Areas of Expertise
Corporate criminal law
The firm works in criminal matters involving consulting and representing individuals and companies, with solutions designed to meet the demands of each client.
Our consulting services include:
- Advice on criminal risks related to the company, its managers and third parties. Criminal exposure assessment of new businesses and technologies (e.g., fintechs, insurtechs and startups in regulated markets).
- Due diligence on stressed assets to be acquired or traded by our clients, focusing on the analysis of legal and property risks arising from criminal and sanctioning processes.
- Drafting of legal opinions related to criminal matters of interest to our clients.
Our representation services include:
- Strategic criminal representation in cases of high relevance to our clients, including defense of executives and employees, as well as the company’s own interests in criminal proceedings.
- Negotiation of agreements with public authorities to resolve criminal or sanctioning demands (e.g. plea bargain, leniency agreements, conduct adjustment term, etc.).
- Criminal litigation for companies with less complex criminal claims, associated with the day-to-day business, including the preparation of requests for the initiation of an investigation, monitoring of criminal proceedings, depositions follow-up, responses to official letters from police or judicial authorities, defense of employees, among others.