Maria Eugenia Kanazawa > Tauil & Chequer Advogados > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Tauil & Chequer Advogados
AV JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK 1455
5TH, 6TH AND 7TH FLOORS
04543-011 SÃO PAULO, SP
Brazil
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Position

Maria Eugenia is a senior associate in the Anti-corruption & Compliance practice in Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown.

Career

Maria Eugenia Kanazawa advises clients on the coordination of internal investigations and interaction with public authorities, provides advice in cases related to potential violation of domestic and foreign anti-corruption legislation and enforcement of disciplinary measures.

Maria Eugenia has experience in the implementation and review of compliance programs, as well as Anti-Corruption & Compliance due diligence in the context of M&A transactions and risk assessment. Besides this, she has a solid background in tax matters and focuses her practice on indirect taxes and customs, especially in trade compliance and interaction with customs and regulatory agents.

Languages

Portuguese and English

Education

  • King’s College London, LLM in International Tax Law
  • Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/SP), Post-Graduate Degree in Tax Law
  • Pontifical Catholic University PUC/SP, Bachelor of Law (JD equivalent)

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Compliance

(Leading associates)

Maria Eugenia KanazawaTauil & Chequer Advogados

Tauil & Chequer Advogados‘ global investigations and white-collar defence practice is highly regarded by clients for its compliance-related work. The team is regularly involved in large internal investigations, enforcement actions, prosecutions, as well as judicial and administrative litigation. Litigation expert Luis Inácio Lucena Adams jointly leads the practice with Michel Sancovski, a key name for large-scale investigations, especially those of a cross-border nature. At associate level, Maria Eugenia Kanazawa – ‘an exceptionally competent and curious professional‘ – and Marcelo Ramos Leite specialise in potential breaches of anti-corruption legislation and enforcement of disciplinary measures.