Department profile
Machado Meyer

Compliance

Brazil Guide 2026 : Brazil


Machado Meyer

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About

Provided by Machado Meyer

Our Compliance, Investigations, and Corporate Governance department offers complete and efficient advice on issues of ethics and corporate integrity. With a special focus on preventing and managing legal and reputational crises, we address issues such as corruption, fraud, money laundering, discrimination, and other breaches of integrity.

We act in a highly specialized manner and have extensive experience in all dimensions of integrity and corporate governance advice, with emphasis on the following areas:

  • Advice on implementing and evaluating compliance mechanisms
  • Coordination of integrity due diligence (ABAC DD) and support in merger risks
  • Conducting corporate investigations
  • Legal representation in official proceedings for investigation, punishment, or negotiation of settlements

Chambers Review

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Compliance - Brazil

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For

Machado Meyer is a full-service law firm with solid experience in compliance, corporate governance and investigation. The department also handles ESG matters and boasts a well-equipped team to handle sophisticated cross-border matters.

Work Highlights

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  • Machado Meyer assisted Pacto Global Rede Brasil with an investigation of a whistle-blower report, containing allegations centred on serious issues of workplace harassment, discrimination and fraud. The team provided advisory and support to the client’s internal and external communications, mitigating media scrutiny and safeguarding the institution’s reputation.

Strengths

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  • The team at Machado Meyer demonstrates solid mastery of complex topics such as risk management, conflicts of interest, third party due diligence and ethical governance, always offering practical, well-founded recommendations with a strategic vision.

    Compliance respondentBrazil
  • Machado Meyer's expertise, ethical conduct and clarity in carrying out the work directly contributed to strengthening our integrity and governance mechanisms.

    Compliance respondentBrazil
  • With a business-oriented approach, Machado Meyer adapts best compliance practices to the company's reality.

    Compliance respondentBrazil
  • Machado Meyer has a team with solid knowledge, meets deadlines and makes genuine efforts to understand their clients' businesses, being able to provide feasible and viable solutions to complex issues.

    Compliance respondentBrazil

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 4Raphael Rodrigues Soré
    Band 4Raphael Rodrigues Soré

    Raphael Rodrigues Soré

    Raphael Rodrigues Soré is head of the compliance and investigations practice at Machado Meyer. Raphael demonstrates solid experience in risk assessment, investigations and due diligence, displaying the capability to conduct both national and international cases.

    • Raphael demonstrates full mastery of compliance, internal investigations and governance, while also bringing a collaborative and innovative approach that adds value at every stage of joint projects.

      Compliance respondentBrazil
    • Highly technical and with extensive experience in his field, Raphael has a holistic view of legal issues, striving to understand the specificities of the business and challenges of his clients.

      Compliance respondentBrazil
    • Raphael Rodrigues Soré combines clear communication with a measured and accurate assessment of risks and alternatives, addressing complex legal issues in a clear manner without compromising technical rigour.

      Compliance respondentBrazil

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