About
Adriana Dantas is a partner at Lefosse Advogados and head partner for Compliance, Investigations and White-Collar, with more than 20 years of experience in compliance, multi-jurisdictional internal investigations, international trade and administrative misconduct law. She serves as chairwoman of the Sanctions Committee of the Inter-American Development Bank and has acted internationally (including roles at King & Spalding in Washington, DC, Geneva and London) and as an independent supervisor appointed by the Federal Prosecution Office in connection with a leniency agreement after Operação Lava-Jato.
Practice areas
ComplianceInternal InvestigationsWhite-Collar CrimeInternational TradeAdministrative / RegulatorySanctions
Office
Expertise
Multi-jurisdictional internal investigationsLeniency agreements and independent supervisionCrisis managementDesign, implementation and monitoring of integrity and compliance programsWorld Trade Organization defenceInter-American Development Bank Sanctions Committee (Chairwoman)Administrative misconduct / regulatory defence
Education
- Ph.D., International Economic Law, Universidade de São Paulo (USP) Law School
- Master’s degree, University of London, King’s College