Lecturer of Special Criminal Law.

Assistance in the coordination and day-to-day operation of the graduate programs of the Criminal Law Department.

Administration of the academic load of the Criminal Law Department at the undergraduate level.

Assistance in the coordination and day-to-day operation of the continuing education programs of the Criminal Law Department.

• Founded the IP infringement practice at the firm; conceived strategies to tackle IP related cases of corporations and persons through a combination of business ethos, internal resource reorganization and academic networking of my law experienceo Established connections with different new corporate clients for the firmo Led a team of lawyers towards drafting criminal-risk manuals for different high-profile companies in Colombiao Drafted legal services proposals for clients; underlined the added-value of the firm through past successful cases• Represented defendants on matters concerning crimes of public corruption, tax crimes and high-stakes fraud as well as victims of such white collar crimes and also of sexual violence, in criminal proceedings before the Attorney General's Office and the judiciaryo Negotiated cases on behalf of firm clients with prosecutors, resulting in the dropping of charges against them; participated in stopping criminal investigations against the legal representatives and/or stockholders of corporationso Drafted indictments, plea bargain agreements, suggestions of questions for cross-examinations, interviews of suspects and evidentiary requests, closing arguments and appeals on behalf of national and international corporate clients

• Argued before Courts on behalf of high-profile corporations, and in criminal proceedings before the Attorney General's Office and Police Inspections throughout the country; pursued the unauthorized use of clients’ trademarks and copyrights by counterfeiters in Bogota, Medellín, Cali, Buenaventura, Cucuta and Cartagena, in commercial establishments, wholesale stores and Customs’ warehouses• Represented a British alcoholic beverage company, with global revenues of 28.5 BUSD, in cases related to alcohol counterfeits in Colombia; achieved plea bargain agreements and convictions against those responsible for adulterating spirits; wrote indictments against mass sellers of counterfeit and health-hazardous spirits to the public and to parties frequented by minorso Defined legal strategy; attended meetings with the prosecutor to describe criminal activities and the cases’ severityo Partook in raids, seizures, and arrest hearings; prepared and delivered arguments, counter arguments, and closing argumentso Negotiated with counterparties; crossed-examined witnesses and experts; defined questionnaires used in hearingso Authored legal opinions concerning the execution of the client’s strategy with regards to information obtained of criminal activityo Obtained official confessions from counterfeiters, to help investigative activities against criminal organizations planning to further counterfeit pharmaceuticals and defraud cancer patients throughout the Caribbean coast and the south of Colombiao Established lines of communication between clients and different levels of public authorities, to further the former’s interests• Negotiated transactional deals on behalf of an American technology company with global revenues of 394.33 BUSD, affected by Colombian individuals as well as companies that infringed upon the client’s trademarks and industrial designs

• Assisted the Managing Partner in preparing the defense strategy of cases relating to tax fraud, wire fraud and public corruption• Analyzed legal frameworks and seminal academic works in matters pertaining to both substantive and procedural lawo Conducted caselaw and academic research in relation to the clients’ cases; contribute to the exoneration of responsibility of 10+ clients accused of willful and intentional embezzlement of public resources at both local and national level o Wrote legal concepts on administrative, civil, and tax law issues; described potential risks and criminal implications for the client; advised on different scenarios and courses of action to reduce the criminal risk entailed in the clients’ activities• Partook in the representation of victims of white-collar crimes in criminal proceedings before the Attorney General's Office, the Office of the Controller General and the Office of the Inspector General; drafted criminal complaints on behalf of the firm’s clients