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Boutique law firm Merino y Cía. Abogados specialises in high-stakes white-collar crime cases and corporate compliance work. The four-member team predominantly acts for companies, but is increasingly mandated to defend high-profile individuals, such as managers and CEOs against criminal charges. It also routinely defends government authorities in relation to white-collar crimes. The group is co-led by regulatory and economic criminal law litigation specialist, Eugenio Merino Palacios, who ‘stands out for his technical and practical knowledge’; and fellow founding partner Javier Wilenmann Von Bernath, whose recent experience includes representing Karl Gross, a German transportation and logistics company, in corporate fraud-related criminal proceedings filed against its former CEO and former chief commercial officer.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Clients can see the preparation and quality within their responses.’
- ‘Willingness to negotiate with the counterparty. Being a small and specialised firm, they have good knowledge of the laws and their updates.’
Key clients
- Pasmar
- Arturo Zuñiga
Work highlights
Defending Exportadora Santa Cruz in relation to criminal proceedings filed by BCI against Alberto Correa and Claudio Veloso, claiming embezzlement of funds.
Defending PayRetailers, and its country manager, against criminal actions for fraud and computer crimes.