Juliana Daniel > Lefosse Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Lefosse Advogados fields a specialised compliance, investigations and white-collar crime practice, launched in 2019, with ‘extensive experience in complex cases‘ and investigations concerning allegations of fraud, money laundering, tax evasion and environmental crime. The group demonstrates particularly strong capabilities in preventive matters and crisis management, and also excels in the negotiation of plea bargain agreements with the Brazilian authorities. Following her tenure on the Petrobras Integrity Board Committee, the ‘exceptional‘ Adriana Dantas, who has a wealth of experience in compliance and internal investigations, joined in August 2022 with a group of associates, as a result of the incorporation of her former firm Adriana Dantas Advogados. The team was further strengthened by the addition of corporate criminal law expert Marcelo Ribeiro in January 2023, who was previously at the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office; he is skilled in multi-jurisdictional investigations and proceedings related to corruption, money laundering, economic and tax crime. Juliana Daniel is especially active in government enforcement actions and internal investigations. Associates Astrid Lima Rocha and Marina Nicolosi are other names to note for compliance and white-collar crime mandates.

Bringing together expertise in compliance, white-collar crime and public law, Lefosse Advogados is well positioned to advise Brazilian and international companies in merger control and conduct cases. Co-head José Carlos Berardo handles contentious and non-contentious matters in this space, ranging from merger filings to cartel cases, leniency agreements and investigations concerning abuse of dominant positions, while fellow co-leader Juliana Daniel specialises in anti-competitive conduct investigations, with a special emphasis on cartels and collusive practices. Also noted, associate Marília Avila is experienced in cross-border mergers and in the structuring of compliance programmes, and Elen Lizas assists with the notification of national and cross-border transactions to the Brazilian Competition Authority. The group was strengthened by the arrival of renowned competition partners Paola Pugliese and Milena Mundim from Demarest Advogados in April 2023. Isabela Martins joined from Inglez, Werneck, Ramos, Cury e Françolin Advogados (IWRCF) in July 2022, while Paula Baqueiro and Diego Matos arrived from CADE in summer 2022.

‘Specialised and business-orientated‘ Lefosse Advogados combines expertise in compliance, white-collar crime, competition and antitrust matters to provide a multi-faceted service to companies from a variety of industries. The firm’s compliance capabilities were bolstered by the arrival of renowned expert Adriana Dantas in August 2022, who joined from her own boutique firm; internal investigations, crisis management and the design, implementation, and monitoring of compliance programmes are among her key legal specialisms. The practice was further strengthened by the addition of Marcelo Ribeiro from the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office in 2023, ‘who is also extremely qualified and active in the market‘. The recent expansion of the compliance department has allowed for an increased intake of matters, such as independent monitorships, representations before the World Bank sanctioning system, and administrative sanctioning procedures before the CGU. Drawing on the firm’s strong profile in the M&A market, the group is also a well-regarded choice for integrity due diligences in the context of corporate transactions. This is a key area of focus for senior associate Astrid Lima Rocha. Another key partner in the team is Juliana Daniel, who advises on internal investigations and the structuring of corporate ethics programmes.