João Neto
Sócio-fundador at Joao Francisco Neto Advogados
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Top SchoolJoão Neto is a seasoned criminal lawyer and founding partner based in Rio de Janeiro with over a decade of professional experience and a legal career dating back to 2005. He combines a law degree from Universidade Católica de Petrópolis with advanced studies in Fundamental Rights and Economic Criminal Law at the University of Coimbra, bringing deep expertise in high-stakes criminal defense. João has significant litigation experience across Brazil’s appellate system, including active practice before the Superior Tribunal de Justiça and the Supremo Tribunal Federal. As founder of his own firm after a long partnership at Nélio Machado Advogados, he blends courtroom advocacy with strategic counsel on complex economic crime matters. Colleagues value his academic grounding in human rights paired with practical courtroom savvy, and he remains engaged with Brazil’s criminal law community through IBCCRIM membership.
12 years of coding experience
Especialização em Direito Penal Econômico, Especialização em Direito Penal Econômico at Instituto de Direito Penal Económico e Europeu – IDPEE da Universidade de CoimbraPós-Graduação em Direitos Fundamentais, Pós-Graduação em Direitos Fundamentais at Universidade de Coimbra / University of CoimbraGraduação em Direito, Graduação em Direito at Universidade Católica de Petrópolis
Github Skills (3)
simulation8
trend7
real-time-strategy6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
JoaoFranciscoNeto/Converter
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
Contributions:10 PRs, 46 pushes, 11 branches in 5 days
JoaoFranciscoNeto/Raidillon
Nov 2019 - Jun 2020
Contributions:2 PRs, 19 pushes, 10 branches in 6 months
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