Mr Diego Abeo > Estudio Olaechea > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile
Estudio Olaechea Offices
BERNARDO MONTEAGUDO 201
SAN ISIDRO
LIMA 27
Peru
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Mr Diego Abeo
Work Department
White-Collar Crime | Compliance
Position
Partner
Career
His experience includes representing companies, shareholders, directors and executives in criminal investigations and proceedings before the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Judiciary; in addition to advising domestic and foreign companies on corporate compliance, designing crime prevention models that meet the needs and complexities required, as well as in the implementation of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention System.
Diego also has extensive experience in preventive advice to minimize criminal contingencies in corporate, contractual or tax operations and business in general. He also has extensive experience in providing training to different types of companies on crime prevention models and on the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention System, as well as in the implementation of whistleblowing channels.
He is the author of several articles on Criminal Law and Corporate Compliance in local legal magazines.
He is a specialist in Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Corporate Compliance. He is a lawyer from Universidad de Lima, and has a Master’s Degree in Criminal Law from Universidad de Sevilla and doctorate studies at the same University. He also holds a certification in compliance by Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación de Madrid.
Languages
Spanish | English
Memberships
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- Lima Bar Association
Education
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- Asociación Española de Normalización (AENOR), Madrid, 2019 – Specialist in Compliance
- Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, 2017 – Diploma of Specialization Program in Compliance and Good Corporate Practices
- Sociedad Nacional de Minería, Petróleo y Energía, Lima 2013 – Diploma of Specialization in Mining and Law
- Universidad de Sevilla, Andalucía, 2011 – Master’s Degree in Criminal Law | “Thesis: Civil Liability derived from Crime”
- Universidad de Sevilla, Andalucía – Doctoral candidate in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure.
- Universidad de Lima, Lima, 2008 – Lawyer
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > Dispute resolution: White-collar
Estudio Olaechea‘s white-collar crime practice is headed by Diego Abeo, who specialises in criminal law, criminal procedure and corporate compliance, and often represents corporate clients in criminal litigation. The practice is experienced in cases related to fraud, financial crime, environmental crime and misappropriation, among other issues. Recent work includes advising clients on filing complaints in regard to improperly issued cheques, and assisting clients in matters involving employees committing illicit appropriation. Other key team members include senior associate Maria Fernanda Gutierrez, who advises a number of the department’s key clients.
Peru > Compliance
(Firms to watch)Diego Abeo‘s February-2024 appointment as an equity-partner consolidates the compliance and white-collar offering at Estudio Olaechea, where he leads a four-strong team that handles the full range of compliance and corporate criminal matters.