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Founded in 1934, Reale Advogados Associados blends tradition with innovation in delivering top-tier legal services regarding corporate criminal law.
Over the decades, the firm has become a reference point for entities navigating complex criminal risk environments. Its philosophy emphasises preventative legal strategies, tailored compliance programmes and robust defence. Its excellence is reflected in its diverse roster of elite clients, both national and multinational, which includes: Grupo Casino, Grupo Pão de Açúcar, Grupo Tereos, Assaí, Grupo EDP, Basf S/A, Dow Química, Banco BR Partners, BRZ Investimentos, Corteva, Plascar, Asperbrás, Grupo Sada and IPA – Indústria de Produtos Automotivos.
Dr Eduardo Reale Ferrari
Dr Eduardo Reale Ferrari, Managing Partner, brings a combination of academic distinction, institutional influence and professional recognition. Holding both Doctorate and Master's degrees in Law from the University of Coimbra (Portugal), Dr Reale is a former Professor of Criminal Law at the University of São Paulo (USP) and PUC-SP, two of Brazil’s leading law faculties.
Dr Reale combines technical precision with a client-centric strategy to blend academic knowledge with practical experience and real-time adaptability – paying attention to a thorough reading of each document, with the exchange of ideas with the client and recruitment in the legal field being the differential with competitors.
His contributions to the legal field extend beyond practice and academia. He twice served on Brazil’s National Council for Criminal & Penitentiary Policy and participated in drafting the new Penal Execution Law, shaping criminal justice reform in Brazil. As an author, he has penned pivotal texts, including “Prescrição da Ação Penal” and “Medidas de Segurança e Direito Penal no Estado Democrático de Direito”, and has updated José Frederico Marques’ classical work “Elementos de Direito Processual Penal”. His scholarly contributions to legal periodicals span such critical areas as cartel conduct, environmental crimes, financial system violations and tax criminal law.
Today, Dr Reale’s primary legal offering centres on business crime, with strong secondary specialisations in: tailored compliance programmes designed to meet the specific needs of clients operating in such regulated sectors as finance, energy and agriculture; proactive legal counselling to anticipate and mitigate criminal liability, reducing litigation risk through audits and internal controls; as well as complex litigation and defence strategies in such matters as insider trading, money laundering, tax fraud and environmental offences.
He was named one of Brazil’s Most Admired Criminal Lawyers by Análise Advocacia for 19 consecutive years (2007–2025), having also been highlighted as a Top Corporate Criminal Law Expert by Who’s Who Legal Brazil from 2016–2022.
