Costa da Silva Advocacia

What Costa da Silva Advocacia does

Costa da Silva Advocacia is a Brazilian law firm (legal name: Costa da Silva Sociedade Individual de Advocacia) founded in 2014 by Dra. Simone Costa and headquartered in the Ceisa Center business complex in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. The firm specializes exclusively in legal services for the Brazilian financial system, serving financial institutions, credit unions (Cooperativas de Crédito), payment institutions (SCFIs, SCMs, SCDs), insurance companies, and general corporate clients. Its practice is organized into six pillars: Regulatory (BACEN compliance advisory), Corporate (Societário, M&A, restructuring, governance), Litigation (Contencioso, judicial and arbitral representation), Contracts (drafting and negotiation), Digital Law (LGPD compliance and information security), and Compliance (program implementation, risk mapping, training, and internal controls).

The firm's competitive positioning is built on the founder's direct prior experience structuring Legal, Compliance, and Credit Recovery departments at major Brazilian financial institutions and fintechs (Omni, GolCred, Biorc/Neon, Crefaz), combined with post-graduate credentials in Banking Law, Digital Law, and Labor Law from Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina and Febraban certifications. The business model is a traditional professional-services engagement model — project-based or hourly legal advisory billed directly to clients — with no disclosed pricing, no disclosed client roster, and no external funding. The firm has operated continuously for over a decade, maintains a corporate website and LinkedIn presence, and runs an active recruitment page.

The operating footprint is single-country (Brazil) and effectively single-region (Santa Catarina with national regulatory reach). There is no disclosed headcount, no revenue figure, no technology platform, and no AI/ML capability in the underlying evidence. Client acquisition is sales-led and relationship-based, leveraging the founder's network and prior institutional experience rather than paid marketing channels. As a Sociedade Individual de Advocacia, ownership and control rest entirely with the founder; there is no parent company, no external investors, and no subsidiary structure.

Name

Costa da Silva Advocacia

Legal name

Costa da Silva Sociedade Individual de Advocacia

Website

https://costadasilva.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Costa da Silva Advocacia is a Florianópolis-based Brazilian law firm founded in 2014 by Dra. Simone Costa, specializing in regulatory, corporate, litigation, contracts, digital-law (LGPD), and compliance advisory for financial institutions, payment companies, insurance companies, and corporate clients operating in or entering the Brazilian financial system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Regulatory Legal Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Fraud Risk Management & Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption (ABAC) (BPAHAFAL)

Keywords

• Financial regulatory law
• Banking compliance advisory
• Corporate legal services
• Litigation and arbitration
• LGPD data protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Florianópolis

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Consulting and Advisory Services: Professional legal services provided to financial institutions and companies operating in the Brazilian financial system. Services include regulatory compliance advisory, corporate law, litigation representation, contract drafting and negotiation, digital law, and compliance program implementation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Costa da Silva Advocacia provides specialized legal advisory and representation services to financial institutions, payment institutions, insurance companies, and business groups operating in the Brazilian financial system. The firm delivers six integrated practice areas covering regulatory compliance (BACEN/SUSEP), corporate law and M&A, litigation and arbitration, contract drafting and negotiation, digital law and LGPD data protection, and compliance program implementation. Services are delivered directly to clients on an engagement basis by the founder-led team.

Product overview

Costa da Silva Advocacia is a law firm founded in 2014 by Dra. Simone Costa, offering a portfolio of six distinct legal service areas as a single unified practice: Regulatório (Regulatory compliance), Societário (Corporate law and M&A), Contencioso (Litigation and arbitration), Contratos (Contract drafting and negotiation), Digital (Data protection and technology law), and Compliance (Compliance program development and monitoring). The firm specializes in serving financial institutions including Credit Unions (Cooperativas de Crédito), SCFIs, SCMs, SCDs, Insurance Companies, and other entities operating in or seeking to enter the Brazilian Financial System.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regulatory (Regulatório) Legal advisory on regulatory interpretation and application, ensuring financial institutions and payment companies comply with legal requirements and Brazilian regulatory authorities (BACEN, SUSEP). Provides support in navigating the complex regulatory environment of the Brazilian financial system.
• Corporate (Societário) Specialized consulting for companies of all sizes including company formation, drafting of corporate acts, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance advisory.
• Litigation (Contencioso) Strategic representation in judicial and arbitral proceedings, handling commercial, civil, and administrative disputes for financial institutions and corporate clients.
• Contracts (Contratos) Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts including commercial, financial, and service agreements to ensure clarity, legal security, and client protection across the contract lifecycle.
• Digital Law (Digital) Legal advisory on technology, data protection, and privacy matters, including LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law) compliance and information security policy implementation for financial institutions and corporate clients.
• Compliance Compliance program implementation and monitoring, risk mapping, employee training, and internal control implementation designed to ensure business integrity and regulatory conformity for financial institutions and corporate clients.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Pinheiro Neto: Large Brazilian full-service firm with a substantial banking and financial services regulatory practice serving major banks and fintechs. Overlaps with Costa da Silva on FS regulatory advisory but at much larger scale with broader practice areas.
• Machado Meyer Advogados: Brazilian full-service firm with a prominent financial services and banking regulatory practice serving major financial institutions. Comparable on FS regulatory advisory but at incumbent scale with national footprint.
• Demarest Advogados: Brazilian full-service law firm with a dedicated financial services and fintech practice. Comparable to Costa da Silva on regulatory advisory to financial institutions, but operates nationally with a much larger partner bench.
• TozziniFreire Advogados: Brazilian full-service firm with a financial services and fintech regulatory practice. Overlaps with Costa da Silva's regulatory advisory work for financial institutions, but operates at substantially broader scale.
• Rolim, Viotti & Leite Campos Advogados: Brazilian law firm with a strong banking and financial services regulatory practice serving banks, fintechs, and payment institutions. Comparable to Costa da Silva on the FS regulatory niche but with broader incumbent reach.
• Mattos Filho: One of Brazil's largest full-service law firms with a leading financial services and capital markets practice. Comparable to Costa da Silva on the financial regulatory advisory axis, but operates at incumbent scale with a broader portfolio of corporate, tax, and dispute work.
• Stocche Forbes Advogados: Brazilian law firm recognized for its financial services and capital markets regulatory practice. Comparable to Costa da Silva's financial regulatory advisory focus, but with broader scope and larger partner base.
• Lefosse Advogados: Brazilian law firm with a strong financial services and regulatory practice serving banks, payment institutions, and fintechs. Overlaps with Costa da Silva on Brazilian financial system advisory but at broader incumbent scale.
• Pereira Neto | Macedo: Brazilian law firm with a recognized banking, financial services, and fintech regulatory practice. Overlaps with Costa da Silva's niche on Brazilian financial system advisory, though operating at broader incumbent scale.

Direct peers

• BMA Advogados: Brazilian law firm with a strong financial services and regulatory practice serving banks, fintechs, and payment institutions. Directly comparable to Costa da Silva's niche focus on Brazilian financial system regulatory advisory, though BMA operates at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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