Rubens has extensive experience as an international speaker. His most recent presentations were: "The Role of the Tax Advisor in an 'Artificially Intelligent', Fully Transparent, Post-BEPS World" (Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats - AIJA, Malta, 2020); "Sales Channels - Opportunities and Challenges for Your Business" (School-Company Integration Center - CIEE and Trevisan School of Business, São Paulo, SP, 2019); “U.S. Proposed Tax Reforms – International Impacts” (American Bar Association, Section of International Law – ABA-SIL, Fall Meeting, Miami, FL, 2017); “The Structuring of Assets in a Tax Transparent Environment: How to Face Current and Future International Transparency Requirements” (ABA-SIL, Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2017); “In the Driver's Seat: Tax in M&A Transactions” (AIJA, Kitzbühel, 2015); “Taxation and Free Trade Zones in Brazil” (Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Spain, Madrid, 2015); (“BEPS Report - Reflexes in Brazil” (AIJA, Lausanne, 2014); “Practical Issues Relating to Compliance with FATCA” (AIJA, Buenos Aires, 2013); “Tax Substitution of ICMS” (Commercial Association of São Paulo, São Paulo, 2013); “Payroll Taxation” (AIJA, Barcelona, 2012); “Minimizing Tax Burden and Still Remaining a Model Citizen When Relocation is Not an Option” (AIJA, Davos, 2012); “Taxation in Brazil and Tax Incentives for Projects in Infrastructure” (AIJA, Amsterdam, 2011); “Taxation in Brazil - A Brief Scenario” (Trade Mission to Benelux, 2008).​

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Rubens is co-author of the books “Direct Sales: Legal Concepts” (Ed. Trevisan, 2018); “Tax Planning” (Ed. Quartier Latin, 2004), “ISS – Complimentary Law 116/2003” (Ed. Jurua, 2004), “Tax Reflections of the New Bankruptcy Law” (Ed. MP, 2005) and “Tax Law Course of the Paulista Association of Tax Studies – APET” (Ed. MP, 2005). He is also author of the articles “ISS - Legal Antinomy and Double Taxation” (Dialectic Journal of Tax Law nº. 87), “Legal Nature of PIS and COFINS Calculated under the ‘Non-Cumulative’ Regime” (Dialectic Journal of Tax Law nº 115”, “Legal System and Economic Development: the Quest for Efficiency and the Brazilian Case” (FAAP’s School of Management’s Strategic Review, Volume 9, No. 8), “Notes on the IPI Credits” (website Migalhas, 2003)," New Tax-Social Security Rules: the Impact of Provisory Measure 83 on the Pocket and Routine of the Companies” (co-authorship with Thais Folgosi Françoso - website Migalhas, 2004), “Manaus Free Trade Zone. PIS and COFINS Exemption on Income Arising from Internal Sales of Inputs and Its Effects on the Calculation of the PIS Credits”(co-authorship with Celso Ricardo Pereira dos Santos- website Migalhas, 2004), “Definition by Negative” (Migalhas, Tributário.Net, and Fiscosoft websites, 2007), “About the SAT and the FAP” (Fiscosoft website, 2010), “The Leasing Comeback and the Business Purpose” (Fiscosoft website, 2011), “FATCA and CRS Compliance: Brazil’s Trend Towards Automatic Exchange of Information” (U.S.-China Law Review, David Publishing, 2015), and "How Will Brazilian CFCs Respond to the TCJA?" (Tax Notes International, 2019).

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Rubens also held the positions of President of the Tax Law Commission of the International Association of Young Lawyers – AIJA (2015-2017), General Counsel of the Belgium-Luxembourg-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry – BELGALUX (2012-2014), member of the Advisory Council of the São Paulo Association of Tax Studies – APET (2004-2014), and member of the International Fiscal Association – IFA (2016-2018). He served as Professor of Banking Law at the FAAP School of Business Administration (2010-2012) and as Attorney-Advisor of the Legal Advice Clinic of the Business Law School of São Paulo – Direito GV (2008).

Mr. Scharlack is allowed to practice in Brazil and Florida (U.S.A.).

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Education:

J.D., Cum Laude, University of Miami School of Law

LL.M., Taxation, University of Miami School of Law

M.B.A., Armando Álvares Penteado Foundation

LL.B., University of São Paulo School of Law