Yoab Bitran moderated the panel “Internal Investigations: Transforming challenges into opportunities”.
The first edition of the Latam 2024 Compliance Forum was held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Wednesday, December 4. The event featured opening remarks by our partner Rodrigo Albagli and the moderation of Yoab Bitran, director of az Compliance Group.
This instance marked the first face-to-face meeting of the Compliance Latam regional platform, organized by Ferrere together with Albagli Zaliasnik (az), both founding firms of this initiative.
On this occasion, Yoab participated as moderator of the panel on “Internal Investigations: Transforming challenges into opportunities”, where Stephanía Bresque, legal director of UPM; Óscar Tutasaura, partner at Posse Herrera Ruiz; Juan Pedro Quagliata, General Counsel at Megalabs; and Alejandro Visca, Senior Compliance Advisor at Galileo Financial Technologies, participated.
The experts provided an innovative approach based on practical experiences, covering the entire process, from the receipt of a complaint to its final resolution.
In addition to the section moderated by our director, the forum featured two thematic panels:
The panel “Transforming Compliance: Innovation and Best Practices”, moderated by Diego Ramírez, partner at Bustamante Fabara, was led by Graciela Garay, Director of Ethics, Compliance and Integrity at CONMEBOL; Tomás Silberman, Head of Business Development at Complif; Guillermo Jover, counsel at Ferrere; and Alejandro Rojas, partner at BLP.
Finally, we highlight the panel “FCPA and the effects of its application in the countries of the region”, moderated by Carla Arellano, counsel at Ferrere and where Gabriela Vieira, General Counsel at dLocal; Verónica Sánchez, Corporate Compliance Manager at Corporación América Airports; Facundo Galeano, lawyer at Miller & Chevalier; and Gustavo Papeschi, partner at Beccar Varela, participated.
The event was attended by more than 100 leaders and experts among Compliance Officers, Legal Managers and industry professionals, and provided a space for networking, exchange of experiences and preparation for the new regulations and what is to come for 2025.
About Compliance Latam
Compliance Latam is comprised of the firms Albagli Zaliasnik (Chile), Basham, Ringe y Correa (Mexico), Beccar Varela (Argentina), BLP (Central America), Bustamante Fabara (Ecuador), CPB (Peru), Ferrere (Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia), Lefosse (Brazil), Miller & Chevalier (United States) and Posse Herrera Ruiz (Colombia).
Learn more about the platform at the following link. [See here]
