Born in Niterói, RJ; member of the Brazilian Bar association OAB – Rio de Janeiro, 2018).

Academic accomplishments:

• Universidade Federal Fluminense – UFF, Rio de Janeiro (Bacharel em Direito, 2017);
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC-RIO (Course in Law and New Technologies, 2019)
• Atech Privacy Center (Preparatory course for Certified Data Protection Officer Brazi, 2021).
• Escola Superior de Advocacia OABRJ (Course IA – Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Law, 2024).

Additional information:

• Responsible for providing training to over 1,000 Brazilian public security authorities on cybercrime investigation.
• OneTrust Certified Privacy Professional – OneTrust, 2022.
• Certified Data Protection Officer Brasil – CDPO/IAPP.
• Certified Information Privacy Manager – CIPM/IAPP.

Publications:

BUZANOVSKY, Flavio; LEITE, Douglas; MAIOR, Rodrigo. Minor’s online safety: upcoming regulatory challenges for the tech industry in the US and Brazil. Available at: https://chambers.com/articles/minor-s-online-safety-upcoming-regulatory-challenges-for-the-tech-industry-in-the-us-and-brazil 

BUZANOVSKY, Flavio; LEITE, Douglas. Novas polêmicas e desafios na privacidade em 2021. Available at: https://www.conjur.com.br/2021-fev-03/opiniao-novas-polemicas-desafios-privacidade-2021/

BUZANOVSKY, Flavio; LEITE, Douglas. Brasil aprova nova lei do Cadastro Positivo. Available at: https://www.jota.info/opiniao-e-analise/artigos/brasil-aprova-nova-lei-do-cadastro-positivo-10042019 

Associations:

• OAB – Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (Rio de Janeiro);
• IAPP – International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Languages:

Fluent in Portuguese and English.

Advanced Spanish.

Areas of expertise:

Flavio has experience in strategic and complex litigation, consultancy and risky analyses in the areas of innovation, regulatory, civil law and intellectual property. Has solid experience in developing innovative thesis for multinational tech clients and disruptive startups. 

Furthermore, Flavio also deals with issues involving data protection, regulation of social networks and new technologies, and law enforcement.