Eloy Rizzo
Compliance and Investigations ESG Environmental, Social and Governance
+55 11 3356 2240 erizzo@demarest.com.br São Paulo
Partner in the Corporate Investigations area at Demarest, focused on Compliance and ESG matters, Eloy Rizzo holds a master's degree (LLM) in Competition Law and International Arbitration from King's College London (England) and a postgraduate degree in Civil Procedural Law from PUC-SP. Eloy Rizzo has completed his Competent Boards Global Certificate and Designation and was awarded the ESG Competent Boards certification and Designation (GCB.D). Eloy has significant experience in internal investigations of high complexity, concentrating his practice in potential violations of anti-corruption laws in multi-jurisdictional cases. In addition, he advises administrative proceedings and lawsuits arising from potential violations of anti-corruption legislations and negotiates leniency agreements with competent authorities. He is a professor at LEC – Legal, Ethics and Compliance and for the postgraduate courses offered by PUC-SP and FGV/RJ Law Schools. Eloy is also recognized by some of the most renowned legal publications, such as Chambers Latin America, Who’s Who Legal and Leaders League. For five consecutive years, Eloy has been recognized by clients and professionals in the industry as one of the ten most admired lawyers in Brazil, according to Compliance ON TOP. In 2024, he joined the Compliance ON TOP Hall of Fame.
- Mr. Rizzo conducted an independent internal investigation on EcoRodovias Concessões e Serviços S.A. to check for possible irregularities in concession agreements executed by such company in the State of Paraná, the Brazilian Department of Roads of Paraná.
- Mr. Rizzo conducted an independent internal investigation to check for possible irregularities practiced by a certain company, holder of a concession agreement with Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo – CODESP (Port of Santos)
- Mr. Rizzo conducted an independent internal investigation related to a multinational company from North America in the medical equipment industry, which would have offered undue advantages and committed fraud in biddings, in exchange of agreements with the Government
- Mr. Rizzo conducted an independent internal investigation related to a multinational company in the chartering of vessels industry and owner of agreements with Petrobras. His work resulted in a “Declination Letter” issued by the North American Department of Justice (“DoJ”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
- Mr. Rizzo conducted an independent internal investigation related to a multinational company in the chartering of vessels industry and owner of agreements with Petrobras Transporte S.A. – Transpetro, which would have offered undue advantages in exchange of such agreements
- LL.M degree in Civil Procedural Law at King´s College London, England (2009)— Postgraduate degree in Civil Procedural Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, Brazil (2008)
- LL.B. degree in Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo SP, Brazil (2005)
- Bachelor of Laws from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, Brasil (2005)
- Member of the “Lawyers Council for Civil and Economic Rights in the Americas”, an initiative of the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice, associated to the New York City Bar
- Coauthor of chapter “The E-Discovery and Information Governance Law Review”, The Law Reviews, July 2019.
- Author of article “Uma Segunda Chance para a Odebrecht?” published by O Estado de S. Paulo, on June 24, 2019.
- Coauthor of chapter “Bribery & Corruption (2nd edition)”, The In-House Lawyer, June 2019.
- Author of article “Seven Tips for Conducting Integrity Due Diligence on Third Parties in Brazil”, The Anti-Corruption Report, March 6, 2019.
- — Coauthor of chapter “Brazil’s Anti-corruption Legislation” from book International Corruption, 2nd edition, Sweet & Maxwell, 2018.
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