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As the Chief Compliance Officer supporting TelevisaUnivision’s global operations, Frank oversees the company’s legal and compliance risks. He is responsible for designing and implementing policies and controls, developing employee communications, and conducting training on a wide range of ethics and compliance topics. Frank continually assesses the company’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations across the U.S., Mexico, and other jurisdictions.Key responsibilities include:- Providing legal advice on critical areas such as anti-corruption, financial crimes, sanctions and international trade, and third-party risk management.- Leading internal investigations worldwide, addressing cross-border issues, particularly between the U.S. and Mexico.- Ensuring compliance and oversight of consent decrees and other enforcement agreements with the government, with a focus on national security matters.- Specializing in compliance issues in Mexico, managing unique challenges such as navigating complex regulatory frameworks, mitigating corruption risks, and balancing global standards with local cultural norms.

Manage a team of professionals responsible for the design, implementation, monitoring, and testing of compliance policies and controls to ensure compliance with the legal and regulatory obligations across the global portfolio of Comcast Cable businesses. Liaise with other compliance, business, and assurance leaders, including internal audit, to support the company’s risk management strategies. Coordinate and support efforts to drive employee and third-party business partner awareness and commitment to preventing, detecting, and responding to ethics and compliance issues.Serve as subject matter expert and/or supervise attorneys and compliance specialists responsible for international trade, anti-corruption, consumer regulation, third-party risk (including responsible sourcing practice), and government contracts.Collaborate with Comcast’s learning and development organization and internal communications teams to promote risk control awareness, ownership, and accountability.Provide transactional due diligence support to help identify red flags in proposed transactions that may be indicative of compliance issues or risks that require additional review. Ensure post-closing integration of acquisitions into Comcast compliance programs.Utilize compliance effectiveness metrics to identify indicators of potential compliance issues arising within Comcast’s operations.Manage Comcast’s policy governance process.Oversee and coordinate responses to external questionnaires concerning Comcast’s legal and compliance practices.Assist with legal regulatory matters, including FCC licensing, broadcast ownership reports, and compliance with consent decrees.

Attorney in the Legal Compliance group of the Comcast Cable Law Department. Responsible for various compliance programs, including policies, training, and several substantive areas, including international trade.

Member of the corporate legal department and the legal regulatory group. Based in the company's federal affairs office in Washington, D.C.Responsible for legal advocacy and advice on matters with a regulatory focus or impact, including filings in federal and state regulatory proceedings and related litigation and appeals, and for implementing controls and managing day-to-day compliance-related activities regarding the acquisition of NBCUniversal.I also provide counseling to business leaders and executives in matters concerning global public policy, legislative affairs, content acquisition, broadband services, and diversity & inclusion, and assist the External and Government Affairs teams with Latino-focused issues.

Partner in the litigation practice group of the McConnell Valdes law firm, where he accumulated nearly a decade’s worth of experience in complex commercial litigation. Frank handled a wide range of matters, including telecommunications, intellectual property, securities, and antitrust disputes in federal and state courts, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings. In the intellectual property field, his practice included litigation and counseling on copyright, trademark, counterfeiting, and domain name matters. Frank also counseled clients in compliance and legal regulatory matters such as telecommunications, advertising, software licensing, export controls, and media law matters.