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Compliance and Investigation

TozziniFreire

Sao Paulo, Brazil
+55 (11) 5086-5000
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One of the pioneering and leading practices in Brazil, our Compliance & Investigation area is headed by seasoned professionals and is known for having an eye on global trends and in-depth knowledge of the legal landscape and best practices for managing compliance issues. Far more than anti-corruption experts, we approach problems with a commercial mindset, understanding, anticipating, and mitigating reputational risks to our clients. We represent clients in different sectors and industries. We are also recognized for our ability to understand and advise listed foreign multinationals and work in cross-border cases.
TozziniFreire has vast experience in acting for companies, boards of directors, and independent committees in preventing, identifying, and resolving compliance and potential violations of anti-corruption and anti-bribery statutes, as well as internal fraud cases. Our team has been involved in most of the largest-in-scale corporate investigations conducted in Brazil and is prepared to assist corporate clients facing governmental investigations, conducting internal investigations and representing them in non-trial resolutions, and designing strategies that safeguard their interests. Relying on TozziniFreire’s strong multidisciplinary culture, our compliance partners lead and coordinate teams to provide comprehensive service with a tailored and efficient approach.
Our services comprise:

  • Implementation, structuring, and review of compliance programs and integrity systems;
  • Compliance consulting in strategic corporate decisions, including for executive boards and C-level management;
  • Risk assessments;
  • Internal and government investigations, including complex cross-border investigations;
  • Investigations for multilateral development banks;
  • ABC and ESG due diligence;
  • Interaction with authorities in leniency agreement negotiation, cooperation with authorities and defense in administrative proceedings;
  • Crisis management;
  • Assistance in compliance matters.
Our Compliance and Investigation practice is led by partners Shin Jae Kim, Renata Muzzi, Giovanni Falcetta, and Karla Maeji, all CCEP, and CCEP-I by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE), who coordinate a group of experienced associates fully dedicated to compliance and investigation matters.
Their long-standing experience in the public and private sectors and involvement in high-profile cases combined with their different backgrounds, which encompass administrative misconduct, criminal, corporate, and litigation in general, made them the go-to advisors for sophisticated compliance issues.

Awards and Recognition

Chambers Global

We are Top Ranked in Chambers Global for Compliance as Band 1.

Chambers Brazil

Top Ranked in Chambers Brazil for Compliance as Band 1. Recognized in the Chambers Brazil Awards as the Law Firm of the Year for Compliance in 2023.

Legal 500

Legal 500 constantly recommends TozziniFreire as one of the best law firms in Latin America for Compliance.

Global Investigations Review

We are recommended as one of the Best 100 Worldwide Law Firms for Investigations by Global Investigations Review.

Latin Lawyer 250

Among the best 250 law firms in Latin America for White-Collar Crime and Compliance by Latin Lawyer 250 in several editions of the guide.

Leaders League

Our Compliance practice is recommended by Leaders League.

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE)

In 2006, we joined the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE), a North American member-based association for regulatory compliance professionals.

The Legal 500 Brazil Awards

Winners of the 20/21 edition of The Legal 500 Brazil Awards in the Compliance category.

GIR 40 Under 40 / GIR Women in Investigations

Partner Karla Lini Maeji was recommended by GIR 40 Under 40 in 2024. Partners Renata Muzzi and Shin Jae Kim have been recognized by the survey GIR Women in Investigations.

Chambers Brazil Awards

Recognized as the Law Firm of the Year in Compliance by Chambers Brazil Awards in 2025.

Leaders League

Winners of Brazil’s Leading Lawyers Awards 2024 for Best Law Firm in Compliance.