Latin America: International firms
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Jones Day continues to develop its investigations and white-collar practice, with additional growth in M&A due diligence-related engagements and in connection with Latin American corporates and financial institutions moving into the US market, especially from Brazil. The team is also active in managing criminal liability from large environmental incidents, including the liability of directors and board members. Distinctively, the firm has white-collar crime and investigations specialists in Sao Paulo and Mexico City, along with a wealth of Latin America-facing attorneys in multiple US offices. Cristina Pérez Soto heads the litigation team in Miami and has a major focus on government, regulatory and internal investigations in Latin America. Mexico City’s Guillermo Larrea is a compliance specialist with a fine record in corporate governance, anti-corruption, privacy and cybersecurity for Mexican and overseas multinationals. Sao Paulo-based of counsel Fernando Pastore is another key figure in anti-corruption due diligence connected to M&A transactions, along with criminal investigations in Brazil.
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  • ‘I love to work with the folks from Jones Day in Brazil. They are experts in internal investigations and whenever needed they request the support from other specialists from other areas of the law firm. We have been involved in one specific internal investigation all together and the symbiosis of the work was just fantastic. ’

  • ‘Artur Badra and Fernando Pastore are clever professionals, always available and are able to provide the best solution for the client at the best rates possible. It is fantastic to have Brazilians rendering consulting services for US multinationals with activities in our country. They are experts in helping US clients navigate through the specificities of the Brazilian jurisdiction.’

  • ‘Jones Day is an extremely organised and competent office. Strategies are thought out well in advance and widely discussed to arrive at the best path.'

  • ‘Fernando Pastore - Brazilian lawyer who plays an important role in interconnecting the company, which is originally American and with an American culture, with Brazilian laws and culture. He knows a lot about the law of both countries.'

Clients clés

  • Grupo Proeza
  • Daikin Industries

Points forts

  • Advised Grupo Proeza on programmes related to anticorruption, anti-money laundering, and cybersecurity and personal data protection for its operations in 24 cities across North and South America and Asia.
  • Advised Daikin regarding the update and revision of its compliance policies, including exposure to corruption and direct and indirect sales to governmental institutions for its operations in the Latin American region.
  • Advised a global health research and innovation company on regulatory compliance in data protection, privacy and healthcare obligations in Mexico and Latin America.

Avocats

Responsable de la pratique

Theodore Chung; Cristina Pérez Soto