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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Flávia Leardini, Paula Moreira Indalecio, Rogério Taffarello and Philippe Alves do Nascimento Mattos Filho Mattos Filho has a white-collar crime department that advises companies, executives and board mem - bers on a wide range of criminal matters. The firm’s team has a deep understanding of the various as - pects of criminal law and criminal prosecution, as
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Flávia Leardini is a partner at Mattos Filho and specialises in tax fraud and money laundering cases. She advises domestic and international clients on litigation matters within complex economic and corporate criminal law
Rogério Taffarello has extensive experience in corporate criminal
litigation, having defended local and foreign individuals and companies in many of Brazil’s major criminal investigations and proceedings over the last 20 years. He is currently a member of the São Paulo State Bar Association’s (OAB-SP) Attorney Privilege Council, as well as a former member of its Criminal Procedural Law Committee. Rogério is also a guest professor for undergraduate and postgraduate criminal and procedural law courses at various Brazilian institutions. He has been ranked among Brazil’s leading white-collar lawyers by Chambers and Partners.
cases, especially those involving tax crimes, corruption, crimes against capital markets, and money laundering. She also has experience interning at a Washington, DC law firm, where she focused on cross-border criminal cases and corporate investigations, working on the defence of Brazilian and foreign clients before the US Department of Justice. Flávia is ranked by Chambers and Partners Brazil.
Paula Moreira Indalecio is a criminal lawyer with over 20 years’ experience. She works with both domestic and international clients on advisory and litigation matters concerning highly complex white-collar crime cases
Philippe Alves do Nascimento is a partner at Mattos Filho with extensive experience in white-collar criminal defence. He was formerly a partner at a highly regarded boutique Brazilian firm specialising in criminal law, where
across a wide range of industries, particularly those involving technology and security-related issues. Paula holds postgraduate degrees in Corporate Criminal Law and in European and Economic Criminal Law, and she obtained an LLM in Capital and Financial Markets Law from IBMEC São Paulo (now known as Insper). Paula is ranked by Chambers and Partners Brazil.
he contributed to the co-ordination of defence and settlement strategies in the Lava Jato investigation. Philippe has a PhD from the University of São Paulo Law School, and he is a visiting professor in a number of graduate courses in Brazil, where he regularly lectures on securities crimes, corporate crimes and other courses related to his field of expertise.
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