| Pablo Artagaveytia Partner Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal - Lex Mundi member firm for Argentina His professional work includes all areas of commercial law, advising on stock purchase agreements, distribution agreements, legal auditing, structuring of local companies, foreign business operations and general legal assistance particularly focusing on the Mercosur region. In 1998 and 1999 he seconded Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal in the Brazilian firm Demarest & Almeida. Before joining the firm he was a member of the Estudio de los Dres. O’Farrell between 1990 and 1994 and was a court clerk in the National Civil and Commercial Courts from 1986 until 1990. In 1990 he was an assistant professor of Commercial Law at the Schools of Law and Economics of the Universidad de Buenos Aires. He graduated as a lawyer at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1990 and in 1995 he obtained a Master in International Law from the Southern Methodist University (Dallas, Texas, USA). To view his professional bio please click here.
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| Paulo Dantas Junior Partner Demarest Advogados - Lex Mundi member firm for Brazil Paulo has an extensive experience in the sector: he advised important Brazilian companies on many infrastructure projects through Calls for Expression of Interest (PMIs) and/or in their bidding procedures, such as the redevelopment of the port area of Rio de Janeiro (known as "Porto Maravilha"); Ring Road of Belo Horizonte/MG; Subway systems of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador; project of the Hight-Speed Train; and social infrastructure projects (prisons, hospitals and sanitation). He is also part of the Compliance team of Demarest.
He graduated from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP) School of Law in 2001 and later Paulo completed a post-graduate program in Administrative Law at Fundação Getulio Vargas de São Paulo (FGV/SP) in 2006. He also holds a Master's degree in Law and Economics from Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
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| Nuria González Head of Compliance - South America Takeda Pharmaceuticals Nuria E. González is Compliance Director for the South America region in Takeda Pharmaceuticals, based in Argentina. Ms González graduated, cum laude, from Austral University in Buenos Aires. She also completed her Masters in International Law at University of Rome Tor Vergata and an LL.M from University of Illinois (U.S). Ms González’s professional experience encompasses the public, international, and private sectors, including UNIDROIT, the International Development Law Organization, the Italian law firm Ughi e Nunziante, the Argentine Ministry of Economy and the United Nations Office in Japan. Before joining Takeda, Nuria worked in the Compliance function for The Coca-Cola Company, Avon Cosmetics and Novartis Pharmaceutical. Ms González is also a professor of law at Torcuato Di Tella and San Andrés Universities, both in Buenos Aires. | |
| Sergio Michelsen Jaramillo Partner Brigard & Urrutia Abogados - Lex Mundi member firm for Colombia Sergio Michelsen has been a member of Brigard & Urrutia since 1992 and partner since 1994. Sergio advises leading local and foreign companies as well as private equity funds in complex corporate transactions as well as telecommunications, media and technology matters. He has acted as lead counsel in many of Colombia’s largest and most complex corporate transactions. Among his most prominent transactions is the advice for SABMiller in the acquisition through a merger of Bavaria SA, the second largest brewer in South America for US$7.8 billion, acting for the French retailer Casino in the sale of a controlling stake in GPA in Brazil and Libertad in Argentina (US$ 1.8 billion), and advising Millicom International in its merger with UNE-EPM (valued at US$4,348 billion). Mr. Michelsen received his JD from the Andes University and holds a Master's degree in Commercial Law from University of Paris II, France. He also did an intensive course in Project Finance at the Euromoney Institute in New York and several negotiation courses at Harvard University. He has also been a professor and frequent lecturer in the national and international realm. To view his professional bio please click here. | |
| Gustavo Regner Compliance Officer Syngenta Gustavo Regner is the Compliance Officer for Latin America South at Syngenta, a leading Biotechnology and Crop Protection Company. Gustavo is a Public Accountant who got his degree at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, being as well a Certified Professional in Ethics & Compliance from the (former) Ethics & Compliance Officer Association. With over 20 years of experience in Corporate Business Conduct, Anticorruption, Risk Management and Internal Investigations, Gustavo has been involved in numerous complex cases in all over the Americas, involving allegations of corruption, misconduct and many others. Gustavo has worked with many of the largest companies in the world in a variety of countries and industries, but with main focus on biotechnology, agribusiness, oil & gas and pharma. His permanent interaction with western based companies (and their regulations) combined with his experience in a multicultural and challenging market as the Latin American one, gave him the chance to develop many skills to successfully deal in a permanent VUCA environment. At Syngenta, Gustavo partners very closely with business leaders and their teams to foster and embed a real culture of Ethics and Compliance, so employees and third parties can take best decisions even under foggy situations, assessing risks and giving the proper answer. | |
| Pedro Serrano Espelta Partner Marval O'Farrell Mairal - Lex Mundi member firm for Argentina To view his professional bio, please click here. | |
| Esteban Sluga Compliance & Ethics Officer - Latin America Pepsico Esteban Sluga heads the Compliance & Ethics practice for the Latam South Cone at PepsiCo. He obtained his Political Sciences and Law Degree in the Universidad Catolica Argentina where he also obtained his Master in Business Law. He is also a certified Compliance Officer from the Ethics and Compliance Officer Association from the U.S. His professional career focuses on corporate compliance and in house counsel for large international companies. Esteban is an experienced and result oriented international in house counsel with vast experience in providing legal advice to multinational companies operating in high risk business environments. In the corporate compliance context, Esteban is responsible for the day-to-day responsibility for promoting, monitoring, and enforcing the PepsiCo Compliance Program, including deep knowledge of topics such as anti-corruption legal frames, third party programs, investigations, trainings, reporting lines, etc. | |
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