With a main focus on anti-corruption and money laundering matters, the compliance team at Azevedo Sette Advogados handles risk assessments, due diligence and internal investigations. The team continues to count large corporate names operating in a variety of sectors among its client roster. The highly regarded Isabel Franco oversees the department alongside Glaucia Ferreira and Luiz Eduardo Salles. Franco excels in investigations, risk assessments and whistleblower-related mandates; Ferreira is the name to note for possible violations of anti-corruption legislation; and Salles brings expertise in competition and antitrust-related issues. At the associate level, Viviane Prospero Joao and Lucas Mandelbaum Bianchini are both notable individuals for anti-corruption and anti-bribery due diligence.
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‘Isabel Franco who leads the practice is the preeminent name in the field. Her experience including knowledge of how prosecutors and businesses operate in Brazil as well as her steadfastness in pursuing investigations have made her the go-to person in Brazil.’
‘Isabel Franco has extraordinary knowledge and judgment gained from years of experience. Her contacts within Brazilian society and ability to interact both in Brazilian and American cultures make her indispensable in many situations.’
Key clients
- Amazon
- Santo Antonio Energia S.A.
- Dover Corporation
- Fundação Renova
- LATAM Airlines Group S.A.
- Tiffany & Co.
- SNC Lavalin
- Bunge North America
- Hugo Boss
- Whirlpool Corporation
Work highlights
- Conducts all anti-bribery and anti-corruption due diligence on targets that Bunge North America intends to buy in Brazil.
- Retained by LATAM to conduct several risk assessments in the area of anti-bribery and anti-corruption.
- Retained by Tiffany & Co. to assist with all its needs in the areas of compliance, investigations, anti-money laundering, and white- collar crime.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Isabel Franco; Glaucia Ferreira
Other key lawyers
Luiz Eduardo Salles; Viviane Prospero Joao; Lucas Mandelbaum Biacchini