LAWYER PROFILE

João Augusto Gameiro

Brazil 2026

Trench Rossi Watanabe

Ranked in 1 practice area

Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime

Brazil

6 years ranked

About

Provided by Trench Rossi Watanabe

Brazil: Contentious

Practice Areas

Criminal Law

Career

João Augusto Gameiro became partner of the firm in 2018, when he took over the leadership of the Corporate Criminal Law group. As a defense attorney, he has represented several multinational companies and their shareholders and officers in police investigations, criminal lawsuits, administrative procedures, and congressional investigations on tax evasion, environmental crimes, crimes against consumers, antitrust crimes, anti-corruption, anti-counterfeiting, and money laundering cases.

In addition, Gameiro has advised foreign companies regarding Brazilian criminal and compliance laws, performed due diligence focused on criminal, anti-bribery, and anti-corruption liabilities and conducted internal investigations on corporate frauds, corruption, and anticompetitive practices.

He has also worked as a legal assistant at the General Public Prosecution Office of the State of São Paulo and is a professor of Corporate Criminal Law and Compliance.

Personal

Gameiro graduated from Universidade de São Paulo with a degree in Law and from Universidade de Coimbra / Instituto Brasileiro de Ciências Criminais – IBCCrim with a postgraduate course in Corporate Criminal Law. Also holds a master’s degree in Criminal Law from Universidade de São Paulo. Gameiro attended the Intensive Course on Corporate Compliance & Ethics at the School of Professional Studies of the New York University – NYU.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Brazil: Contentious

Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime - Brazil

Band 4

Individual Editorial

João Gameiro is a dispute resolution lawyer well equipped to deal with white-collar crime cases, including administrative concerns.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

João Gameiro is a knowledgeable white-collar crime lawyer whose responses are timely.
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar CrimeChambers Brazil: Contentious
João Gameiro is an experienced and practical white-collar crime lawyer.
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar CrimeChambers Brazil: Contentious
A professional adept at connecting with clients who are not from the legal field, João Gameiro is an extremely skilled white-collar crime lawyer.
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar CrimeChambers Brazil: Contentious