José Alexandre Buaiz Neto

Practice Areas

Compliance and Internal Investigations, Competition, Corporate and Commercial Litigation.

Career

José Alexandre Buaiz Neto has been a member of Pinheiro Neto Advogados since 1994 and a partner of the firm since 2006. He serves domestic and international companies from different industries in investigations, compliance and litigation on matters involving anti-bribery, antitrust, money-laundering and fraud, among other issues. He has been involved in leading cross-border investigations and litigation and has also been in charge of several negotiations with various Brazilian authorities in federal, state and municipal levels. He is praised by clients and peers as a leader in his practice areas in accordance with Brazilian and international publications. José holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Brasília (“UnB”) and a LL.M. from Boston University. He served as a Board member of the Council of Appeals of the National Financial System (“CRSFN”) from 2011 to 2013 and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Dutch Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and of the Management Board of the Brazilian Institute for Studies on Competition, Consumer Law and International Trade. José also serves as Executive Officer of the Integrity Committee of ICC Brasil. He was a foreign associate in an international law firm in New York in 1997–1998 and has lectured at different institutions since 1999.

Personal

LL.M. in Law from Boston University

Bachelor’s Degree in Law from University of Brasília (UnB)

International experience: Mayer Brown, USA

Practice Areas

Compliance and Internal Investigations, Competition, Corporate and Commercial Litigation.

Career

José Alexandre Buaiz Neto serves domestic and international clients from different industries in competition law matters, working on notification of deals to the Brazilian antitrust authority (CADE), defenses in administrative proceedings, and negotiation of leniency programs and cease-and-desist commitments. In the compliance arena, José Alexandre has substantial experience in internal investigations regarding several aspects (antitrust, anticorruption, accounting fraud, money laundering, and others), as well as in defending clients and negotiating agreements with public prosecutors at federal and state levels, the Federal Comptroller Board (CGU), the Federal Attorney-General Office (AGU), and other competent bodies. He also practices in civil and commercial litigation and in disputes over decisions from administrative bodies.

Personal

LL.M. from the Boston University.

Bachelor's Degree in Law from the University of Brasília. (UnB)

International experience: Mayer Brown, USA.