Partner
Anna Carolina Malta Spilborghs
Anna Carolina Malta Spilborghs is a partner in two of BMA's practice areas: Compliance, Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement, and Financial and Capital Markets. She advises companies and their boards of directors and independent committees on matters related to compliance, anticorruption and crisis management. She also advises Brazilian and international clients, particularly companies, financial institutions, investment funds and asset management firms, on matters concerning Brazil's financial and capital markets, and on issues related to the application of anti-money laundering legislation and reviews of internal controls.
Languages
- Portuguese
- English
OAB
- OAB/RJ nº 97.251
Practice areas
Professional experience
Aligned with a solid global strategy of risk mitigation, Anna is also directly involved in compliance matters, advising both national and international clients on the conduct of corporate investigations (anticorruption, internal fraud and, in conjunction with other practice areas, investigations into harassment, cybercrimes and ESG), due diligence procedures, identification and management of risks in corporate, financial and securities transactions, legal opinions, and design and implementation of compliance programs, including ESG issues.
Education
MBA in Finance and Capital Markets – Fundação Getulio Vargas – FGV (1999).
LL.B. – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio (1997).
Recognitions
Anna Carolina is frequently recommended in Compliance and Financial and Capital Markets rankings by respected legal directories such as The Legal 500 and Women in Investigations.
Anna Carolina was also selected as a prize winner in the Lexology's Client Choice Awards 2024, an award that recognizes excellence in client care and quality of service.
In 2024, she received the "Lawyer of the Year" award in the White Collar Crime category ate The Latin American Lawyer Women Awards.
In 2025, she was recognized with the "Latin America Anti-Corruption / White Collar Lawyer of the Year" award at the Women in Business Law Americas Awards.
PUBLICAÇÕES DO PROFISSIONAL
Publicações
"Instruções para 2015" in "Captações". Capital Aberto. March 2015. Co-authored with Jane Goldman and Conrado Chaves.
"Brazil". The Asset Management Review. Law Business Research, 2013 and 2014.
"The outlook for the infrastructure debenture market in Brazil". International Debt Capital Markets Handbook. 2013 edition. Euromoney.
"O crescimento dos investimentos no mercado brasileiro de private equity e venture capital" in "Captações". Capital Aberto. January 2013. Co-authored with Carla Vilmar da Motta Veiga.
How to understand Legal Aspects of Doing Infrastructure Business in Brazil. 2012/2013 edition. American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil – AMCHAM.
"Project Finance in Brazil". Project Finance Yearbook 2012/13. Euromoney. Co-authored with Carlos Frederico Bingemer.
"Financiamento privado de longo prazo para infraestrutura" in "Captações". Capital Aberto. January 2012.
"Novas regras para debêntures" in "Captações". Capital Aberto. September 2011. Co-authored with Carla Motta Veiga.