Specialized Practice
We are a distinguished law firm exclusively focused on Criminal Law, providing exceptional legal representation.
Our unwavering commitment to protecting our clients' rights is driven by our expertise in employing effective legal techniques, strategic approaches, extensive knowledge, and unwavering dedication.
We prioritize our clients' needs and foster collaborative relationships, ensuring tailored and effective solutions for each unique case and situation.
Since our establishment in 2020, our firm has been consistently recognized as one of Brazil's most esteemed and admired specialized law firms by the prestigious Análise Advocacia 500 ranking. Our highly skilled professionals have also earned accolades in the 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016 rankings.
Social Responsibility
We firmly believe in contributing to the development of a just and compassionate society.
Our team actively engages with various legal organizations dedicated to utilizing our expertise to bring about positive societal change.
Comprehensive Legal Services
We serve both corporate entities and individuals, offering comprehensive legal services in the areas of Economic and Business Criminal Law. Our expertise encompasses a wide range of matters, including financial crimes, money laundering, tax-related offenses, environmental crimes, crimes against consumer relations, compliance, corporate law, evaluation of criminal liabilities in M&A transactions, as well as conducting internal investigations into offenses committed by employees and suppliers.
Our seasoned team diligently handles all stages of criminal proceedings, from police inquiries to complex litigation, across all court levels. In addition to our presence in the investigative phase, our firm excels in providing legal representation during the execution of criminal penalties, safeguarding the protection of individual rights throughout the process.
We possess extensive experience and a strong track record in conducting jury trials. Our firm is widely recognized for its expertise in this area, and we actively encourage our team members to participate and gain valuable insights into the intricacies of this emblematic criminal procedure from the outset of their careers.
Meet Our Attorneys
Damián Vilutis
Graduated in 1997 from the Law School of Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo; postgraduate degree in Compliance from Getulio Vargas Foundation (GVlaw); specialist in Criminal Law from the Paulista School of Magistracy and in Constitutional Law from the Superior School of Constitutional Law; member of the Special Commission on Criminal Law of the OAB/SP (Brazilian Bar Association - São Paulo Section) and member of the São Paulo Lawyers Association and the Institute for the Defense of the Right to Defense.
José Carlos Abissamra Filho
Doctor and Master of Law in Criminal Law - PUCSP. Postgraduate degree in Economic Criminal Law from Getulio Vargas Foundation - GVlaw. Postgraduate degree in Economic and European Criminal Law from the Institute of Economic and European Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra in partnership with the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences. Professor at the Paulista School of Law - EPD (Postgraduate studies in Criminal and Criminal Procedure Law). Coordinator of the Permanent Commission on Rights and Prerogatives of the OAB/SP. Deputy Coordinator of the Law Assistance School of the OAB/SP. Director of the Institute for the Defense of the Right to Defense - IDDD (2013 - 2022). Author of the books: Criminal Legal System: Illegality Produced and Used by the Law (Juruá, 2018); and, Words (Juruá, 2019).
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Guilherme Suguimori Santos
Graduated in 2008 from the Law School of the University of São Paulo; postgraduate degree in Criminal Law (Organized Crime, Corruption, and Terrorism) from the University of Salamanca - Spain, in Economic and European Criminal Law from the University of Coimbra and the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences, and in Economic Criminal Law from Getulio Vargas Foundation (GVLaw).
Courses: Structural Issues in Law Firm Management (Fordham Law School); strategic management of law firms (FGV); award-winning collaboration (FGV); negotiation (FGV); investigative interviews (EY Forensics Academy). President of the Criminal Law Commission of OAB Pinheiros (2022-2024); President of the Prerogatives Commission of OAB Pinheiros (2020-2022); member of the Institute for the Defense of the Right to Defense and the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences, where he has served as Deputy Coordinator of the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences Bulletin.
Arthur Martins Soares
Graduated in 2013 from the Law School of the Mackenzie Presbyterian University; postgraduate degree in Economic and European Criminal Law from the University of Coimbra and the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences.
Courses: investigative interviews (EY Forensics Academy).
Member of the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences and the Institute for the Defense of the Right to Defense.
Tânia Ribeiro da Silva
Graduated in 2018 from the Law School of the Mackenzie Presbyterian University; postgraduate degree in Criminal Sciences from the University of São Paulo (USP); specialist in Economic Criminal Law from the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences (IBCCrim) and the University of Coimbra; member of the Compliance Commission of the Institute of São Paulo Lawyers (IASP), as well as the São Paulo Lawyers Association and the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences; former member of the Special Commission on Criminal Law of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/SP - 2019/2021) and the Maria Marias project (IBCCrim - 2015/2017). Second-place winner of the Mackenzie Presbyterian University Thesis Award (2018).
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