TozziniFreire Advogados

Compliance and Investigation, Crisis Management, Corporate Governance, Education, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Industry

Partner in Compliance and Investigations, and responsible for European countries

Giovanni advises boards of directors, companies and independent committees on prevention, detection, response and remediation of highly complex matters related to compliance, anti-corruption and corporate crisis. He coordinates internal investigations related to fraud, corruption and violation of internal policies, in constant interaction with various jurisdictions, for domestic and foreign clients. Additionally, he assists clients with complex issues involving simultaneous multiparty interaction with regulators, third parties, disputes and market. He constantly represents clients in the interaction with domestic and foreign government authorities, especially in cooperation and leniency agreements contexts. Giovanni also performs compliance focused on risk analysis and M&A due diligence, implementing/reviewing compliance programs and structuring training plans for specific audiences. Along with partner Shin Jae Kim, Giovanni co-headed the creation of LACIL (Latin American Compliance and Investigation League), which involves the Latin America’s leading law firms in this practice, maintaining synergy and proximity to region’s top players. In the Life Sciences & Healthcare area, Giovanni has been assisting companies in the pharmaceutical, hospital, medical equipment, health products sectors in several matters, especially in the internal investigations, implementation of compliance programs and advisory matters, and is a speaker at various event related to those issues. He is a lecturer and professor in several national and international institutions. Giovanni actively participated through IBRADEMP (Brazilian Institute of Corporate Law) in the legislative process that led to the approval of the Brazilian Anti-corruption Law.

English, Italian, Spanish

CCEP (Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional) by SCCE (Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics). Co-chair of the Anti-corruption and Compliance Committee of IBRADEMP (Brazilian Institute of Corporate Law). Guest professor at the following institutions: IBGC (Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance) - "Compliance and Corporate Governance" and "Corporate Governance in the healthcare sector" courses; INSPER - "Compliance" and "Compliance management" courses; FGV-RJ (Fundação Getulio Vargas - Rio de Janeiro) - "Compliance" in the LL.M. program; CBEXs (Healthcare executives' Brazilian school) - "Compliance certification" course.

Crisis Management & Business Continuity at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 2019. Best Practices in Corporate Governance at IBGC (Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance), 2015. International Anti-Corruption Summer Academy, Austria, 2014. Master's degree in European Private Law from Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", 2006. Graduate of the Law School of PUC-SP (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo), 2003.