As the first Argentine law firm to establish a white collar and corporate crime department, Beccar Varela is known for its expertise handling internal investigations and criminal proceedings, including complex cross-border matters. The team also advises clients on anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing, as well as the implementation of related compliance programmes, risk assessments and monitoring. Other areas covered include asset tracing and recovery, anonymous whistleblowing and business ethics. Compliance and anti-corruption expert Maximiliano Nicolás D’Auro co-leads the practice with white-collar crime veteran Manuel Beccar Varela. Partners Gustavo Papeschi (anti-corruption and compliance) and Francisco Zavalía (white collar and corporate crime, cybercrime and regulatory compliance) provide further senior-level expertise, with senior Dorothea Garff the key contact at associate level.

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Key clients

Telefónica de Argentina
Samsung Electronics Argentina
Bet 365
OLX Autos
Simplot Argentina
Dridco
Pomelo
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Work highlights

Regular assistance to Telefonica Argentina on anti-corruption, AML and third-party vendor due diligence.
Carried out a series of investigations leading to the discovery that a large number of Samsung mobile phones had entered Argentina illegally and were being offered for sale in clandestine shops.
Advised OLX Autos on the overhaul of its AML internal programme to determine its grade of compliance with local regulation, as well as redesigning policies and procedures.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Manuel Beccar Varela

Beccar Varela

Manuel Beccar Varela is a partner of Beccar Varela. He is the head of the firm's White Collar and Criminal Law department. His practice areas include frauds and swindles, corporate fraud, cyber crimes and piracy, foreign exchange controls, anti-money laundering, criminal tax, social security law, customs and international trade, environmental law, criminal trademark, antitrust, property crime, extradition and international criminal law, general criminal law, and criminal procedure law, among others. He has broad expertise in family law/divorces, focusing on property settlement agreements.

Maximiliano Nicolás D'Auro

Beccar Varela

Maximiliano D’Auro is the firm’s managing partner at Beccar Varela, having joined the firm in 2000. He is a member of the Executive Committee and heads the Anti-Corruption and Compliance Department.

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