COMPLIANCE AND PREVENTION 

The implementation and continuity of an effective Compliance program, not only protects the company from financial losses and safeguards its reputation with business partners and public authorities but also drives business growth by optimizing costs and reviewing operational workflows.

• IMPLEMENTATION AND REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS AND REGULATION

Dantas Lapchik Advogados is prepared to implement compliance programs, aiming to prevent legal violations and provide legal protection against external risks. We can assist in obtaining internationally recognized certificates in the areas of compliance and business integrity (ISO 37001 and ISO 37301), besides the certification issued by control authorities in Brazil (Selo Pró-Ética of CGU), which also reflects in the valuation of the company and the trust of business partners.

• COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE

The firm offers a Compliance Committee formed by specialized professionals, who will be constantly available to the client for crisis management, legal advice during search and seizures, preparation of communications to the media, due diligence, attendance to the whistleblowing channel, and presence in audit occasions.

• INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS

In the event of accusations, whistleblowing, or suspicions of illicit practices within companies, our firm is equipped to conduct confidential investigations involving both internal misconduct and misconduct by external offenders (crisis management).

In Brazil, the growing number of investigations into crimes involving freedom of expression, asset protection, cybercrime, as well as offenses that have repercussions on public authorities, the market, and the financial and tax systems, has demanded of criminal lawyers capabilities that surpass those that, traditionally, were sufficient to draw up the best strategy in the context of each client..

Dantas Lapchik law firm brings together the experience of its partners, who have worked in some of the most relevant police operations in Brazil ("Lava Jato", "Fake Money", "Zelotes", "Carne Fraca", "Turbulência", among others), and can provide assistance:

• to victims of crime, collaborating with the initiation of police investigations and assisting the prosecution in the production of criminally relevant evidences;
• on legal representation perspective in criminal proceedings, before federal and state criminal courts, police authorities, and Parliamentary Inquiry Commissions (CPIs), including trying settlement and bargaining procedures.
  
  

WHITE-COLLAR CRIMES

The firm's scope of work also includes crisis management and the defense of companies, executives, and employees in criminal legal matters, particularly in investigations related to potential violations of environmental regulations, consumer relations, document and virtual fraud (ransomware, spear phishing, and phishing in general). Our focus is on asset recovery and preserving the image of those involved.

Dantas Lapchik Law Firm also operates in Administrative Law, advocating for the interests of its clients in both advisory and litigation contexts, whether they are individuals or legal entities. The scope of services includes:

• Civil Inquiry;
• Public Civil Action;
• Popular Action;
• Administrative
• Improbity;
• Administrative
• Disciplinary
• Procedures (PAD);
• Administrative Procedures before regulatory bodies (Audit Courts, CGU, COAF, CADE, IBAMA, etc.);
• Inquiries and internal investigations;
• Public Contracts;
• Third Sector;
• Concessions and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs);
• Infrastructure;
• Regulatory.

When relevant to the legal interests of its clients, the firm is prepared to engage in negotiations and the execution of leniency agreements and agreements of non-prosecution before the competent authorities.

Considering the spread of regulations issued by the European Union and its member countries (GDPR); added to the advent of the General Law of Data Protection in Brazil (LGPD), and the various regulations published by the National Authority for Data Protection in Brazil (ANPD), the firm Dantas Lapchik is available to assist public entities and private companies in their data protection in accordance with the applicable rules, including:

• Implementation of the LGPD (and GDPR, if relevant) adequacy program and training of employees and commercial partners for adequacy to the workflows introduced by the program;

• Analysis and drafting of contracts, information security policy, home office policy in accordance with the Brazilian labor legislation, privacy policy, user terms, cookies policy, Q&A (questionnaire with answers and clarifications from data owners) and other documents used by the client that contain personal data;

• Crisis management resulting from Information Security incidents;

• Extra-judicial and judiciary actuation in favor of companies that work with e-commerce and marketplaces, removing content from websites and platforms in cases of misuse the company's brand by internal and external offenders;

• Attending to administrative demands, requests, and responses to official letters from the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) and other government authorities;

• Team constantly available for consulting demands and support to the DPO in the management of his activities;

• Defense of clients' legal interests in cases involving data protection issues.