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our team

Our team is comprised of U.S. lawyers and foreign legal consultants with deep legal and academic knowledge of the products we offer. Our attorneys are either dual (Brazil/U.S.) licensed attorneys who can easily navigate legal issues in different jurisdictions or true specialists in a certain field of Brazilian law.

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GABRIELA 
MENNA
BARRETO
SCANLON

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Gabriela, the founder of the firm, focuses her practice on government enforcement defense matters, internal corporate investigations and complex cross-border civil litigation, with a focus on Latin America.  She represents clients in all aspects of offensive and defensive litigation matters brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and other investigative agencies related to allegations of financial fraud and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  Gabriela has also extensive experience with the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitration awards in the U.S., as well as related cross-border asset tracing and recovery.

As a dual-qualified lawyer, admitted to practice in New York, Washington, D.C. and Brazil, Gabriela is able to efficiently navigate different legal systems and provide clients with innovative legal strategies and techniques.

 

Before founding the firm, Gabriela practiced at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in São Paulo, where she handled corporate matters, Kobre & Kim in both New York and Washington, D.C., and Paul Hastings in Washington, D.C., where she handled Latin America-focused litigation and government enforcement.

Office: 771 210 5757 - 771 210 2232

Fax: 202 900 3142

Email: contact@mbscanlon.com

4301 50th St. - Suite 102, NW

Washington, D.C, 20016

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