10 years
GARS Advogados
A journey built on expertise, close client relationships, and strategic insight, backed by 27 years of experience.
GARS Advogados is a law firm specializing in Tax Law, Customs and International Trade Law, Business Law, Contract Law, and Corporate Law. Our practice combines strategic insight, technical expertise, and a preventive approach whenever possible, with a strong commitment to client satisfaction.
Tax
Law
Contract
Law
Customs/International
Trade Law
Corporate and
Business Law
Corporate
Law
Tax
Review
Decades of experience
dedicated to continuous professional development and legal expertise.
For over 27 years, we have advised companies of all sizes operating in complex legal and regulatory environments, providing specialized legal counsel, preventive risk assessment, business transaction structuring, and experienced representation in litigation and disputes.
27
years of experience in tax, corporate, and international trade law
10K+
professionals trained
through courses and lectures
25
years teaching
courses and lectures
12K+
books
sold
400+
Clients served
(advisory and litigation)
90%+
client satisfaction rate
600+
active cases
(currently in progress)
75%+
litigation success rate
R$ 1 billions+
financial benefits secured for clients
(through successfully resolved asset and liability matters, in both administrative and judicial proceedings)
Expertise and experience
with consistently high levels of client satisfaction.
Our practice focuses on preventing liabilities, optimizing assets, providing legal counsel, reviewing business transactions and contracts, mitigating risks, ensuring legal compliance, and providing legal certainty for organizations' strategic decisions.
We combine in-depth legal expertise with extensive practical experience to develop tailored legal solutions that address our clients' specific needs.
FOUNDING PARTNER
Carlos Eduardo
Garcia Ashikaga
ATTORNEY • LECTURER • AUTHOR • PROFESSOR
Founding Partner and Head of the Tax and Customs Law Practice at Garcia Ashikaga Sociedade de Advogados.
Author of the books:
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“Análise da Tributação na Importação e na Exportação – Mercadorias e Serviços” (9th edition – currently being updated)
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“PIS/Pasep e Cofins na Importação”
Attorney, lecturer, legal consultant, and professor with 27 years of experience in Tax Law, Customs Law, and International Trade.
Member of the Legal Committee of ABECE (Brazilian Association of Foreign Trade Companies).
Guest speaker at various institutions and instructor of numerous courses offered by ADUANEIRAS, CENOFISCO, and LEX.
Holds a postgraduate qualification in Tax Law from PUC, with additional training in international trade and extensive coursework in tax, corporate, and international trade law.
What Sets Us
APART
EXPERTISE • EXPERIENCE • STRATEGIC INSIGHT • CLIENT SERVICE & SATISFACTION
With an established track record, our firm is recognized for its expertise in Tax Law, Customs and International Trade Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, and Business Law.
Our team combines a rigorous legal approach with hands-on business experience, taking the time to understand each client's specific needs.
Beyond providing legal counsel, we are committed to delivering legal certainty, efficiency, and client satisfaction.
Specialized Expertise
Focused on Tax, Contract, Corporate, Customs, and International Trade Law, backed by decades of practical experience.
RECOGNITION
GARS Advogados has been recognized in the 2023/2024, 2025, and 2026 editions of Análise Advocacia and Análise Advocacia Regional – São Paulo. Our founding partner was also named among the Most Admired Lawyers in 2011, 2023/2024, 2025, and 2026 by Análise Advocacia 500 and Análise Advocacia Regional, in the International Trade category.
Carlos Eduardo
Garcia Ashikaga
Recognized among the Most Admired Lawyers in São Paulo and Brazil.
Análise Advocacia 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 e 2011.
Análise Advocacia Regional (São Paulo) 2026, 2025, 2024 e 2023.
GARS
Advogados
Recognized among the Most Admired Law Firms in São Paulo and Brazil.
Análise Advocacia 2026, 2025, 2024 e 2023.
Análise Advocacia Regional (São Paulo) 2026, 2025, 2024 e 2023.
