KLA announces the return of André Leme as a partner leading the Compliance and Investigations practice, with the goal of consolidating and expanding the area. An attorney with a career built at leading law firms in São Paulo, André previously worked at KLA between 2018 and 2019.
With more than 15 years of experience in the field, the partner has extensive expertise in conducting corporate investigations, risk management, and the implementation of integrity programs, as well as compliance due diligence in corporate transactions. He represents companies in administrative accountability proceedings (PAR) and in negotiating settlements with authorities in cases involving violations of anti-corruption laws.
A law graduate from the University of São Paulo (USP), André Leme holds a specialization in Fundamental Rights from the University of Coimbra (Portugal), completed a course in Private International Law at the Hague Academy of International Law (The Hague, Netherlands), and is currently enrolled in the Advanced Compliance Program at Fordham University in São Paulo. He is also certified by the Compliance and Ethics Academy of the SCCE (Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics).
As a professor, he teaches at LEC – Legal, Ethics and Compliance, delivering courses in Healthcare Compliance and Anti-Corruption Compliance. In 2025, he was awarded Professor of the Year in the Healthcare Compliance program.
According to partner Henrique Lopes, a member of KLA’s Executive Committee, “André’s return, now with greater experience and a broader perspective on the practice, is doubly significant, as it strengthens our offering of high value-added services while reaffirming the culture we have been building at the firm.”
