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Compliance, governance and innovation: balancing risks and opportunities of doing business in Latin America

31 Aug - 2 Sep 2026

JW Marriott Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil

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Sophie Scemla

Biography

Sophie’s practice focuses on white collar crime defense and regulatory investigations, with a particular emphasis on fraud and international corruption, internal investigations, compliance and risk management. Sophie has been involved in several high profile criminal matters. She has managed extensive international fraud cases, international money laundering, tax fraud and criminal proceedings, such as the “Wendel” case. She has represented individuals and companies in domestic and international corruption matters, some in connection with the “Oil for Food” case. She has assisted companies to enter into deferred prosecution agreements with the US DoJ and settlements with the International Banks of Development and foreign authorities.