60 years of
Criminal Law
Castelo Branco Advogados Associados is prepared to provide the best legal advice in litigation cases and work in a preventive and advisory manner, avoiding future disputes and related problems.
Who we are
Castelo Branco Advogados Associados has worked for over 60 years in cases of notorious complexity and importance in the criminal area, throughout Brazil.
With a relevant role in the evolution and transformation of the criminal law landscape in Brazil, we have actively worked towards consolidating Corporate Criminal Law in the 80s and 90s, had a relevant participation in the largest law enforcement operations in the 2000s – with special prominence and main role in the “Mensalão” and “Lava Jato” cases –, and worked on implementing a culture of corporate compliance, defensive investigation and criminal negotiation in Brazil.
Our experience and expertise, combined with the high specialization and constant professional and academic development of our team, enable us to provide highly specialized and personalized criminal law services (both in litigation and advisory), to national and foreign companies, their executives and employees, often working in partnership with full-service law firms, both Brazilian and global.
Castelo Branco Advogados Associados is prepared to provide the best legal advice in litigation cases and work in a preventive and advisory manner, avoiding future disputes and related problems.
Recognition
We are recognized among the leading criminal law firms in Brazil and Latin America by the most respected national and international publications and rankings.
Análise Advocacia
2021
The firm is among the "Most Admired in Brazil" in Criminal Law since 2009.
Leaders League Brazil
2021
The firm is “highly recoomended” in Dispute Resolution: White-collar Crime.
Chambers Latin America
2021
Fernando Castelo Branco is a recommended professional in Dispute Resolution: White-collar Crime” since 2017.
What we do
We are a complete firm in criminal law.
Expert opinion
We rely on a diverse group of experts from various areas to produce relevant technical analysis and expert opinions on behalf of our clients.Partnerships
We have vast experience working in partnership with Brazilian and global full-service law firms, which rely on our known expertise in highly complex cases in the criminal sphere.Pro bono
We are active in pro bono cases on behalf of non-profit organizations and disadvantaged clients with the objective of advising people that have been arrested or accused unfairly, those who were not guaranteed due process, and in favor of victims of sexual abuse.Strategic
We work preventively to build defense strategies, implement a culture of corporate compliance, conduct defensive investigations and criminal negotiation efforts.Consulting
As advisors, we carry out criminal risk assessments for companies and individuals in a wide range of areas – from M&A transactions to tax, environmental and antitrust matters.Litigation
We work in defense of Brazilian and foreign companies, as well as their officers, directors, executives and employees, in all areas of Criminal Law, in the judicial and administrative spheres.Practice
Castelo Branco Advogados Associados has comprehensive experience in litigation, consulting and extrajudicial cases. Our expertise is applied in the following areas:
• Tax and financial
• Antitrust
• Social security
• Environmental
• Electoral
• Against the public authorities
• Against consumer relations
• Digital and privacy-related