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Brazil 2016

Maria Izabel Cardozo

Legal Director | Philip Morris Brazil

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Maria Izabel Cardozo

Legal Director | Philip Morris Brazil

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Maria Izabel Cardozo is legal director at American tobacco company Philip Morris’ Brazilian affiliate, a role in which she provides full legal support to the company and manages the department with a view to developing her people and encouraging a culture of high-performance. Closely involved with the formation and implementation of company plans, Cardozo is included during every strategic matter affecting the business, especially with respect to the regulatory and competitive landscape and tax regime, which affects the tobacco industry in a major way. An important part of her role is reviewing policies and agreements according to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) rules and local anti-bribery laws, delivering training and producing risk assessments for colleagues. Cardozo also manages the legal budget, attempting to use outside counsel in an efficient, cost-effective manner whilst remaining on top of any relevant litigation. Utilising an unorthodox approach to go above and beyond the expected, Cardozo has used multifunctional tools, economics and statistics to assess risk and address business needs. The reduction of bureaucracy and developing an online contracts management system also proves Cardozo’s willingness to remodel and improve processes when necessary. Coming to Philip Morris after a long stint in private practice at Pinheiro Neto Advogados, Cardozo’s career has been filled with a rich mixture of in-house and law firm experience that spans over 20 years and contributes to her ability to provide wise legal guidance and strategically-minded thinking to the organisation.

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