He is an independent full member and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Monteiro Aranha S.A. He is a founding partner of the law firm Brigagão, Duque Estrada Advogados, a member of the Business Compliance Council of the Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro (ACRJ), and a Board member of ABRASCA. He also serves as a director at the Brazilian Association of Financial Law (ABDF), the Brazilian Association of Tax Law (ABRADT), the Center for Studies of Law Firms (CESA), the International Fiscal Association (IFA), the International Bar Association (IBA), and the Institute for International Taxation, Inc. (IITI). He was a professor of International Tax Law at PUC-Rio, where he also earned his law degree. Mr. Duque Estrada He is a regular contributor of technical papers and columns on tax matters, as well as a frequent speaker at tax conferences.