Snežana Gebauer

Practice Areas

Investigations, Asset Tracing and Recovery, Due Diligence, Anti-corruption and Sanctions, Compliance and Investigations, Compliance and Monitoring, Litigation Support, Business Intelligence.

Career

Snežana Gebauer, a Partner with StoneTurn, has 20 years of experience in managing complex international investigations for major law firms, Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies and sovereign nations. She frequently advises leaders in business, finance, and government on risk management strategies, investigations, and compliance matters. Snežana is recognized for her deep investigative expertise globally and across every major business sector.

During the course of her career, Snežana has led complex, and often high-profile, cross-border investigations into corruption, fraud, embezzlement, and misconduct. She is a leading expert in international asset tracing and recovery investigations and regularly assists clients with judgement or award enforcement. Snežana has also served as an integrity monitor and been retained to conduct independent reviews mandated by public sector agencies.

Snežana managed one of the most complex FCPA and bid-rigging investigations in Latin America, resulting from operation Lava Jato, the largest criminal probe into corruption in recent history. She was also engaged by the Brazilian Congress to lead an asset tracing investigation into funds embezzled abroad by Petrobras executives and other Brazilian government officials.

Clients also turn to Snežana for advice and risk mitigation strategies, intelligence, and due diligence in relation to potential acquisitions or investments. Snežana helps clients protect their reputations and interests when confronted by an unforeseen crisis or in high-stakes business disputes, by arming them with facts and critical intelligence to guide the decision-making process.

Over the past two decades, Snežana has lived and worked in New York, London, Washington, D.C., and São Paulo, overseeing global teams of consultants, and assisting clients with issues in developing countries and high-risk regions. She has conducted investigations in more than 65 countries and across a range of industries, including energy, mining, life sciences, crypto, technology, financial services, manufacturing, and infrastructure.

Prior to joining StoneTurn, Snežana held leadership positions at three global investigative consulting firms. Most recently, she was an executive managing director and the Americas investigations practice leader based out of New York. Prior to this role, she was the country managing director for Brazil at another global consulting firm. Her leadership and management experience included significant restructuring and strategic growth successes.

Professional Memberships

Advisory Board Member - National Association of Corporate Directors.

Publications

Geopolitical Uncertainty: Preparing for What’s Now And What’s Next, Chief Executive Magazine (December 2023)

A Ameaça Interna: Mitigando Riscos no DNA da Sua Organização, StoneTurn Client Alert (September 2023)

Sanctions and The Impact on Brazilian Companies, StoneTurn Client Alert (July 2023)

International Investigations Global Trends 2023 (June 2023, Video)

Amid Shifting Business Landscape, the GC’s Role and Value Are Expanding (September 2022)

Cryptonews: NFTs and ‘Insider Trading’How to Stay in Compliance (August 2022)

When It Comes to Sanctions, PE Firms Must Proceed with Great Caution, TechCrunch (June 2022)

Tackling Multijurisdictional Fraud Schemes, Risk and Compliance Magazine (June 2022)

The New Risks CFOs Need to Take On, StrategicCFO360 (June 2022)

Intelligence Matters, StoneTurn Client Alert (May 2022)

M&A Risk Management Considerations Amid War in Ukraine, Law360 (April 2022).

Languages Spoken

Portuguese, German, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian

Education

Awards