Relevant experience
Leandro leads the Canadian Mining & Metals Tax practice and has over 20 years of experience advising international mining companies on tax accounting, tax compliance and tax consulting matters including provincial / territorial mining taxation, tax audits, tax planning, corporate reorganizations, financial / tax modeling and financing structures.
Leandro has also been responsible for leading global client service teams in providing tax advice to mining companies primarily in Canada and the Latin America region.
As part of his specialization in mining Leandro has consulted on various mining tax issues related to mergers and acquisitions and classification of expenditures for tax purposes. Leandro has significant experience with the mining tax legislation in several provinces and territories including Quebec, British Columbia, Ontario and Nunavut.
Leandro started his career in Brazil and spent 6 years practicing Brazilian and international taxation before moving to Toronto. Given his background and mining specialization Leandro has much experience in dealing with tax regimes in several Latin America countries including Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Peru.
Qualifications
· CICA Reorganization course, 2013
· Certified Public Accountant (USA), 2009
· CICA In-Depth Tax course, levels I, II and III
· Master in Tax Law (Brazilian and International taxation), Fundacao Getulio Vargas, 2004 (Brazil)
· Bachelor Arts, Business Administration, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2000 (Brazil)
Presentations
Leandro has conducted numerous internal and external seminars focused on Canadian mining taxes, tax technical and tax accounting in the mining sector and tax regimes in certain jurisdictions in Latin America.