Ana Paula Reis
Practice areas
Ana Paula is a lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in corporate law, capital markets, corporate governance, and regulation of the Brazilian National Financial System. Her practice is particularly focused on publicly held companies, financial institutions, boards of directors, and independent committees.
She advises publicly held companies, boards of directors, fiscal councils, and committees on highly complex corporate and regulatory matters. Her experience includes corporate governance, public offerings, M&A transactions involving publicly held companies, corporate reorganizations, disclosure obligations, executive compensation, and administrative enforcement proceedings. She also represents clients in administrative proceedings before the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), the Central Bank of Brazil, and the National Financial System Appeals Council (CRSFN).
Recognition
- The Legal 500: Next Generation Partner; Corporate and M&A: High-End (2023-2024).
- Chambers Global: Transactional: Corporate and M&A; The Elite (2022-2026).
- Chambers Brazil: Transactional: Corporate and M&A (2021-2025).
- Análise Advocacia Mulher: Corporate and M&A; Full Service (2021-2026).
- IFLR1000: M&A; Capital Markets: Equity; Capital Markets: Debt (2018-2026).
- Lexology Index: Capital Markets
The Legal 500: Next Generation Partner; Corporate and M&A: High-End (2023-2024).
Chambers Global: Transactional: Corporate and M&A; The Elite (2022-2026).
Chambers Brazil: Transactional: Corporate and M&A (2021-2025).
Análise Advocacia Mulher: Corporate and M&A; Full Service (2021-2026).
IFLR1000: M&A; Capital Markets: Equity; Capital Markets: Debt (2018-2026).Education
- Specialization in Capital Markets Regulation, Columbia Law School (United States).
- Specialization in Corporate Law and Capital Markets, Fundação Getulio Vargas.
- LL.B., Faculdade de Direito do Centro Universitário da Cidade.
Related activities
- Chair of the Capital Markets Committee (COMEC) of the Brazilian Association of Public Companies (ABRASCA).
- Director of Women on Board (WOB).
- Full Member of the Education Advisory Committee of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM).
Languages
Portuguese and English.