Team

Sacha Calmon

Founder Partner

Academic Background

  • Graduated in Law and Social Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC/MG), 1965;
  • Ph.D in Law, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 1981.
  • Founder and Honorary President, Associação Brasileira de Direito Tributário (ABRADT);
  • President, Associação Brasileira de Direito Financeiro (ABDF);
  • Member, Academia Brasileira de Direito Tributário (ABDT);
  • Member, Conselho de Arbitragem, State of Minas Gerais;
  • Academic Member, Immortal Holder of Chair no 002, Patron Adam Smith, National Academia Nacional de Economia (ANE) (2007);
  • Member, Juridical Council, Fecomércio, São Paulo;
  • Member, Council of Chair Holders, Inst. Internacional de Estudos de Direito do Estado (IIEDE), Porto Alegre (2004);
  • Academic Member, Immortal Holder of Chair no 31, Patron Bernardino Augusto de Lima, Academia Mineira de Letras Jurídicas (2004);
  • Honorary Member, Inst. Brasileiro de Estudos de Direito (IBED), Recife (1996);
  • Honorary Member, Inst. Internacional de Direito Público e Empresarial (IDEPE), São Paulo (1995);
  • Member, International Fiscal Association (IFA);
  • Member, Associação Latino-Americana de Direito Tributário (ILADT);
  • Member, Academia de Letras Jurídicas, State of Minas Gerais;
  • Participation on the Editorial Board of more than 30 Law Journals published in Brazil;
  • Member, Associação Americana de Direito Tributário;
  • Lecturer, American Chamber of Commerce;
  • Columnist, “Estado de Minas” newspaper;
  • Columnist, “O Correio Braziliense” newspaper;
  • Former State Tax Agent, State of Minas Gerais;
  • Former Advisor, Secretary of Finance, State of Minas Gerais;
  • Former Chief-Attorney, Tax Department, State of Minas Gerais;
  • Former Federal Judge;
  • Former Professor of Tax Law, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC/MG);
  • Former Professor of Tax Law, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG);
  • Former Professor of Financial and Tax Law, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ);
  • Former director of the Attorneys’ Institute of the State of Minas Gerais;
  • Former Delegate, Brazilian Bar Association, State of Minas Gerais.
  • Commander Grade of the Santos Dumont Medal, Government of the State of Minas Gerais;
  • Order of Merit, Belo Horizonte Municipal Chamber (2008);
  • The Mário Behring Commendation, Masonic Grand Lodge of Minas Gerais (2008);
  • Análise Advocacia award, Tax Law, São Paulo (2007);
  • Order of merit, Accountant-General, State of Minas Gerais (2005);
  • Tax Lawyer of the Year, IOB (1980);
  • Leading Tax Lawyer in Brazil, indicated by the British publications “Chambers and Partners Latin America” 2012, 2013 and 2014, “Chambers Global” 2012, 2013 and 2014.