Leonardo Peret is a criminal defense lawyer and partner at Peret e Barros Sociedade de Advogados. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Criminal Procedure Law at the University of São Paulo (USP), holds a Master's degree in Criminal Procedure Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), and is a specialist in Economic and European Criminal Law from the University of Coimbra (Portugal). He is a member of the Criminal Law Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo Section (OAB-SP), and of the Criminal Law Committee of the Center for Studies of Law Firms (CESA).
He has served as a visiting professor in the undergraduate and graduate programs at the São Bernardo do Campo Law School and at the Armando Álvares Penteado Foundation Law School (FAAP).
He is the author of the book "(Re)pensando a Busca e Apreensão no Processo Penal: uma análise constitucional de seus limites" ("Rethinking Search and Seizure in Criminal Procedure: A Constitutional Analysis of Its Limits"), as well as articles on Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law. He is also a co-author of the book "Liberdade e Medidas Cautelares Pessoais Diversas da Prisão" ("Liberty and Personal Precautionary Measures Other Than Imprisonment").
