São Paulo
Isadora Fingermann
Partner
+55 (11) 5086-5328
ifingermann@tozzinifreire.com.br
Practice areas:
Crisis Management
White-Collar Crimes
Government Sales
Fashion Law
Gaming & E-sports team
Pharmaceutical Industry
Isadora Fingermann is one of the best white-collar crime lawyers I've ever worked with. She not only understands the matters themselves but also the commercial issues involved in them.
Professional experience
Partner in TozziniFreire's White-Collar Crimes practice, Isadora has extensive experience in Criminal Law, representing the interests of Brazilian and multinational corporations in cases related to economic, financial, antitrust, tax, money laundering, frauds, biddings, bankruptcy-related issues, including administrative sanctioning proceedings before COAF (Council for Financial Activities Control) and environmental crimes. She has 20 years of experience in litigation, acting in State and Federal Courts, and before the Supreme Court. Her previous experience in well-known criminal law boutiques, combined to a full-service law firm, results in an efficient, technical, and multidisciplinary work. Her expertise also includes highly complex internal investigations involving more than one jurisdiction, C-level training, and implementation of programs aimed at combating corruption, preventing money laundering, and improving corporate governance. As an executive director at IDDD (Instituto de Defesa do Direito de Defesa), she participated in the conception, strategic planning, and management of projects to strengthen the Rule of Law, access to justice and criminal defense.
Education
• Specialized degree in Judiciary and Public Policy from FGV Law School (Fundação Getulio Vargas), 2013.
• Postgraduate degree in Economic Criminal Law from FGV, 2008.
• Graduate of the Law School of USP (Universidade de São Paulo), 2004.
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Rankings and Awards
It is recommended by the legal guides Chambers Brazil, The Legal 500 , and Análise Advocacia 500 , and mentioned by GIR 100 , which recognizes our Corporate Criminal Law area as one of the best in the world among investigative practices. In 2025, it was recognized as White-Collar Crime Next Generation Partner of the Year by The Legal 500 Brazilian Awards. In 2021, it was recognized in the Women in Business Law guide by Expert Guides.
Additional activities
• Advisor of IDDD (Instituto de Defesa do Direito de Defesa).
• Fellow of The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators.
• Former executive director of IDDD (Instituto de Defesa do Direito de Defesa), 2012-2017.
• Member of IBCCRIM (Brazilian Institute for Criminal Sciences), 2004-2020.
Publications
• "Responsabilidade Civil e Penal dos Administradores, Dirigentes, Sócios e Representantes Legais - Criminal". In Doing Business in Brazil. São Paulo, SwissCam Brasil, 2023.
• "Medical Devices: Sources of Regulation (Brazil)" (co-author). In Practical Law. London, Thomson Reuters, 2023.
• "A Criminalização dos Jogos de Azar no Brasil: Panorama Histórico-Normativo e as Perspectivas de Regulamentação da Atividade" (co-author). In Direito Contemporâneo: Estudos do Comitê de Direito Penal do CESA. São Paulo, Tirant Brasil, 2022.
• "Crime no Metaverso" (co-author). In Metaverso: Aspectos Jurídicos. São Paulo, Almedina, 2022.
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