TozziniFreire Advogados

Compliance & Investigation, Government Sales

Partner

TozziniFreire’s partner in the Compliance & Investigation practice since 2011, Renata focuses her practice on complex internal investigations, with reporting to Independent Committees and Boards of Directors, representing clients in negotiating leniency agreements with authorities, developing compliance programs, conducting compliance risk assessments, and anti-corruption compliance audits in M&A transactions. Renata has led various complex investigations for local and foreign clients on issues related to fraud, corruption, harassment   and violations of internal policies. She also assists clients in their interactions with government authorities, particularly in the context of cooperation and leniency agreements. She is recognized by specialized publications as "an experienced professional," capable of "leading teams of investigators." She was the first Brazilian to obtain the CCEP (Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional) certification awarded by the SCCE (Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics) in 2008. In 2021, she was ranked among the world’s top 100 female investigations lawyers by the survey Women in Investigations of the GIR (Global Investigations Review) guide.

English.

Member of SCCE (Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics). CCEP (Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional) by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics. Attended the FBI Compliance Academy in Washington DC, USA. Member of the Anti-Corruption Committee of IBA (International Bar Association). Co-Chair of the Latin Lawyer/Global Investigations Review - GIR Annual Anti-Corruption & Investigations Conference in Sao Paulo, since 2013.

Attended the 52nd Annual Academy of American and International Law, Dallas, USA, in 2015. Specialized degree in Business Management from Business School São Paulo, 2007. Specialized degree in Corporate Law from PUC-SP (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo), 2001. Graduate of the Law School of PUC-SP, 1999.

Guest professor in Compliance and Governance course of IBGC.