Boutique law firm Merino y Cía. Abogados specialises in high-stakes white-collar crime cases and corporate compliance work. The four-member team predominantly acts for companies, but is increasingly mandated to defend high-profile individuals, such as managers and CEOs against criminal charges. It also routinely defends government authorities in relation to white-collar crimes. The group is co-led by regulatory and economic criminal law litigation specialist, Eugenio Merino Palacios, who ‘stands out for his technical and practical knowledge’; and fellow founding partner Javier Wilenmann Von Bernath, whose recent experience includes representing Karl Gross, a German transportation and logistics company, in corporate fraud-related criminal proceedings filed against its former CEO and former chief commercial officer.
Testimonials
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- ‘Clients can see the preparation and quality within their responses.’
- ‘Willingness to negotiate with the counterparty. Being a small and specialised firm, they have good knowledge of the laws and their updates.’
Key clients
- Pasmar
- Arturo Zuñiga
Work highlights
- Defending Exportadora Santa Cruz in relation to criminal proceedings filed by BCI against Alberto Correa and Claudio Veloso, claiming embezzlement of funds.
- Defending PayRetailers, and its country manager, against criminal actions for fraud and computer crimes.