Best Lawyers 2021
We are honored with the recognition of our founding partner, Paulo Freitas Ribeiro, by the ranking Best Lawyers, as one of the most admired lawyers in Corporate Criminal Law. We appreciate the trust our clients have placed in us. The complete list can be found here: https://www.bestlawyers.com/current-edition/brazil
Análise Advocacia 2021
Our law firm and founding partner, Paulo Freitas Ribeiro, were once again recognized among the most admired by thOur law firm and founding partner, Paulo Freitas Ribeiro, were once again recognized among the most admired by the directory of Análise Advocacia in the following categories: We appreciate the trust our clients have placed in us.
Vitor Buzelin: Negotiated Justice in the Brazilian Criminal System
For our partner, Vitor Buzelin, the enactment of the Law nº 13.964/19, known as “The Anti-Crime Package”, reintroduced important debates about negotiated justice. The Non-Prosecution Agreement, for example, inspired legal scholars to find inflection points between the theory and the practice, without losing sight of the impacts of the instrument on the Brazilian criminal system. […]
Paulo Freitas Ribeiro: Covid’s Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry
Our founding partner, Paulo Freitas Ribeiro, participated in the TV Program ‘Jornal das 10’, from GloboNews, to analyze the possible outcomes of the final report presented by the Covid’s Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry. Watch the TV Program: Video 1: https://lnkd.in/eVyWRQzj Video 2: https://lnkd.in/eWQkqm2X Video 3: https://lnkd.in/e-8zprzg
Matheus Kauss Vellasco: Criminal compensation as a means of compensate abusive penalties
It was published in Migalhas the article of our partner Matheus Kauss Vellasco discussing the possibility of adopting measures such as reducing jail time imposed on prisoners who suffered from degrading conditions in jail. Read the full article here https://www.migalhas.com.br/depeso/351559/a-compensacao-penal-como-forma-de-reparacao-de-penas-abusivas.
Matheus Kauss Vellasco: The need to compensate arrestees for abusive penalties
ConJur Our partner Matheus Kauss Vellasco published an article in Consultor Jurídico (ConJur) discussing the need to compensate arrestees for harsh penalties. By denying fundamental rights, such as medical assistance and hygiene, the Brazilian overcrowded prison system imposes on arrestees a subset of penalties that exceed those sanctions legally allowed. Considering this illegal and excessive […]
O Globo: Compliance in the context of criminal investigations by Paulo Freitas
O Globo: Compliance in the context of criminal investigations by Paulo Freitas The partner Paulo Freitas published the article ‘Compliance in the context of criminal investigations’ in the column Fumus Boni Iuris, from the newspaper O Globo. In the article, Paulo explores different scenarios in which managers from companies need to make decisions as a […]
RJ TV: Paulo Freitas talks about the improper alteration of crime scenes during police operations
During the TV Program ‘RJ TV’, on June 10th, 2021, the partner Paulo Freitas talked about cases of improper alteration of crime scenes during police operations. Paulo discusses possible consequences to public authorities that commit such actions and suggests measures that could be adopted in order to avoid compromising criminal investigations and to assure the […]
O Globo: The importance of preserving the principle of natural justice by Paulo Freitas
O Globo: The importance of preserving the principle of natural justice by Paulo Freitas The partner Paulo Freitas published the article ‘The importance of preserving the principle of natural justice’ in the column Fumus Boni Iuris, from the newspaper O Globo. In the article, Paulo talks about the ruling from Justice Edson Fachin, from the […]
Raquel Costa Dias: Women in Law Analysis Ranking
Raquel Costa Dias: Women in Law Análise Advocacia Ranking Partner Raquel Costa Dias was recognized in three categories of the “Women in Law Analysis” ranking, which brought together the most admired female lawyers in Brazil. Raquel stood out in the fields of criminal law, electricity industry and in the location of Rio de Janeiro.