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KARLIS M. NOVICKIS

Partner

Compliance, Investigations, Technology, AI, Strategic Transactions, White Collar Criminal Law & Administrative Law

(Portuguese, English, Spanish)

+55 11 972 163 799

Professional Experience:

Karlis is a business-oriented legal advisor with a distinguished track record as external counsel, global and LATAM legal executive for major corporations, independent board member, and international lecturer.He has successfully led responses to complex corporate crises, managing legal, regulatory, and compliance challenges with strategic insight. Karlis advises senior leadership on high-stakes matters, prioritizing sustainable, systematized, and business-aligned outcomes.With a unique ability to navigate C-suite committees, senior and mid-level management, and cross-functional teams across jurisdictions, Karlis brings a multidimensional perspective shaped by his experience in both public and private sectors.His background includes roles in government (Petrobras and the Brazilian Army), academia (legal and compliance), in-house legal and compliance leadership (including business administration and corporate security), external legal practice (street and corporate crimes), and the non-profit sector. This diverse expertise enables Karlis to craft innovative, effective solutions to complex corporate challenges in dynamic regulatory environments

Highlights

  • One of the 10 most admired lawyers in Compliance in Brazil - Compliance On Top 2024 (LEC & Vittore).

  • Most Admired Lawyer in Brazil Analysis 500 - Compliance (Análise 500) - 4th time

  • One of the 10 most admired lawyers in Compliance in Brazil - Compliance On Top 2023 (LEC & Vittore)

  • Most Admired Lawyer in Brazil Analysis 500 - Compliance (Análise 500) - 3rd time

  • Most Admired Lawyer in Brazil Analysis 500 - Compliance and Maritime sectors - 2nd time

  • Most Admired Lawyer in Brazil Analysis 500 - Compliance (Análise 500)

  • Honorary Consul of Latvia in São Paulo

Education

  • Master's student in Business Administration – FEA/USP 

  • Special credit postgrad stricto sensu - Business internationalization - FEA/USP

  • Special credit postgrad stricto sensu - Contemporary Criminal Law - Law/US

  • Postgraduate studies in business administration – CBA – Insper/SP

  • Compliance & Ethics Academy – Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics – SCCE

  • LLM in Economic criminal Law – IBCCrim & Law School of Coimbra, Portugal

  • LLM in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedural Law – PUC/SP – COGEAE

  • J.D. (Law Degree), Mackenzie University SP

  • Infantry Lieutenant – Reserve Officers Center of the Brazilian Army – CPOR/SP

Selected Publications and Speaking Engagements

  • Interview, FIESP: Risks and Effectiveness of Integrity and Compliance Programs

  • Interview, LEC: The Compliance Officer of the Future: Generalist or Specialist?

  • Interview, Record News Television:  Americanas Case: Understand How Fraud Occurs in Corporate Environments

  • Interview, R7 – Record Television: "Around 5% of companies' revenue is exposed to fraud," says expert.

  • Speaker at the symposium hosted by the São Paulo Municipal Court of Accounts, addressing compliance in corporate ethics and public administration

  • Speaker at the event hosted by the Office of the Comptroller General of Brazil (CGU): "Agenda Transparency and Integrity – A Public-Private Relationship" (focused on the private sector)

  • Speaker of the course IDP: Implementation of Compliance and Risk Management, Short Course.

  • Speaker at the event “Leniency Agreements Forum | Risks and Alternatives”

  • Co-Author Book - Parameterized Risk Analysis 2.0: Risk Governance

Affiliations and other credentials

  • UN Global Compact Anti-Corruption Council

Professional Experience:

Karlis is a business-oriented legal advisor with a distinguished track record as external counsel, global and LATAM legal executive for major corporations, independent board member, and international lecturer.
He has successfully led responses to complex corporate crises, managing legal, regulatory, and compliance challenges with strategic insight. Karlis advises senior leadership on high-stakes matters, prioritizing sustainable, systematized, and business-aligned outcomes.
With a unique ability to navigate C-suite committees, senior and mid-level management, and cross-functional teams across jurisdictions, Karlis brings a multidimensional perspective shaped by his experience in both public and private sectors.
His background includes roles in government (Petrobras and the Brazilian Army), academia (legal and compliance), in-house legal and compliance leadership (including business administration and corporate security), external legal practice (street and corporate crimes), and the non-profit sector. This diverse expertise enables Karlis to craft innovative, effective solutions to complex corporate challenges in dynamic regulatory environments

Highlights

  • One of the 10 most admired lawyers in Compliance in Brazil - Compliance On Top 2024 (LEC & Vittore).

  • Most Admired Lawyer in Brazil Analysis 500 - Compliance (Análise 500) - 4th time

  • One of the 10 most admired lawyers in Compliance in Brazil - Compliance On Top 2023 (LEC & Vittore)

  • Most Admired Lawyer in Brazil Analysis 500 - Compliance (Análise 500) - 3rd time

  • Most Admired Lawyer in Brazil Analysis 500 - Compliance and Maritime sectors - 2nd time

  • Most Admired Lawyer in Brazil Analysis 500 - Compliance (Análise 500)

  • Honorary Consul of Latvia in São Paulo

Education

  • Master's student in Business Administration – FEA/USP 

  • Special credit postgrad stricto sensu - Business internationalization - FEA/USP

  • Special credit postgrad stricto sensu - Contemporary Criminal Law - Law/US

  • Postgraduate studies in business administration – CBA – Insper/SP

  • Compliance & Ethics Academy – Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics – SCCE

  • LLM in Economic criminal Law – IBCCrim & Law School of Coimbra, Portugal

  • LLM in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedural Law – PUC/SP – COGEAE

  • J.D. (Law Degree), Mackenzie University SP

  • Infantry Lieutenant – Reserve Officers Center of the Brazilian Army – CPOR/SP

Selected Publications and Speaking Engagements

  • Interview, FIESP: Risks and Effectiveness of Integrity and Compliance Programs

  • Interview, LEC: The Compliance Officer of the Future: Generalist or Specialist?

  • Interview, Record News Television:  Americanas Case: Understand How Fraud Occurs in Corporate Environments

  • Interview, R7 – Record Television: "Around 5% of companies' revenue is exposed to fraud," says expert.

  • Speaker at the symposium hosted by the São Paulo Municipal Court of Accounts, addressing compliance in corporate ethics and public administration

  • Speaker at the event hosted by the Office of the Comptroller General of Brazil (CGU): "Agenda Transparency and Integrity – A Public-Private Relationship" (focused on the private sector)

  • Speaker of the course IDP: Implementation of Compliance and Risk Management, Short Course.

  • Speaker at the event “Leniency Agreements Forum | Risks and Alternatives”

  • Co-Author Book - Parameterized Risk Analysis 2.0: Risk Governance

Affiliations and other credentials

  • UN Global Compact Anti-Corruption Council

Professional Experience:

Karlis is a business-oriented legal advisor with a distinguished track record as external counsel, global and LATAM legal executive for major corporations, independent board member, and international lecturer.
He has successfully led responses to complex corporate crises, managing legal, regulatory, and compliance challenges with strategic insight. Karlis advises senior leadership on high-stakes matters, prioritizing sustainable, systematized, and business-aligned outcomes.
With a unique ability to navigate C-suite committees, senior and mid-level management, and cross-functional teams across jurisdictions, Karlis brings a multidimensional perspective shaped by his experience in both public and private sectors.
His background includes roles in government (Petrobras and the Brazilian Army), academia (legal and compliance), in-house legal and compliance leadership (including business administration and corporate security), external legal practice (street and corporate crimes), and the non-profit sector. This diverse expertise enables Karlis to craft innovative, effective solutions to complex corporate challenges in dynamic regulatory environments

Highlights

  • One of the 10 most admired lawyers in Compliance in Brazil - Compliance On Top 2024 (LEC & Vittore).

  • Most Admired Lawyer in Brazil Analysis 500 - Compliance (Análise 500) - 4th time

  • One of the 10 most admired lawyers in Compliance in Brazil - Compliance On Top 2023 (LEC & Vittore)

  • Most Admired Lawyer in Brazil Analysis 500 - Compliance (Análise 500) - 3rd time

  • Most Admired Lawyer in Brazil Analysis 500 - Compliance and Maritime sectors - 2nd time

  • Most Admired Lawyer in Brazil Analysis 500 - Compliance (Análise 500)

  • Honorary Consul of Latvia in São Paulo

Education

  • Master's student in Business Administration – FEA/USP 

  • Special credit postgrad stricto sensu - Business internationalization - FEA/USP

  • Special credit postgrad stricto sensu - Contemporary Criminal Law - Law/US

  • Postgraduate studies in business administration – CBA – Insper/SP

  • Compliance & Ethics Academy – Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics – SCCE

  • LLM in Economic criminal Law – IBCCrim & Law School of Coimbra, Portugal

  • LLM in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedural Law – PUC/SP – COGEAE

  • J.D. (Law Degree), Mackenzie University SP

  • Infantry Lieutenant – Reserve Officers Center of the Brazilian Army – CPOR/SP

Selected Publications and Speaking Engagements

  • Interview, FIESP: Risks and Effectiveness of Integrity and Compliance Programs

  • Interview, LEC: The Compliance Officer of the Future: Generalist or Specialist?

  • Interview, Record News Television:  Americanas Case: Understand How Fraud Occurs in Corporate Environments

  • Interview, R7 – Record Television: "Around 5% of companies' revenue is exposed to fraud," says expert.

  • Speaker at the symposium hosted by the São Paulo Municipal Court of Accounts, addressing compliance in corporate ethics and public administration

  • Speaker at the event hosted by the Office of the Comptroller General of Brazil (CGU): "Agenda Transparency and Integrity – A Public-Private Relationship" (focused on the private sector)

  • Speaker of the course IDP: Implementation of Compliance and Risk Management, Short Course.

  • Speaker at the event “Leniency Agreements Forum | Risks and Alternatives”

  • Co-Author Book - Parameterized Risk Analysis 2.0: Risk Governance

Affiliations and other credentials

  • UN Global Compact Anti-Corruption Council

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