Flávia Leardini > Mattos Filho > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Mattos Filho Offices
Al. Joaquim Eugênio de Lima, 447
São Paulo, SP, CEP 01403-001
Brazil
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Flávia Leardini
Work Department
White Collar Crime; Corporate Investigations
Position
Partner
Career
Flávia advises domestic and international clients on litigation matters within complex economic and corporate criminal law cases, especially those involving tax crimes, corruption, crimes against capital markets and money laundering. She previously interned at a US law firm in Washington, DC with a strong background in transnational criminal cases and corporate investigations, working on the defense of Brazilian and foreign clients before the US Department of Justice.
Flávia is a specialist in tax fraud and money laundering, with a degree from the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), and also serves as an assistant course coordinator at the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences (IBCCrim).
Languages
Portuguese and English
Education
Bachelor of Laws – Mackenzie Presbyterian University;
Postgraduate degree in Economic and European Criminal Law – University of Coimbra (Portugal);
Postgraduate degree in Criminal Law – Escola Superior do Ministério Público do Estado de São Paulo;
Specialization in Tax Fraud and Money Laundering – Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain).
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > White-collar crime and investigations
(Next Generation Partners)Underpinned by a full-service structure, the white-collar crime team at Mattos Filho
combines its multidisciplinary expertise with a deep knowledge of litigation to provide corporate clients and individuals with assistance in investigations and judicial proceedings. On the litigation front, the team represents clients before state and federal courts in Brazil in cases concerning tax, bankruptcy and securities fraud and environmental crimes, and is also well versed in state and federal police criminal investigations. In the advisory space, the team conducts risk assessments on M&A transactions and works with prosecutors in the context of leniency agreements. Rogério Fernando Taffarello is an important contact for criminal investigations and contentious proceedings, while Flávia Guimarães Leardini is the go-to for tax and securities crimes, corruption and money laundering cases. Paula Moreira Indalecio‘s strength lies in matters pertaining to fraud, environmental crimes and cybercrimes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Brazil > White-collar crime and investigations
- White-collar crime and investigations Brazil
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Customs
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Insurance
- Labour and employment
- Tax > Tax litigation
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Projects and infrastructure
- City focus - Brasilia > Public law and regulation
- Real estate
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Wealth and succession planning
- White-collar crime and investigations