
Ana Frischtak represents multinational companies and their executives in high-stakes cross-border government enforcement defense matters, particularly those by U.S. enforcement agencies such as the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Ms. Frischtak has experience in matters involving bribery; corruption and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA); antitrust law; securities fraud; and other alleged misconduct with a nexus to Brazil and Latin America. She also has experience in disputes involving investor-state arbitration and international trade, as well as investigations brought by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Before joining Kobre & Kim, Ms. Frischtak practiced at Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP as special counsel. She also practiced at Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP, where she focused on white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations and international arbitrations. She clerked for the Honorable Garland E. Burrell Jr., Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of California.
Admissions
- New York
- Washington DC
Education
- University of Michigan Law School, JD, cum laude (Michigan Journal of International Law, Contributing Editor)
- Cornell University, BA, magna cum laude
Languages
- Portuguese
Clerkships
- Honorable Garland E. Burrell Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California (2006-2007)
Accolades
- São Paulo Arbitration Week, “Brazilians Who Have Made a Difference Abroad” (2020)
Professional & Community Involvement
- Former Action Board member of GOSO (Getting Out and Staying Out), a Harlem-based organization that helps formerly incarcerated young men avoid recidivism by facilitating educational and employment opportunities.
Publications & Presentations
- Co-author, “The 2020 FCPA Resource Guide Update: A Window into Today’s Enforcement of the FCPA” (Compliance & Enforcement, Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement at New York University School of Law, July 2020)
- Co-author, “With Lava Jato Closing Up Shop, What Comes Next?” (Compliance & Enforcement, Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement at New York University School of Law, February 2020)
- Co-author, “International Investment Agreements: Bilateral Investment Treaties, Preferential Trade Agreements, and the WTO” (Handbook of Trade Policy Development, October 2013)
- Co-author, “Brazil Enacts Long-Pending Anti-Corruption Legislation” (FCPA Update, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, August 2013)
- Author, South Sudan’s EAC Accession: Legal Obligations and Negotiating Options (International Growth Centre, January 2013)
- Author, “Balancing Judicial Economy, Due Process and State Opportunism Concerns in the WTO” (Michigan Journal of International Law, Spring 2005)
- Co-author, Regional Trade Arrangements in East Asia (World Bank, September 2003)
Credentials
Admissions
- New York
- Washington DC
Education
- University of Michigan Law School, JD, cum laude (Michigan Journal of International Law, Contributing Editor)
- Cornell University, BA, magna cum laude
Languages
- English
- Portuguese
Clerkships
- Honorable Garland E. Burrell Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California (2006-2007)
Accolades
- São Paulo Arbitration Week, “Brazilians Who Have Made a Difference Abroad” (2020)
Professional & Community Involvement
- Former Action Board member of GOSO (Getting Out and Staying Out), a Harlem-based organization that helps formerly incarcerated young men avoid recidivism by facilitating educational and employment opportunities.
Publications & Presentations
- Co-author, “The 2020 FCPA Resource Guide Update: A Window into Today’s Enforcement of the FCPA” (Compliance & Enforcement, Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement at New York University School of Law, July 2020)
- Co-author, “With Lava Jato Closing Up Shop, What Comes Next?” (Compliance & Enforcement, Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement at New York University School of Law, February 2020)
- Co-author, “International Investment Agreements: Bilateral Investment Treaties, Preferential Trade Agreements, and the WTO” (Handbook of Trade Policy Development, October 2013)
- Co-author, “Brazil Enacts Long-Pending Anti-Corruption Legislation” (FCPA Update, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, August 2013)
- Author, South Sudan’s EAC Accession: Legal Obligations and Negotiating Options (International Growth Centre, January 2013)
- Author, “Balancing Judicial Economy, Due Process and State Opportunism Concerns in the WTO” (Michigan Journal of International Law, Spring 2005)
- Co-author, Regional Trade Arrangements in East Asia (World Bank, September 2003)