Mr Filipe Magliarelli > Cescon Barrieu > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Founded in 2019, the compliance, white-collar and investigations group at Cescon Barrieu, which works closely with other firm-wide practices, regularly assists corporate clients in the identification of criminal risks and structuring of strategies in the context of capital markets, tax and environmental infractions. Typical instructions for the group also include defending clients in allegations of white-collar crimes before state and federal courts. Since publication, former practice head Yuri Sahione has left the firm, while compliance, white-collar crime and investigations specialist Filipe Magliarelli joined from KLA Advogados, effective as of January 2024.

Bringing together expertise in compliance, antitrust, labour and data protection, the multidisciplinary practice at Cescon Barrieu has considerable experience in the creation of anti-corruption and compliance programmes. The team, which often collaborates with the firm’s M&A specialists, is well positioned to handle due diligence to assess compliance risks in the context of acquisitions and other corporate transactions. On the contentious front, the group acts in litigation and in negotiations with administrative authorities. Dedicated to anti-corruption and money laundering issues, practice head Luciano Inácio De Souza, who is based in Brasília, takes the lead on internal investigations and due diligence exercises. Since publication, former co-head Yuri Sahione has left the firm, while white-collar crime and investigations specialist Filipe Magliarelli joined from KLA Advogados, effective as of January 2024.