Antonio C. Tovo is a partner in the Compliance and Investigation, Corporate Criminal Law and Cybersecurity practice at Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper. 

He has extensive practice in matters of White Collar Crimes, combining the rigor of legal technique with the efficiency necessary for the corporate environment.

Antonio holds a PhD in Criminal Law from the University of São Paulo (USP), advised by Professor Miguel Reale Júnior.

In his experience, Antonio already represented clients in highly complex criminal proceedings, with a large number of accused persons and with significant media repercussion. Crisis management involving criminal and compliance issues is also part of his routine.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in Criminal Law, University of São Paulo, 2015 
• Master Degree in Criminal Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, 2008 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 2006

RECOGNITIONS

• Análise Editorial – Named one of the Most Admired Lawyers in Criminal Law and Compliance, “full service” category: 2019, 2020, 2021  2022 and 2023
• Leaders League – Compliance: 2022 and 2023
• Leaders League – White Collar Crime: 2022 and 2023
• The Legal 500, Latin America – “Mentioned Lawyer” in Compliance – Mentioned: 2022 – 2023
• The Legal 500, Latin America – “Mentioned Lawyer” in TMT: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: 2022

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Member of the Editorial Board of the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences – IBCCRIM Journal
• Member of the Executive Committee of the Culturalistic Studies Institute – IEC
• Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Criminal Studies – REC
• Member of the Institute in Defense of the Right to due process of law – IDDD
• Judge in the Ethics Court of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio Grande do Sul Chapter

LANGUAGES

• Portuguese 
• Italian
• English