Esguerra JHR

Compliance and white-collar crime

Partner

With over 17 years of experience, Alejandro advises companies and senior executives on strategic legal decision-making, leading complex criminal litigation, internal investigations, and defense strategies in reputational crisis scenarios, asset forfeiture proceedings, and cases involving white-collar crime, corruption, and corporate misconduct.

He works with clients in highly regulated industries to design and implement corporate and criminal compliance programs, including anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism financing (CTF), and anti-corruption systems. He also serves as external counsel on matters related to strategic compliance and corporate governance and compliance-officer.

Alejandro has represented clients in high-stakes criminal proceedings, tax crime investigations, and asset forfeiture actions. He is recognized for his ability to develop integrated legal strategies—both preventive and defensive—that align risk management with business objectives and regulatory frameworks.

He has been recognized as a “Next Generation Partner” by The Legal 500 in the areas of white-collar crime and compliance (2022–2025) and was shortlisted as Lawyer of the Year in 2024. Leaders League has ranked him as Highly Recommended, and Best Lawyers named him Lawyer of the Year in both 2024 and 2025.

Alejandro has served as an arbitrator (List B) at the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce’s Arbitration and Conciliation Center, where he is also a member of the Board of Directors of Bogotá Chamber of Commerce and Corferias. He actively contributes to academic and professional forums. Is columnist for legal publications, and has moderated panels at international conferences on corporate crime and compliance.

Master’s in Corporate Compliance, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Spain) & EIS School Graduate studies in Transnational Crime and Corruption, Universidad de Salamanca (Spain) Graduate studies in Tort Law and Civil Liability, Universidad Externado de Colombia Law Degree, Universidad Externado de Colombia