About

Roberta Codignoto is the head of legal and compliance, Latin America, for Staples, and has accumulated over 19 years as a legal counsel. She leads the Staples legal team in Brazil and is able to rely on a team that instils a great deal of confidence in its business partners when approaching all complex legal matters faced by the business. Established in 1985, Staples is an American multinational office supply retailing corporation, with over 1,500 stores in North America and over the years has worked hard to establish a powerful brand across the world. The Brazilian legal function has taken on responsibilities for compliance related matters and monitoring and implementing of internal policies, furthermore being central to the enforcement of the code of ethics as well as performing ethics investigations when needed. Wearing several hats at once the team serves as a legal knowledge centre within the human resources areas, ensuring compliance with labour laws as well as risk mapping, analysis and preparation of legal documents, internal policies and disciplinary sanctions.