Biography: Business Crime Defence

Antonio Sérgio Altieri de Moraes Pitombo, business crime lawyer and founder of the law firm Moraes Pitombo Advogados, graduated from the University of São Paulo (USP) Law School in 1993, and specialised in civil procedural law at the Centre for University Extension in 1994. He gained a Masters in penal law from the University of São Paulo Law School in 2000, with the thesis The typification of previous crime in money-laundering offence, and concluded his doctoral studies in penal law at the University of São Paulo Law School in 2007 with the thesis The typification of criminal organisation.

Mr Pitombo is renowned in his field as an exceptional business crime lawyer who has tried numerous high-profile cases and has represented corporations and individuals, including presidents, directors and officers in federal or state matters for the past 15 years.

He is also renowned for his successful work in international cooperation procedures involving the United States of America, Great Britain, Switzerland and Luxembourg, among other countries.

He is the author of "Money laundering: the typification of previous crime", Revista dos Tribunais, 2003, and several articles in journals specialised in law and penal procedure. He was also coordinator of Special Criminal Courts: interpretation and criticism Malheiros, 1997, and "Comments on the Companies' Recovery and Bankruptcy Law", Revista dos Tribunais, 2005. He is also a member of: the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences (IBCCrim); Institute Manoel Pedro Pimentel, related to the Department of Penal Law, Criminology and Forensic Medicine at the University of São Paulo Law School; the National Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers; and the Association Internationale Droit Pénal.