Silvia Zamorano Baca

Practice Areas

Silvia is a partner at ECIJA specialized in compliance programs, internal investigations, and the prevention of fraud and corruption. With more than 20 years of experience, she provides strategic advice in compliance, criminal law, sustainability, and cybercrime. She has in-depth expertise in ethics and integrity, corporate criminal liability, anti-corruption, money laundering, and international compliance regulations.

Career

Silvia’s professional trajectory has earned her recognition from leading international directories. She has been named a “Star Associate” in Corporate Compliance by Chambers & Partners (2023–2024), selected as Best Lawyer in Corporate Governance (2018–2024), and included among the Top 10 Lawyers in Cybersecurity by Iberian Lawyer (2020). In 2024, she was also a finalist in the European Woman in Business Law Firms (WBL) Awards in the Corporate Governance category.

She regularly lectures at business schools and universities, including IEB, IE, Universidad de Navarra, and Complutense University, and is the co-director and professor of the Master’s in Sustainability, Good Governance, and Compliance at Universidad San Pablo CEU.

Personal

She holds a Law Degree from the University of Málaga, a Master’s in Legal Practice and Business Legal Advice from Carlos III University of Madrid, and an Executive Master in Business Law from Garrigues & Harvard Law School. In addition, she is an Expert in Criminology from UNED and completed the Advanced Program in PBC&FT at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM).

Experience

Silvia has led the design and implementation of internal information systems at the national level, ensuring their integration with other jurisdictions, as well as managing whistleblowing channels, internal investigations, audits, and certification processes (UNE 19601, ISO 37001, ISO 37301). She also supports certification and monitoring procedures, advises sanctioned companies before international institutions such as the BID, and provides guidance on crisis management and cybersecurity incidents.

Her practice also includes defending companies in sanctioning procedures related to money laundering prevention (PBC&FT) and conducting compliance audits across multiple jurisdictions, including France, Italy, Portugal, and Peru.

Clients

Silvia advises multinational corporations, financial institutions, and regulated entities on compliance, internal investigations, whistleblowing, anti-corruption strategies, and cross-border certification processes.

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English, and French.