Overview
Diogo Metz is of counsel in the Litigation Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense, internal corporate investigations, compliance with government enforcement initiatives and related litigation. He also has experience in international arbitration (commercial and investment) and general civil litigation. Before joining Paul Hastings, he was an associate at international law firms based in Brazil and Germany, representing companies listed on the major stock exchanges.
Diogo received his law degree from the Washington University School of Law, where he was a member of Washington University’s Jessup International Moot Court team. He earned an LL.M. in French and European business law from the University of Paris I: Pantheon-Sorbonne. He received his B.A. from Miami University.
He is a native speaker of both German and Portuguese and proficient in French.
Diogo is admitted to practice law in New York, Washington, D.C., Florida and England and Wales.
Accolades
- Paul Hastings 2021 Impact Award
Education
- University of Paris I: Pantheon-Sorbonne, LL.M., 2014
- Washington University School of Law, J.D., 2014
- Miami University, B.A. (cum laude), 2010
Representations
- Represented, and was seconded to, a publicly traded provider of business software and services in global investigation of potential FCPA and economic sanctions exposure, including evaluations of actions of executives, channel partners and foreign sales offices.
- Counsel for a U.S.-based hospitality company in connection with an investigation into various fraud allegations in Europe.
- Represented a French original equipment manufacturer in connection with an anti-corruption focused due diligence review of a significant acquisition and investigations throughout South Africa.
- Represented a Swiss financial institution as international defense counsel in parallel investigations by the United States Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and other national law enforcement agencies relating to corruption and fraud allegations in a sub-Saharan African country.
- Represented a European aerospace company before the U.S. Department of Justice with respect to allegations of bribery and export control violations that resulted in the largest coordinated anti-corruption resolution with U.K. and French criminal enforcement agencies relating to corruption and fraud allegations in a sub-Saharan African country.
- Represented a European aerospace company before the U.S. Department of Justice with respect to allegations of bribery and export control violations that resulted in the largest coordinated anti-corruption resolution with U.K. and French criminal enforcement authorities and post-DPA investigation and compliance obligations.
- Represented a publicly traded Brazilian petrochemical company under investigation by the DOJ and SEC for FCPA violations in Brazil, and related issues in Mexico.
- Represented a Brazilian aerospace and defense company during its independent compliance monitorship and enhancement of its global anti-corruption program.
- Advised a Brazilian subsidiary of one of the world’s leading food retailers in an internal investigation of accounting fraud and misconduct by senior company executives.
- Advised a French financial institution in connection with allegations of sanctions violations related to transfers to entities in Iran, Sudan, Myanmar and Cuba brought by the New York State Department of Financial Services and the U.S. Treasury.
- Acted as global coordination and defense counsel for a major German automotive manufacturer in in product liability, regulatory and class action matters.
- Represented a Brazilian telecommunications company in connection with an ICC arbitration related to corrupt conduct in Angola.
Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings.
Involvement
- Co-Chair of the U.S Working Group – Deutsches Institut für Compliance