CMS Rodríguez-Azuero

The compliance and white-collar crime group at CMS Rodríguez-Azuero scores highly for its work on the ‘development, implementation, and improvement of governance structures’. Equipped to handle a myriad of compliance matters, transactional support issues and criminal law proceedings, the team is primarily active in advising on the implementation of Colombian anti-corruption policies, including SAGRILAFT (System of Self-Control and Management of the Comprehensive Risk of Money Laundering, Financing of Terrorism, and Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction) and PTEE (Transparency and Business Ethics Programme). Daniel Rodríguez is qualified in Colombia, New York and California and ’brings a global perspective’ to his practice; he co-heads the department alongside Jacques Simhon, who specialises in corporate and personal criminal liability. Key associates include seniors Santiago Calle (white-collar crime) and María Paula Sandoval (administrative law); and junior María Alejandra Ramírez (compliance and public procurement). In June 2024, former senior María José Correa left to go freelance, while criminal law-focused counsel Ligia María Vargas Mendoza joined from the Attorney General’s Office.