Mr Pedro Simões > Veirano Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Veirano Advogados Offices

Veirano Advogados
AV BRIGADEIRO FARIA LIMA ,3477
16º ANDAR – SÃO PAULO
SP 04538-133
Brazil
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Mr Pedro Simões

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+55 11 2313 5796 pedro.simoes@veirano.com.br View profile

Work Department

Compliance & Investigations; White-Collar Defense

Position

Partner

Career

Pedro Simões is a partner at Veirano Advogados and integrates the White-Collar Defense and Compliance & Investigations practices. With over 10 years of outstanding corporate criminal law and compliance work, he brings deep experience in economic criminal law, defending the interests of Brazilian and foreign companies in cases involving capital markets offenses, crimes against the public administration, tax crimes and environmental crimes. Pedro is highly specialized in money laundering prevention, defending clients before Brazilian entities, such as COAF (Council for Financial Activities Control), CVM/BSM (Securities and Exchange Commission/B3 Market Supervision) and BACEN (Central Bank of Brazil).

In the compliance arena, Pedro advises on structuring integrity and compliance programs, encompassing topics such as money laundering prevention, corruption and private fraud prevention and personal data management.

He coordinated some of the most significant internal investigations resulting from “Operation Car Wash”, taking part in domestic and international investigations and due diligences in the oil and gas, education, life sciences, luxury market, art market and civil construction industries, among others.

Having worked at renowned Brazilian law firms and ZELA Consulting, specializing in money laundering prevention and asset recovery, Pedro is a member of the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences (IBCCRIM), author of books on corporate criminal law, author of the blog AML Brazil – Anti-Money Laundering in Brazil and reviewer for Revista Brasileira de Ciências Criminais and the Brazilian Law Journal.

Languages

English, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

Memberships

  • ​Member of Instituto Brasileiro de Ciências Criminais
  • Reviewer for Revista Brasileira de Ciências Criminais and the Brazilian Law Journal

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy – PhD, Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 2023
  • Masters of Law (LLM), Criminal Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 2017
  • Exchange program in Economic Criminal Law form Freie Universität Berlin, 2014
  • LL.B, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 2014

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Compliance

Clients regularly choose the ‘very technical and knowledgeable‘ team at Veirano Advogados to assist with their compliance-related issues, including corporate investigations and enforcement proceedings before the Brazilian authorities. Noted for his international experience, Alberto Monteiro assists in high-profile internal investigations and is the key contact for anti-money laundering matters for clients from the retail, luxury goods and financial sectors. Vitor Jorge, whose areas of expertise include investigations, enforcement actions and prosecutions by domestic and foreign authorities, and Livia Gandara, a strong performer in investigations into corruption, fraud and corporate misconduct, stand out at the senior associate level. Former practice head Rafael Gimenes and Marta Saad left the firm in April 2023. Criminal law specialist Pedro Simões joined from Duarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra Advogados in May 2023.

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