Melody Furman

Melody is an Associate in the High Net Worth and International Tax team. She is a dually qualified solicitor in England and Wales and Brazil and advises on a wide range of wealth and succession planning and tax matters, with focus on international tax elements.

Key highlights

Melody is an experienced associate solicitor with a strong background in international tax planning.

Melody is also the author of a book on tax treaty abuse and the Principal Purpose Test rule (Arraes, 2022) and has contributed several book chapters and articles on tax matters. She also served as an adjunct lecturer at universities.

Melody holds two master’s degrees in international taxation: an MSc from PUC-MG, where she was ranked first in the entrance examination and received a government-funded scholarship for academic excellence (CAPES), and an LLM from Bournemouth University, where she was awarded an academic excellence scholarship.

Publications

• Furman, M (2022). Treaty abuse and the PPT rule, Arraes
• Furman, M & Godoi, M (2025). The Brazilian Reform of Transfer Pricing Rules: Complying With the OECD’s Standards. Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Iuridica.
• Furman, M & Godoi, M (2024). An Analysis of the Principal Purpose Test Rule and the General Anti-Abuse Rules Contained in the Brazil-Poland Double Taxation Convention. Tax Law Quarterly
• Furman, M & Godoi, M (2018). Can the States and the Federal District levy the State and Gift Tax in International Situations.