Escritório de Advocacia Criminal SP

Specialized in corporate criminal law, our office provides both litigation and consulting services for individual and corporate clients, including acting in their defense or aiding them in the bringing of criminal charges.

Our office draws upon a wealth of experience in dealing with business-related crimes, including in the context of large-scale operations. Some of these areas include crimes related to finance, tax, the public administration, the environment, fraud in general, and ordinary crimes as listed in the Penal Code.

In addition to preparing our clients’ defense when they are the objects of criminal accusations, KTM Advocacia Criminal also works on behalf of clients who are the victims of criminal acts, such as fraud and unfair competition. Our office also assists in the carrying out of private investigative proceedings seeking to ascertain any crimes that may have been committed.

KTM Advocacia Criminal is active in proceedings at all levels of inquiry: the police (police investigations), the Public Ministry (Criminal Investigative Proceedings), and state and federal legislatures (Parliamentary Investigative Committees). We also represent clients in criminal matters of both state and federal jurisdiction and before the courts the Federal High Court of Justice (STJ) and the Federal Supreme Court (STJ).

We also advise clients in their decision-making process regarding Brazilian criminal legislation, as well as in the adoption of policies designed to identify and reduce the risk of exposure to criminal liability within their organizations.


CRIMINAL LAW COMPLIANCE
AND PREVENTION SERVICES

Principal Activities: Identification of risks and minimization of the likelihood that a crime might be committed in the business environment, as well as preventive guidance for businesspeople on the view of the courts regarding current penal legislation, including legal assistance in taking the appropriate decisions.

How We Work: Consulting; assistance in preparing and revising codes of ethics and conduct; training and seminars.


TECHNOLOGY

Principal Activities: Acting in response to preliminary injunctions concerning searches and seizures, police inquiries, immaterial property crimes (piracy), computer crimes (software legislation), crimes related to public entities (public tenders and crimes against the public administration), consumer law violations, and internal and external fraud.

How We Work: Acting for the defense or in aid of the prosecution in strategic cases and mass litigation.


CONSTRUCTION AND ENERGY LAW

Principal Activities: Acting in response to police inquiries, crimes related to workplace accidents (manslaughter and bodily harm due to negligence), crimes related to public entities (public tenders and against the public administration), environmental crimes, crimes against the national financial system, tax crimes, and money laundering.

How We Work: Acting for the defense or in aid of the prosecution in strategic cases and mass litigation.


HOSPITALS AND
PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES

Principal Activities: Acting in response to police inquiries, internal and external fraud investigations, crimes related to public entities (public tenders and crimes against the public administration), tax crimes, consumer law violations, and public health.

How We Work: Acting for the defense or in aid of the prosecution in strategic cases and mass litigation.


INSURANCE LAW

Principal Activities: Acting in response to police inquiries, internal and external insurance fraud investigations, crimes against the national financial system, tax crimes, money laundering, consumer law violations, and accusations of contempt.

How We Work: Acting for the defense or in aid of the prosecution in strategic cases and mass litigation.


INDUSTRIAL
AND CONSUMER
GOODS MANUFACTURING

Principal Activities: Acting in response to police inquiries, internal and external fraud investigations, crimes related to public entities (public tenders and crimes against the public administration), environmental crimes, crimes against the national financial system, tax crimes, money laundering, consumer law violations, and accusations of contempt.

How We Work: Acting for the defense or in aid of the prosecution in strategic cases and mass litigation.


FINANCE AND
CAPITAL MARKETS

Principal Activities: Acting in response to police inquiries, internal and external fraud investigations, crimes against the national financial system, tax crimes, money laundering, consumer law violations, and accusations of contempt

How We Work: Acting for the defense or in aid of the prosecution in strategic cases and mass litigation.


SERVICE PROVIDERS
IN GENERAL

Principal Activities: Acting in response to police inquiries, internal and external fraud investigations, environmental crimes, money laundering, consumer law violations, wire fraud, crimes against the national financial system, unfair competition, public health violations, and accusations of contempt.

How We Work: Acting for the defense or in aid of the prosecution in strategic cases and mass litigation.


ORDINARY CRIMES

Principal Activities: Traffic violations, misappropriation, extorsion, tax evasion, making false statements, threats against life or property, and violations of the Women’s Protection Act [Lei Maria da Penha].

How We Work: Acting for the defense or in aid of the prosecution.