Rodrigo Pinheiro is the founder of R. V. Pinheiro Advogados and built his career at a renowned law firm focused on the infrastructure and natural resources sectors. In recent years, he served as a partner in the Tax and Customs areas, advising national and international companies on direct and indirect taxes and customs planning in Brazil, as well as handling complex litigation in the oil and gas, shipbuilding, energy, port support, and aviation sectors, along with the entire supply chain of goods and services in these industries.

Rodrigo is a versatile lawyer with a conciliatory approach and strong communication skills, both with clients and authorities. He actively participates in discussions and in building solutions for his clients. He assisted the rapporteur of the Subcommittee for the Improvement of the Tax Structure of the Natural Gas Sector under the "Gas for Growth" Project, presenting the topic "Tax Challenges in the Importation of Natural Gas and LNG." He also led the landmark case on the constitutionality of the Petroleum and Gas Inspection Fee established by the State of Rio de Janeiro before the State Court.

Education

• Executive Master Business Administration from Coppead/UFRJ.

• LL.M. in Tax Law and Tax Accounting from IBMEC/RJ.

• Bachelor’s degree from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF).

Languages

• Portuguese and English

Experience

• Regular tax and customs advisory services for suppliers and oil companies involving the application of special customs regimes under different contracting schemes.

• Advisory services on the implementation and operation of Brazil’s first independent regasification plant, examining complex tax issues and specific tax and customs regimes.

• Advisory services to a multinational telecommunications group on the importation and deployment of a fiber optic network in offshore areas for an oil and gas sector company.

• Advisory services for "gas to power" projects, analyzing various scenarios for the acquisition and importation of natural gas for electricity generation in Brazil.

• Judicial litigation involving the recovery of customs duties related to the termination of a bonded warehouse regime due to the sinking of oil platform modules.

• Judicial litigation concerning the application of ICMS tax exemption in fictitious imports under the Certified Bonded Warehouse regime.

• Federal and state administrative litigation exceeding BRL 150 million, involving the operation of platforms and maritime support vessels.

• Administrative litigation concerning the imposition of the Social Contribution on Gross Revenue on the exportation of towage services.