Sainz Abogados

Compliance and Investigations

Associate

Héctor Sánchez Fernández has more than 15 years of experience focusing his practice on anti-corruption, compliance, corporate and energy matters. He advises clients on a wide range of regulatory matters and government procurement across a number of key industries, including energy, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, retail, among others.

Hector regularly assists clients to determine applicability of different regulations to business operations (compliance), evaluation, design and creation of compliance programs (including anti-corruption programs, codes of ethics and corporate integrity programs), conducting audits, risk assessments and internal investigations, and designing, implementing and monitoring post-breach remediation programs. Areas of regulatory focus include anti-corruption (e.g., U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and local anti-corruption legislation, such as Mexico's National Anti-Corruption System), data privacy, anti-money laundering, consumer protection, and regulation of advertising. Work collaboratively across practice areas to diligence corruption risk in corporate transactions. Assist clients on post-acquisition integration of regulatory compliance programs or its improvement.

Likewise, he advises clients on issues related to compliance with ESG, especially social and corporate governance criteria, including those related to diversity and inclusion issues for companies.

Conducting internal corporate investigations on matters related to anti-corruption, fraud analysis, work environment and human rights issues, violations related to compliance with ESG criteria, among others.

Advice on Data Privacy issues, ranging from conducting risk analysis and audits of current level of compliance of companies to the preparation of privacy policies and procedures including data mapping and privacy notices.

Spanish - English

International Bar Association, Officer . Anticorruption Committee

- University of Texas School of Law, Master of Laws (LL.M) Global Energy Law, , USA, 2018.

- Escuela Libre De Derecho, Postgraduate Studies, Energy Law, Mexico, 2009.

- Barra Mexicana de Abogados, Postgraduate Studies, Government Procurement, Mexico, 2012.

- Universidad Iberoamericana, Law Degree (J.D. equivalent), Mexico, 2009.