Yoab joins the law firm to enhance and strengthen the strategy and business plan defined for the coming years where albagli zaliasnik continues to bet strongly in this area as one of its pillars.
With more than 15 years of experience in Compliance, Yoab Bitran joins Albagli Zaliasnik (az) as new director of the Compliance group to lead, together with Rodrigo Albagli, a value proposition based on the prevention and active management of legal, regulatory and reputational risks of companies and organizations.
He holds a law degree from the Universidad de Chile and a Master’s degree in Business and Corporate Criminal Law from the same institution. He also holds an LL.M. from Boston University.
He has served as academic director of the Compliance LatAm Diploma of Thomson Reuters and professor of the Legal Management Program LatAm Diploma of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV).
Throughout his career he has actively contributed to the compliance and corporate ethics industry as Head of LRN Latin America, the world’s largest firm dedicated to ethics and compliance.
He has also worked as an international associate at Chadbourne & Parke and as part of the legal management of ENAP.
Rodrigo Albagli, partner of the firm and who manages the compliance area in az, emphasizes that “Yoab will strongly support our plan to expand the Compliance area, which represents a strategic pillar for the sustained development of az in the coming years”.
“It is time to push harder for excellence in ethics and compliance. Yoab has the experience, tools and knowledge to support companies in raising standards and guiding the effective implementation of compliance programs,” emphasized Albagli.
Yoab focuses his practice on advising companies of various sizes and industries, as well as building and sustaining ethical corporate cultures. One of his main goals is to promote ethical leadership and best practices in the region, and he is a frequent guest speaker at international conferences and events.
“I am excited to maintain and enhance az‘s leadership in our country and become a regional benchmark in compliance best practices. We have the opportunity to have an important impact on raising ethical standards in Latin America, taking advantage of our role as founders and coordinators of the Compliance Latam platform,” concluded Yoab.
Check the different mentions of Federico Rodriguez’s incorporation in the press:
Diario Financiero, August 29. [See here].
Estado Diario, August 29. [See here]
Líder Legal, August 29. [See here]
El Mercurio Legal, August 30. [See here]
