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Ustáriz & Abogados Law Firm offers legal services mainly focused on Compliance and good Corporate Governance practices. We have an interdisciplinary team knowledgeable about international and local regulations, aimed at managing within companies the risks related to Money Laundering, Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) "Anti Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism" and Corruption and Transnational Bribery (ABAC) "Anti-Bribery and Corruption". The analysis of specific cases, knowledge of the international regulatory context and experience have allowed us to develop Risk Management Systems adjusted to national and global regulations, in line with provisions such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). . and the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).
Firm History
The law firm Ustáriz & Abogados Estudio Jurídico was founded in 2006, innovating in the line of “Financial Compliance”, and consequently, in the advice and implementation of Money Laundering Risk Management Systems and Funding Financing. Terrorism. The above, taking into consideration an international approach, in which the developed Systems are aligned with provisions such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).
With consolidated experience in the branch, for the year 2017, in accordance with the regulations issued against companies in the real sector, the advice and implementation of AML/CFT & ABAC Risk Management Systems is extended to companies belonging to to that sector.
At the beginning of 2018, the Firm formally inaugurated and consolidated the Compliance practice, whose focus is focused on consulting, advising and implementing comprehensive Self-Control Systems for Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (AML/CFTSystems), as well as in the Transparency and Business Ethics Programs (ABAC Risk Management Program); the provision of the Compliance Officer service and the development of due diligence in understanding counterparties.
Currently, Ustáriz & Abogados Estudio Jurídico has positioned itself as a leading Firm in the area of compliance, advising various companies in AML/CFT & ABAC risk management, regardless of their surveillance sector, thus contributing to prevention policies against crime, traced by local and international entities.