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Leopoldo Pagotto

Leopoldo Pagotto

Brazil 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Compliance

Brazil

5 years ranked

About

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Brazil: Contentious

Practice Areas

Anti-corruption and Compliance

Antitrust

Career

Leopoldo Pagotto is in charge of the antitrust, anti-corruption and compliance practices. He advises companies in several industries, such as banking,capital markets, telecommunications, IT, mining, shipbuilding, car parts, infrastructure, and pharmaceutical.

Leopoldo has been ranked in the category Compliance (Contentious) by Chambers & Partners in Brazil and is recognized by the same Chambers and Partners as a foreign expert in competition law and M&A for Japanese clients. He is an approved Anti-Corruption & Compliance private practitioner by the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA). Leopoldo was also considered to be one of the ‘40 under 40’ by the Global Investigations Review in the category internal investigations.

Currently, he is the Chair of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA). Leopoldo was reporter for the Chamber No. 20 and the Chamber No. 1 of the Ethics Tribunal of the Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo Chapter.

Professional Memberships

Chair of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Member of the Advisory Board of ADUS Refugee Association.

Admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB).

Member of the Lawyer's Institute of São Paulo (IASP).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Brazil: Contentious

Compliance - Brazil

Band 3
Individual Editorial
Leopoldo Pagotto is an active player in the compliance arena. He often advises clients on investigations, implementation of compliance programmes, due diligence proceedings and risk assessments.
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Strengths

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  • Extremely experienced, Leopoldo is always involved in the matters and conveys a great deal of confidence.

    ComplianceChambers Brazil: Contentious

  • Leopoldo is highly collaborative and knowledgeable about the business.

    ComplianceChambers Brazil: Contentious

  • Leopoldo Pagotto adapts communication very well according to the audience, managing to provide training from the board of directors all the way to the fire brigade.

    ComplianceChambers Brazil: Contentious

  • With a talent for making complex rules understandable and actionable, Leopoldo combines deep subject-matter expertise with a very practical, solution-driven approach.

    ComplianceChambers Brazil: Contentious

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