The ‘highly specialised team’ at BCP Abogados specialises in criminal compliance, anti-corruption, money laundering prevention, and counterterrorism. The compliance unit is highly focused on the development and implementation of crime prevention strategies for companies and institutions, in accordance with Law No. 20,393 on the Criminal Liability of Legal Entities (as well as the recently-enacted Law No 21,595 on Economic Crimes, which extends said criminal liability). The group’s assistance extends to supporting companies until their compliance programmes have been comprehensively implemented. The firm, where compliance work makes up over 40% of its lawyers’ activities, is also well known for handling complex litigation, such as defending charges of economic crimes, tax crimes, official misconduct, contentious administrative cases and civil conflicts. The principal figures are founding partner Matias Balmaceda, a specialist in both criminal litigation and compliance work, as well as the design and implementation of companies’ crime prevention models; compliance practice director and complex criminal litigation expert Iván Millán, who ’knows and handles criminal legislation in such a way that clients feel safe having him on board’. However, former senior associate and compliance department head Antonia Bernales left the firm in April 2024.
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- ‘BCP has a highly specialised team, in addition to being always available to answer questions and progress the agreed activities.’
- ‘One of the differentiating factors is that they propose practical, agile and timely solutions, which is always appreciated.’