Luiz Santiago > Tauil & Chequer Advogados > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Tauil & Chequer Advogados Offices
AV JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK 1455
5TH, 6TH AND 7TH FLOORS
04543-011 SÃO PAULO, SP
Brazil
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Luiz Santiago
Position
Luiz Santiago is an associate in the Anti-Corruption & Compliance practice of Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown in the Rio de Janeiro office.
Career
He joined the firm in 2016 from one of the most traditional and prestigious criminal litigation boutiques in Brazil, where he represented clients in bid rigging, tax evasion, environmental crimes, as well as money laundering investigations and prosecutions. He has also represented clients in criminal proceedings in the Superior Courts and in large-scale police investigations.
Luiz has experience in civil and criminal investigations and enforcement actions, internal investigations, negotiations with public authorities, due diligence proceedings, developing and implementing compliance programs, criminal investigations and litigation, and general queries regarding Brazilian and foreign anticorruption and criminal legislation, notably the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act.
He has represented local and foreign clients in complex anticorruption & fraud civil, administrative, and criminal investigations and litigation, local and cross-border M&A transactions with exposure to Brazilian and foreign anticorruption legislation, allegations of breach of anticorruption obligations, and remediation plans involving criminal and other liabilities generally related to criminal wrongdoing.
Luiz graduated magna cum laude from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, in Rio de Janeiro, and earned his LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School, where he received the Dean Scholar’s Prize for outstanding performance in Complex Federal Investigations.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish
Memberships
Professor, Anticorruption & Compliance Post-graduate Program – Fundação Getúlio Vargas.
Lecturer, The Constitutional Development of the Death Penalty in the United States – Fundação Getúlio Vargas, 2014.
Lecturer, “Deciphering the Mensalão” – Fundação Getúlio Vargas, 2012
Education
Harvard Law School, LL.M., 2021
Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV/RJ, Bachelor in Law, 2014
Harvard Law School, Exchange Student, 2013.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Compliance
Tauil & Chequer Advogados
‘is a top choice for any compliance and investigations matter in Brazil’. Some of the country’s largest companies and several international household names in the technology, infrastructure and energy sectors, among others, turn to the firm for assistance in internal investigations, administrative liability proceedings and in the review and enhancement of their compliance programmes. Former Attorney-General of Brazil Luis Inácio Lucena Adams, who is based in Brasília, heads the practice alongside Michel Sancovski in São Paulo, ‘a seasoned expert who can easily handle the most complex and sophisticated cases‘, including cross-border investigations which require cooperation with Brazilian and US authorities. Key support is offered by a strong team of associates: Maria Eugenia Kanazawa has extensive experience in anti-corruption and tax-related compliance matters; Marcelo Ramos Leite is singled out for his track record in internal investigations; and Rio de Janeiro-based Luiz Santiago focuses on enforcement actions, investigations and due diligence. All practitioners sit in the São Paulo office, unless stated otherwise.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Compliance
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Environment
- Public law
- Real estate
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Projects and infrastructure
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Labour and employment
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation