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Our team reflects our history: dedicated professionals with strong academic backgrounds, experience in complex matters, and continuous development. Our work is fully integrated and directly supervised by the partners, ensuring a strategic approach aligned with the results our clients expect.
Marina Coelho Araújo
Ph.D. in Criminal Law from the University of São Paulo Law School (USP) and Specialist in Economic Criminal Law from the University of Coimbra
Marina has extensive experience in criminal litigation and has worked for over 20 years on major matters and high-profile cases in Brazil. She also participated in a team that structured recurring/mass litigation practices for a leading Brazilian financial institution, gaining nationwide experience supported by technology and agile execution.
Over the past ten years, she has led compliance projects for Brazilian companies, coordinating all phases—from diagnosis to employee training.
Professor at INSPER;
Member of the Prerogatives Committee of the São Paulo Bar Association (OAB-SP);
Member of the Institute for the Defense of the Right of Defense (IDDD);
Former President of the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences (IBCCrim), 2021/2022;
Vice-President of the Institute of Lawyers of São Paulo (IASP), 2025/2028;
Former visiting researcher at LMU Munich;
Former visiting researcher at New York University (NYU);
Recipient of the Márcio Thomas Bastos Award (IDDD), 2017.
Helena Lobo da Costa
Associate Professor (Tenured), Habilitated, Ph.D. and LL.M. in Criminal Law from the University of São Paulo Law School (USP).
Helena has long-standing experience in highly complex matters, having worked on major cases involving financial and tax crimes, money laundering, and corruption. Building on her doctoral thesis, she also specializes in environmental criminal law. She combines deep academic expertise with practical agility in solving complex criminal-law issues.
Board member of the Institute for the Defense of the Right of Defense (IDDD);
Member of the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences (IBCCrim);
Former visiting researcher at Goethe University Frankfurt and at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law.
Gabriela Pizzol
Attorney. LL.B. from the University of São Paulo (USP). Specialist in Compliance from the Institute of Economic and European Criminal Law of the University of Coimbra, in partnership with the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences (IBCCrim).
Member of the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences (IBCCrim);
Member of the Institute for the Defense of the Right of Defense (IDDD).
Fabrício Lacerda
Attorney. Master’s candidate in Law at USP.
Member of IBCCrim;
Member of IDDD.
João Paulino da Silva
Attorney. LL.B. from USP. Undergraduate student at Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne through the PITES Program.
Mariana Ferraz
mariana.ferraz@calcadvogados.com
Attorney. LL.B. from FGV Direito SP (São Paulo School of Law, Fundação Getulio Vargas). Postgraduate candidate in Economic Criminal Law at FGV Direito SP.
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