About
Luiz Santiago is an associate in the Anti-Corruption & Compliance practice at Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown, based in Rio de Janeiro. He joined the firm in 2016 from a criminal litigation boutique. He has experience in civil and criminal investigations, internal investigations, compliance programs, and cross-border M&A transactions involving anti-corruption legislation.
Practice area
Anti-Corruption and Compliance
Office
Expertise
Bid riggingTax evasionEnvironmental crimesMoney laundering investigations and prosecutionsCriminal proceedings in Superior CourtsLarge-scale police investigationsCivil and criminal investigations and enforcement actionsInternal investigationsNegotiations with public authoritiesDue diligence proceedingsDeveloping and implementing compliance programsCriminal investigations and litigationAnti-corruption and criminal legislation (Brazilian, US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act)Anticorruption and fraud litigationCross-border M&A transactions with anti-corruption exposureAllegations of breach of anti-corruption obligationsRemediation plans involving criminal liabilities
Education
- Harvard Law School, LLM
- Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Bachelor of Law (JD equivalent)
- Harvard Law School, Exchange Student
Languages
PortugueseEnglishSpanish