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Isabel Franco

Franco is a senior partner and head of Azevedo Sette Advogados’ Compliance practice in our São Paulo office. She draws upon more than 20 years’ experience in all areas of compliance, from preparing full-fledged compliance programs, to trainings, investigations, risk assessments, assistance with whistleblowers, among others. · Azevedo Sette Advogados

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About

Isabel Franco is a senior partner and head of Azevedo Sette Advogados’ Compliance practice in São Paulo with more than 20 years' experience preparing and implementing compliance programs, conducting trainings, investigations and risk assessments, and assisting with whistleblower processes. She was the first Brazilian appointed as a monitor by the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a Brazilian company under a plea agreement.

Practice areas

ComplianceInvestigationsWhite-Collar CrimeCorporate GovernanceCorporate / M&A

Office

Expertise

Compliance ProgramsInternal InvestigationsRisk AssessmentsWhistleblower ProgramsDOJ/SEC Monitorships

Education

  • LL.B., Universidade de São Paulo Law School
  • Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Harvard University
  • LL.M., Fordham Law School

Admissions

  • Admitted to practice, São Paulo, Brazil (1978)

Languages

EnglishSpanishPortuguese