André Hespanhol
Hespanhol is a lawyer graduated at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), with over two decades of practice and experience in renowned law firms, having successfully acted in dozens of emblematic cases in the national scene. He was a professor of Criminal Law at the Escola Superior de Advocacia, at Universidade Cândido Mendes, and at the Fundação Educacional Serra dos Órgãos. Hespanhol began his career advising entities of organized civil society and victims of human rights violations. He was a state counselor for the Rights of Children and Teenager (conselheiro estadual dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente) in the State of Riode Janeiro, director of the Prison Community Council of Rio de Janeiro, and participated in the coordination of the National Human Rights Movement (Eastern Region 1 / RJ). With solid experience in complex and high-profile cases, he combines service provision with the strategic construction of scenarios that allow the overcoming of the problem through the development of new paths for crisis resolution, reestablishment, and growth.
Ciro Chagas
Chagas is a Ph.D. candidate in Criminal Law and the National Financial System at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), with a Master's degree in Law of Economic and Social Relations from Milton Campos College, specialized in Derecho Penal Económico y Teoría del Delito at the Universidad Castilla La-Mancha, in Spain, and in Tax Law at the Gama Filho University. As a teacher, he is a professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at Universidade Gama Filho. Como docente, é professor de Direito Penal e Processo Penal na Universidade Estácio de Sá, a professor in Corporate Governance specialization at the same institution, and teaches courses on Compliance and LGPD adaptation. He is also a professor on Blockchain in the MBA program at the Universidade de Patos Minas (MG). Currently, at the Universidade de Patos Minas, he is conducting a Ph.D. thesis study on the regulatory process of crypto assets and anti-money laundering practices-AML. As a Compliance agent and member of the Ethics and Compliance Committee, Chagas leads the development, implementation, and monitoring of policies, code of ethics, conduct, and compliance related to anti-corruption and anti-money laundering principles.
Meet the other professionals who make up the team:
Aquiles Julio de Castro Junior
Graduated in Law at the Universidade Federal Fluminense and specialized in Human Rights from the Faculty of Law at the University of Coimbra, Aquiles holds a master's degree in Sociology from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Coimbra and is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology, with an emphasis on Labor Relations, Social Inequalities, and Trade Unionism, at the same institution. With extensive experience in health judicialization, he works on criminal demands and issues related to Family Court.
Ana Beatriz Liberato dos Santos
Lawyer graduated at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Specialized in Economic Criminal Law (white collar crimes) at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais. Associate of the Instituto Brasileiro de Ciências Criminais (IBCCRIM) and member of the Instituto de Ciências Penais (ICP).
Bárbara Souza Lima Novaes
Lawyer graduated from the Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, with a specialization in Digital Law and Compliance from the Escola Brasileira de Direito, Bárbara works on contentious criminal demands and in the consultative sphere for LGPD and Compliance issues.
Filipe Benedito
Graduated from Centro Universitário de Lavras, Filipe had a passage through the Public Ministry of the State of Minas Gerais, in the 1st Prosecutor's Office of the Comarca of Lavras/MG, and in a law firm. Specialized in Procedure and Resources in the Courts at the Brasiliense Institute of Public Law at the Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa (IDP), with specialization in the regular procedure of Processes and Resources in the Superior Courts.
Hermias Sancho de Rezende Paiva Neto
Lawyer graduated from the Universidade Adventista de São Paulo, specialized in Notarial and Registry Law at Damásio School and specialist in Strategies and Theses to Act in the Real Estate Market by the same institution. Hermias was part of the team of lawyers from the Prosecutor’s Office of Santo Antônio do Descoberto (GO) and works in the area of Possessory Law, Registry and Notarial Law, analyzing cases and studying dominial chains of registrations of rural properties with issuance of opinions.
José Elias Gabriel Neto
Lawyer with experience in Criminal Procedural Law and Criminal Execution and professor of courses in Law at UniRitter. José Elias taught at the Escola da Magistratura do Distrito Federal (ESMA/DF) and at the Escola Superior da Advocacia of OAB/DF and OAB/RS. He is a PhD student in Constitutional Law at the Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Development and Research, holds a master's and a specialist degree in Public Law from the Fundação Escola Superior do Ministério Público (FMP/RS), author of scientific articles published in national and international journals, and co-author of the book "Security Measures: Legal, Psychiatric and Psychological Aspects".
Juliana Monteiro Silveira de Araujo
Lawyer graduated from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, PhD candidate in Sociology, with emphasis on Labor Relations, Social Inequalities and Unionism, at the University of Coimbra. She holds a master's degree in Public Law and Social Evolution from the Universidade Estácio de Sá and a specialized in Legal Residency – Labor Law area at the Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro. Juliana is a professor of preparatory courses for the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) exam, public tenders, and also in labor law.
Lívia Novak
Criminal lawyer graduated from Universidade Cândido Mendes, specialized in Criminal Sciences and Public Security at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, also specialized in Criminal Law from Universidade Cândido Mendes and has also specialization in Civil Law from Centro Universitário da Cidade. Lívia has 20 years of experience in criminal corporate law, working in some of the most renowned law firms. She also has a specialization in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público, where she was the author of the dissertation "The crime of corruption in the private sector: a study of comparative law and the need for the typification of the crime in the Brazilian legal system".
Pedro Henrique Mourão de Souza
Pedro Henrique Mourão de Souza, graduated in Law at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, has a specialization in Criminal Sciences from IEC – PUC/Minas and a MBA degree in Governance, Risks and Compliance at CEDIN. He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Criminal Law (Line of Criminal Intervention and Guarantism) at PUC/Minas. Pedro is a member of the Instituto de Ciências Penais (ICP). His work is focused on consulting and litigation in the criminal law field, as well as consulting and implementing compliance.
Rafael Barros Bernardes da Silveira
Rafael Barros Bernardes da Silveira, currently a PhD candidate in Contemporary Criminal Law, holds a Master's degree in Contemporary Criminal Law and a Bachelor's degree in Law at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. He was a professor of Criminal Law at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and at the Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais. He worked as a legal analyst at the Secretariat of Justice and Public Security of the State of Minas Gerais/SEJUSP. Rafael is an associate member of the Instituto Brasileiro de Ciências Criminais (IBCCRIM), author of several scientific works, with publications in prominent journals, and gives lectures and academic presentations nationally and internationally.
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