Bruchou & Funes de Rioja

Corporate Compliance, Internal Investigations and Business Crime.

Partner

Recognized as a leading practitioner by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500, he specializes in corporate criminal law, corporate governance and compliance. He advises companies and international organizations such as the World Bank and the the Inter-American Development Bank. Mr. Basch led the integrity collective strategy of the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) in Argentina, which resulted in a 90% reduction in illegal solicitation to bulk carriers in the country.

Prior to joining the Firm, he was a partner at Governance Latam (2012-2019), where he provided legal advice to local and multinational companies on compliance risk management and criminal matters.

Mr. Basch is the Director of the Investigations and Compliance Course of Executive Education Program at University Torcuato Di Tella. He also teaches in graduate courses on Compliance related matters at the University of San Andrés, the University of Belgrano. He has been a Professor at the University of Buenos Aires and the University of Palermo, and a Visiting Scholar at Southwestern University School of Law (USA); he has published several articles on criminal law, constitutional law and anti-corruption policies, and is frequently invited as a speaker in conferences on matters of his specialization.

Fernando is a Lawyer (Universidad de Buenos Aires), Postgraduate on Criminal Law (University of Palermo), MA in Legal and Political Theory (University College London), and Anti-bribery Specialist (Trace International).

Spanish and English

- Law degree from the Law School of the University of Buenos Aires (2001) - Postgraduate degree in Criminal Law from the Palermo University (2005) - MA in Legal and Political Theory from the University College London (2008) - Anti-bribery Specialist Accreditation (Trace International, 2012)