Who We Are

We defend individuals and corporations in judicial and administrative proceedings at the State and Federal levels, in matters involving criminal, torts and corporate law.

It is our mission to perform our work under the highest standards and to strongly dedicate ourselves to our clients’ matters, interests and concerns, with whom we work in a transparent and ethical way.

We appreciate to know in depth our clients’ cases, in a way that we can design and advance the best defense to their causes.

To the end of fully meeting our clients needs, we also work with other law professionals specialized in other legal areas who complement our own specialties.

When necessary, we are also keen and very experienced to work with professionals specialized in working as digital or medical experts and/or public relation officers.

We are experienced lawyers who have worked in various Brazilian States and in the Federal District, which makes us able to work in any Brazilian city. We also have worked in cases abroad, being able to craft legal solutions to Brazilian Cases in view and taking into consideration foreign law.

We are objective, in our work and relationships, very much aware that we live in a world that got used to frequently reducing the spaces of time.

As institution, our firm incentives that our professionals are constantly updating themselves, and our regular publications reflect this aspect of our practice.

Finally, given our boutique model of practice, we aim to prioritize cases which involve sensitive matters to our clients.

Our Practice

We defend and assist individuals and companies who are under State or Federal criminal investigation or facing criminal charges/indictments.
We also advise clients in preventing criminal liability and in any compliance matters.

We defend and assist individuals and companies who are under State or Federal criminal investigation or facing criminal charges/indictments. We also advise clients in preventing criminal liability and in any compliance matters.

In our experience, we have already handled very different matters and cite a few above.

  • Crimes against life (murder and assault)
  • Crimes against liberty (extorsion and modern forms of slavery)
  • Crimes against the honor (defamation)
  • Crimes against property (embezzlement and theft)
  • Crimes against public health
  • Crimes against sexual dignity
  • Crimes against public faith (false statements in general)
  • Crimes against the public administration (corruption)
  • Crimes against the administration of justice
  • Crimes against the financial system
  • Crimes against the stocks market
  • Crimes against consumer protection
  • Drug related offenses
  • Money laundering offenses
  • Environmental crimes
  • Tax evasion
  • Traffic crimes

We also have worked with Brazilian and other countries clients who were facing FCPA charges, clients who were victims of crimes and had to track assets around foreign jurisdictions.

We represent individuals and companies in several types of State administrative inquiries and also in Federal and State Congress committees.

White-Collar and Criminal Law

We defend and assist individuals and companies who are under State or Federal criminal investigation or facing criminal charges/indictments. We also advise clients in preventing criminal liability and in any compliance matters.

In our experience, we have already handled very different matters and cite a few above.

  • Crimes against life (murder and assault)
  • Crimes against liberty (extorsion and modern forms of slavery)
  • Crimes against the honor (defamation)
  • Crimes against property (embezzlement and theft)
  • Crimes against public health
  • Crimes against sexual dignity
  • Crimes against public faith (false statements in general)
  • Crimes against the public administration (corruption)
  • Crimes against the administration of justice
  • Crimes against the financial system
  • Crimes against the stocks market
  • Crimes against consumer protection
  • Drug related offenses
  • Money laundering offenses
  • Environmental crimes
  • Tax evasion
  • Traffic crimes

We also have worked with Brazilian and other countries clients who were facing FCPA charges, clients who were victims of crimes and had to track assets around foreign jurisdictions.

Civil Litigation

We represent individuals and companies in several types of State administrative inquiries and also in Federal and State Congress committees.

Team

Fernando Barboza Dias

Background:

Studying Masters at Universidade de São Paulo
LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law, 2017
Specialization Course at Fundação Getúlio Vargas/SP, 2014
J.D. at PUC/SP, 2010

Languages:

English and basic Spanish and French

Luiz Felipe Scherf Bordon

Background:

J.D. at Universidade de São Paulo (2020)