The seven-member compliance team at Barros & Errázuriz routinely advises on Chile’s anti-money laundering, anti-bribery, and counterterrorism financing legal frameworks. It is also experienced in internal investigations, enforcement actions, and designing compliance programmes. Other key areas are financial institutions’ risk management, and M&A and finance-related compliance. The department is co-led by financial and capital market regulations expert Javier Díaz; and Cristián Barros, whose recent remit includes assisting with developing the firm’s compliance practice. The compliance workload of senior associate Francisco Vial Marín focuses on advising publicly-traded corporations, investment funds and fintech companies.
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- Victor Barros stands out for his knowledge of capital markets and the financial system in general, not only from a legal perspective but also from a business standpoint. Additionally, he excels at managing and connecting large amounts of information from different areas of our company.
Practice head
Javier Díaz; Cristián Barros