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Marcel Ribas

Marcel Ribas

Mattos Filho, Brazil

Work Department

Compliance and Corporate Ethics; Corporate Investigations

Position

Partner

Career

A specialist in complex investigations, corporate governance and compliance, Marcel concentrates his practice on internal investigations and protecting clients against risks linked to corruption, money laundering, international sanctions and fraud.

Marcel is admitted to practice in Brazil and in the United States (New York). He is experienced in advising and defending clients in high-profile cross-border anticorruption cases, and regularly provides companies and management with strategic advice during investigations and their responses to other sensitive issues, such as criminal investigations against employees and third parties, misappropriation of assets, environmental incidents, human rights violations, discrimination, and moral and sexual harassment.

Languages

Portuguese; English; Spanish; French

Education

Bachelor of Laws – Faculdade de Direito de Curitiba;

Master of Laws (LL.M.) – Columbia Law School, USA;

Specialization in Corporate Law – Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV).

Mentions

Brazil

Compliance

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