Attorney between the years 2000 and 2003 and after 2020. In 2000, I graduated in Law from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro. I joined the Federal Police in 2003, in the position of Federal Police Chief, and remained in the institution until 2020, when I retired. At the Federal Police, I worked in more than five different areas: from investigations of financial crimes to corruption; from environmental to electoral crimes; from the diversion of public resources to internal affairs, among others.
After this enriching journey in the Federal Police, where the pursuit of justice guided each day, retirement came. However, it was impossible for me to stay away from continuing to contributing to society, now in the private sector. Thus, Compliance and Criminal Lawer emerged as a natural pathway to channel this restlessness and accumulated expertise, to offer appropriate legal guidance for my clients.
I returned to practice law in 2020, the same year I completed a specialization in Compliance. In 2021, I worked in the forensics area of a Big4, where I continued to investigate fraud. I established adaptations of the methodology of public investigations for private investigative activities. If, on the one hand, there is the power of action proper to public investigative activities as a possibility of breaking specific confidentiality, on the other hand, there is the agility in obtaining necessary innovative technologies for solutions, for example.
The experience in conducting investigations gained over the years with the Federal Police is now an ally to the new knowledge acquired in the private sector. It works as a link between the investigative rigor and the legal precision necessary to defend the interests of clients, who come to me in search of quality legal guidance, for the defense and the resolution of criminal conflicts, for acting in defensive and corporate investigations or for the implementation, review, or audit of compliance programs.
Defensive and Corporate investigations, with important legal analyses, play a crucial role in defending the client´s interests and in the efficiency of a compliance program. This is the role I always seek: to combine rare investigative expertise with legal knowledge. Thus, I seek to deliver to the client more than a simple and important factual report, but also the legal possibilities and the possible consequences of the findings that will enable them to make decisions in a strategic and reasoned way.
An effective and well-performed defensive investigation and corporate investigation are as strategic for you and your company as defense or representation in criminal matters and a well-structured compliance program are also vital. With a keen eye on the nuances of each case and an unwavering commitment to results, I want to be your ally and that of your company, in pursuit of the desired objective.