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Practices & Industries

Our practice areas address complex legal challenges by combining regulatory expertise, innovation, and integrity for national and global companies.

  • We help companies build and implement AI governance frameworks aligned with international standards and emerging legal expectations and regulations. Our advisory covers the entire lifecycle of AI development, deployment and monitoring – from early design and risk mapping to model oversight, contractual safeguards, and public accountability.
    We assist both local and global clients in structuring their internal policies and documentation practices to ensure responsible and transparent AI use. Our team combines legal and corporate governance rigor with deep technical fluency, helping clients anticipate regulatory developments and stakeholder trends, while protecting business agility.
    We also advise on cross-border AI governance and compliance strategies, data governance, algorithmic decision-making, explainability requirements, and ethical considerations. Whether developing proprietary tools or integrating third-party AI systems, clients rely on us to address real-world legal exposure — even in jurisdictions where AI regulation is still emerging.
    In Latin America, we assist international companies seeking to distribute AI-based products or services by ensuring alignment with local frameworks, preparing for scrutiny by authorities and institutional partners, and embedding safeguards in product design and go-to-market plans.

  • We advise technology companies — especially digital platforms — on how to design and operate governance frameworks for content moderation, algorithmic accountability, user safety, and institutional transparency.

    Our experience includes defending companies in legal disputes over content takedown requests, intermediary liability, and freedom of expression, including high-profile cases involving courts and political actors in Latin America.


    Legal review/ Contract negotiation and localization

    We also assist platforms that host or distribute advertising, including sponsored content and behavioral targeting, with the design of content and advertising governance protocols that reflect local norms and avoid legal exposure. We help ensure compliance with Brazilian advertising rules, data use restrictions, and prior notice requirements, particularly in relation to high-risk content or political communication.


    LE liaison 

    In a region where enforcement dynamics can shift quickly and expectations around proactive platform behavior are growing, we support our clients in developing internal protocols, managing cross-border cooperation with law enforcement, and maintaining a unified, risk-aware legal posture.
    Our multidisciplinary team brings together legal, executive, regulatory, and strategic insights to help clients operate responsibly and effectively in high-stakes digital environments.

    Regulatory Structuring of Sweepstakes and Contests

    We assist companies across industries in structuring and executing promotional campaigns, sweepstakes, and consumer engagement strategies in full compliance with Brazilian and Latin American regulations.

    Our practice provides end-to-end legal guidance — from planning and regulatory approvals to dispute resolution and risk mitigation — ensuring that promotional initiatives not only succeed commercially but also meet all legal and reputational standards.

  • Our team helps companies navigate the interface between innovation and regulation, providing strategic advice on how to engage with their stakeholders and its policymakers, regulators, and enforcement bodies in Brazil and Latin America.
    We support clients in legislative consultations, regulatory impact assessments, compliance readiness efforts, and public positioning, particularly in areas involving artificial intelligence, data governance, consumer rights, advertising, and platform liability.
    We also advise social media companies and digital platforms that monetize through advertising, providing legal guidance on compliance with local advertising rules, consumer protection laws, influencer marketing regulations, and sector-specific restrictions. Our experience includes interaction with self-regulatory bodies, advertising authorities, and data protection agencies, ensuring that digital business models align with local expectations and reputational standards.
    We act as trusted legal advisors in moments of high institutional sensitivity, including responses to regulatory investigations, policy shifts, and public controversies — delivering insightful and experience-based guidance that balances legal obligations with commercial strategy.

  • We counsel clients on how to comply with data protection laws and design privacy-centric business models, particularly under the Brazilian LGPD, the EU GDPR, and global best practices.
    Our team supports companies in conducting data mapping, gap assessments, and cross-border data transfer planning, as well as in the development of internal policies, DPIAs, incident response plans, and privacy-by-design practices.
    We also assist technology platforms, e-commerce businesses, and regulated entities in building trust through transparency, accountability, and effective data governance — helping clients engage confidently with data protection authorities, regulators, and end users.
    In the face of growing scrutiny from regulators, consumers, and the public, we help companies balance innovation with compliance, preparing for audits, investigations, and market expansion across complex legal environments.

  • Internal Investigations and Whistleblower Response 

We conduct independent and legally sound internal investigations in response to whistleblower reports, regulatory inquiries, and internal misconduct concerns. Our team is equipped to handle high-stakes matters involving:
    Allegations of fraud, bribery, embezzlement and other misconducts
    Enforcement related to human dignity and rights, harassment, and other social & environmental wrongdoings
    Forensic document review and structured interviews
    Legal reporting and remediation strategies
    Coordination with external counsel, forensics experts and auditors when required
    We deliver detailed investigation reports with actionable recommendations, ensuring that legal, ethical, and reputational risks are identified and properly mitigated.

    Crisis Management, business continuity and Reputational Risk Advisory

    We support clients during sensitive and high-pressure events, including regulatory raids, media exposure, whistleblower leaks, and allegations with potential ESG or reputational impact. Our approach includes:

    • Rapid response coordination with internal stakeholders

    • Legal strategy and communication plans

    • Interface with regulators, law enforcement, and prosecutors

    • Post-crisis reviews and structural improvements

    • Independent monitoring

    • Independent eat at crisis management board committees 


    Regulatory Defense and PAR Proceedings
    We advise and defend clients in administrative proceedings, including Brazil's Administrative Accountability Procedures (Processos Administrativos de Responsabilização – PAR) and related leniency and summary/early judgment negotiations:

    • Representation before CGU and AGU in Brazil, and respective States' CGEs

    • Engagement with foreign enforcement bodies (e.g., DOJ, SEC, SFO)

    • Structuring and monitoring compliance obligations arising from settlement agreements

    • Advice on Judgment Waiver requests and remedial cooperation


    Corporate Compliance & Integrity Program Development and Enhancement

    We design and implement compliance programs tailored to clients' risk exposure and market context, in accordance with global standards such as the FCPA, UKBA, and Brazil’s Clean Company Act:

    • ESG-aligned risk assessments and heatmaps

    • Mapping, improvement & monitoring of corporate governance and compliance structures to integrity risks and related internal controls 

    • Design of Code of Conduct and all integrity corporate policies (vg. antibribery, anticorruption, antitrust, human dignity, anti money-laundering etc.) and corporate procedures (vg. third-party and background check due diligence procedure, internal investigation  etc.)

    • Structuring of disciplinary and restorative frameworks and consequence management

    • Multi-year training and internal communication plans

    • Whistleblower channel structuring and KPI monitoring

    • Development and revision of all legal documents related to the companies’ integrity program (contractual clauses, agreements, notifications etc.

    • Summarized and detailed legal opinions related to integrity matters 


    Due Diligence and Background Checks
    We conduct risk-based due diligence on third parties, M&A targets, and employees:

    • Background checks aligned with data privacy laws

    • Scalable frameworks for low-, medium-, and high-risk counterparties

    • Integration with procurement and onboarding procedures


    Corporate Governance Advisory
    Our partners bring decades of experience in boardroom dynamics, shareholder relations, and the implementation of robust governance structures:

    • Assessment and optimization of internal control systems and risk committees

    • Review of governance structures ("as is") and development of "to be" models

    • Support in board evaluation and governance benchmarking

    • Legal advice on shareholder agreements, conflict-of-interest protocols, and director duties

    • Detachment of qualified and seasoned professionals to serve as independent advisory/member for auditing, integrity, risk or crisis board committees.


    ESG Strategy and Legal Risks Mapping and Management
    We guide clients in aligning ESG practices with evolving legal, market, and stakeholder expectations:

    • Review and integration of ESG risks into enterprise-wide compliance frameworks

    • Legal risk mapping in sustainability, diversity, and governance areas

    • Review of ESG disclosures and policies to ensure legal accuracy and transparency

    • Support during ESG-related investigations or stakeholder scrutiny


    Operational Regulatory Compliance for Corporate Security and Assets Loss activities:
    We support companies to ensure its daily operations and activities are in full compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, standards, and guidelines relevant to its sector and location of operation, when related to corporate security matters, This activity focuses on ensuring adherence to legal requirements and avoiding sanctions, fines, and reputational damage through:

    • Prevention of legal and regulatory risks arising from the execution of operational routines

    • Development and review of internal policies and practices

    • Legal Oversight of Asset Loss Claims (Theft, Robbery, or Damage)

    • Interaction with regulatory agencies (Police authorities, Armed Forces, Fire brigades and authorities etc.)

    • Continuous monitoring and interaction with corporate security experts retained by our clients.

  • We provide comprehensive legal support in corporate law and commercial contracts, assisting both Brazilian and international clients in structuring, managing, and growing their operations. Our team advises on corporate governance, shareholder relations, and the drafting and negotiation of a wide range of commercial agreements.
    Our practices include conducting strategic negotiations (mediation and conciliation procedures) to guide our clients on analyzing legal positions, identifying common ground, drafting proposals, and structuring legally sound resolutions, that avert costs with formal litigations through amicably settling disputes.
    We also support foreign companies seeking to establish or expand their presence in Brazil or Latin America, offering guidance on corporate structuring, local partnerships, and contract localization. In addition, we assist clients with their day-to-day corporate needs, including corporate housekeeping and regulatory filings, ensuring alignment with legal, compliance, and strategic business objectives.

  • We represent companies, executives, and board members in complex white collar and corporate criminal matters, offering strategic legal advice and proactive risk mitigation in high-stakes scenarios. Our practice combines legal rigor with deep knowledge of regulatory enforcement trends, both in Brazil and abroad.
    We advise clients across a wide range of sensitive issues, including fraud, corruption, money laundering, human dignity and rights offenses, tax and accounting wrongdoing, environmental crimes, and corporate misconduct. Our team is seasoned at navigating investigations and proceedings involving public prosecutors, police authorities, regulatory bodies, and parliamentary committees.
    Our approach includes the strategic coordination of defense narratives, negotiation of leniency summary/early judgment agreements, judicial representation, police inquiries and internal investigations where appropriate. We work alongside compliance, corporate governance, and crisis management teams to ensure a unified and effective legal response.
    In addition to defensive work, we assist clients in designing preventive structures that reduce exposure to criminal liability, particularly in sectors with high regulatory and stakeholder scrutiny. Our work is tailored to support companies and individuals in navigating the complex intersection between corporate operations, public enforcement, and reputational risk.

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