFD-Contribuições,” “Bloco K,” “e-Credac,” and “GIA,” among others.
