Maria Eugenia Kanazawa

Maria Eugenia Kanazawa advises clients on the coordination of internal investigations and interaction with public authorities, provides advice in cases related to potential violation of domestic and foreign anti-corruption legislation and enforcement of disciplinary measures. 

Maria Eugenia has experience in the implementation and review of compliance programs, as well as Anti-Corruption & Compliance due diligence in the context of M&A transactions and risk assessment. Besides this, she has a solid background in tax matters and focuses her practice on indirect taxes and customs, especially in trade compliance and interaction with customs and regulatory agents. 

• Coordination of internal investigations. Her experience includes investigations in multinational companies from the oil & gas, infrastructure, information technology, commodities and consumer goods sectors.
• Conducting of Anti-Corruption & Compliance due diligence in third parties and in the context of M&A transactions.
• Implementation and review of codes of conduct.
• Risk assessment and elaboration, improvement, and adaptation of compliance programs and policies according to Brazilian legislation, including implementation, training and supervision of their operation.
• Drafting and review of commercial agreements from an Anticorruption & Compliance perspective.
• Crisis management focused on corporate reputational risk.

• “Maria Eugenia Kanazawa has extensive experience in anti-corruption and tax-related compliance matters. She is an excellent associate.” – The Legal 500, 2024
• Recognized as a Rising Star in Compliance - The Legal 500, 2023 and 2024
• Shortlisted as Rising Star of the Year in Compliance – The Legal 500 Brazil Awards, 2023 and 2024
• Recognized as Highly Regarded in Indirect Tax - ITR World Tax, 2020-2023
• Recognized as Highly Regarded in Women in Tax - ITR World Tax, 2020-2023
• “The department also benefits from the input of a number of experienced associates, including Maria Eugenia Kanazawa.” – The Legal 500, 2020
• "Associate Maria Eugenia Kanazawa is another key contact; she balances a varied workload including corporate investigations, compliance and tax." - The Legal 500, 2019

• King's College London, LLM in International Tax Law
• Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/SP), Post-Graduate Degree in Tax Law
• Pontifical Catholic University PUC/SP, Bachelor of Law (JD equivalent)

• Brazil

• Portuguese
• English