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ERM is a renowned global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, social consulting services and sustainability related services in over 40 countries with 160 offices. The company’s in-house legal team in the US has a fundamental job of overseeing key areas and operations in Latin America including safeguarding ERM against disputes, ensuring compliance to a range of laws and regulations in a number of jurisdictions in the region, promoting adherence to corporate policies as well as facilitating complex and highly strategic commercial agreements. One of the legal team’s prominent members is regional managing counsel for Latin America and the Caribbean, Juan Pablo Penuela Velez, an accomplished lawyer with 16 years of experience in the US legal market and extensive knowledge in the areas of commercial law, governance, risk management, transactional matters and compliance. Chief counsel for the Americas and global litigation director, Marcus Ryan, also stands out as a leading member of the legal department and oversees all aspects of the North America legal team and the Latin America legal team. As the global litigation director he additionally is responsible for handling all claims and litigation matters of an international and high profile nature. Recently, members of the team were credited for supporting the opening of ERM’s regional operation in the Gulf of Mexico in January 2019 to support client expansion in the oil and gas market, a move that is expected to further expand the company’s operations in the area.