Ana Maria Belotto
FeldensMadruga
Brazil

Consultant in Foreign Law Ana Belotto represents clients in the areas of corporate criminal law, international legal cooperation, compliance, and international business, with a special focus on the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the UK Bribery Act. Prior to joining private practice, Ms. Belotto was the General Coordinator of Asset Recovery at the Department of Assets Recovery and International Legal Cooperation (DRCI) of the Ministry of Justice, acting in some of the most important multijurisdictional criminal cases in Brazil at the time. She was also a member in the National Strategy for Combating Corruption and Money Laundering (ENCCLA) and was part of the Brazilian delegation in the United Nations conference against corruption.

Representative Work:

• Participated in negotiations with the Brazilian federal prosecution of the leniency agreement of a major multinational energy company, as part of a global agreement involving the USDOJ and UK Serious Fraud Office.
• Designed and implemented several anti-corruption and anti-money laundering compliance programs for companies acting in Brazil and abroad in industries such as minerals, oil & gas, technology, government relations, chemicals, banking, financing, and insurance.
• Conducted several internal investigations on matters involving fraud and bribery in Brazil and abroad.