Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime
Brazil
8 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Davi Tangerino
Brazil 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Davi Tangerino Advogados
Brazil: Contentious
Practice Areas
Criminal Law, White-Collar Crime, Compliance and Investigations
Career
Davi Tangerino is the founding partner of Davi Tangerino Advogados. Before founding the firm, he worked as head of the white-collar crime practice at Trench Rossi Watanabe (in association with Baker McKenzie) for four years. His experience also includes serving as a clerk for the Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Lewandowski.
Davi has more than 20 years of practice and has represented several national and international high-profile clients over the years.
Professional Memberships
Davi was a member of the Brazilian National Counsel of Criminal and Penitentiary Politics and Protection of Fundamental Rights of the Prisoner and is currently a member of IBCCrim (the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences), IAB (the Brazilian Lawyers Institute) and of the Deutsche Brasilianische Juristenvereinigung (DBJV).
Currently, he is also part of Brazil's Council of the Presidency of the Republic.
Publications
Davi has authored many books and articles in Brazil and abroad. He is also a frequent speaker to national media.
Davi holds an op-ed column at prestigious Brazilian website JOTA: https://www.jota.info/opiniao-e-analise/colunas/coluna-do-davi-tangerino/
He also holds a podcast entitled Pauta Criminal ("criminal debate" in free translation), which is available in various platforms, as the two below:
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/denise-de-paiva-costa-tangerino
YouTube: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/denise-de-paiva-costa-tangerino
Personal
He is a professor of criminal law at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and a former professor at Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo (FGV/SP). He holds a BL and also an LLM and a JD in criminal law from the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), with doctoral scholarships at the Humboldt Universität in Berlin (Germany). He speaks Portuguese, English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish.
Chambers Review
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Chambers Brazil: Contentious
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime - Brazil
Band 2
Individual Editorial
Davi Tangerino has a relevant position in the criminal law arena, where he is routinely seen representing corporate entities, including tech companies, as well as individuals, in sensitive white-collar crime matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Davi Tangerino is a highly academic practitioner who's particularly active defending individuals in white-collar crime cases.
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar CrimeChambers Brazil: ContentiousOne of the most respected white-collar crime lawyers in Brazil, Davi Tangerino displays high academic and professional performance, as well as experience in highly complex cases. His work is praised wherever he goes. Having him as a lawyer is a true privilege.
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar CrimeChambers Brazil: ContentiousCombining technical excellence, empathy and commitment is rare, but Davi Tangerino does it. His work combines legal rigour, strategic vision and a deep understanding of the institutional, political, and human dimensions involved in white-collar cases, especially those involving harassment, discrimination and gender-based violence.
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar CrimeChambers Brazil: ContentiousA respected professional in the white-collar crime law market, Davi Tangerino devises sophisticated legal strategies with clarity and objectivity. His strategic approach to sensitive cases, especially those with reputational impact and interaction with public agencies, is outstanding.
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar CrimeChambers Brazil: ContentiousDavi Tangerino stands out as one of Brazil's greatest white-collar crime lawyers. He combines academic excellence with simplicity and human sensitivity, attributes that make him unique in the legal profession.
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