Director of Criminal and Disciplinary Law with over 15 years of experience in criminal processes, asset forfeiture, fiscal responsibility, and sanctioning law, developed in sectors such as construction, public, military and police, telecommunications, education, finance, and law firms. Previously served as Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence in the Colombian Navy.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
• Defense in a manslaughter case (acquitted).
• Defense in a disciplinary process for a public official (acquitted).
• Recovery of property rights through criminal action (cancellation of fraudulent public records).
• Disciplinary process for professional ethics before the National Professional Engineering Council (COPNIA).
• Defense in a sexual offense case (acquitted).
• Defense in an Asset Forfeiture process (declared illegality of precautionary measures).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Return of real estate within the asset forfeiture process.
• As a victim representative, worked with the Prosecutor's Office to secure a conviction of the responsible party and recognition of the victim's rights.
• Closure of criminal cases without a sentence being passed against the accused.
• Absolute acquittals in criminal cases.
• Disciplinary rulings of innocence before Disciplinary Control Offices and the Office of the Attorney General.
• Dismissal without liability in professional ethics cases before COPNIA and CPNAA.
• Declaration of illegality of precautionary measures in asset forfeiture processes, leading to the return of properties and lost earnings.
• Leadership in police processes.
• Court orders for the restoration of rights in criminal cases.
• Implementation of Compliance programs in companies to prevent criminal, administrative, and fiscal risks.
• Technical defense in criminal, disciplinary, fiscal responsibility, and professional ethics processes.
• Representation in asset forfeiture processes.
• Representation in police and sanctioning processes.
• Legal advice and representation of victims in criminal processes.
• Implementation of compliance programs (SAGRLAFT - PTEE).
• Criminal investigation.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
• 2020: Specialist in Criminal and Criminological Sciences, Universidad Externado de Colombia.
• 2019: Master’s in Strategy and Geopolitics, Escuela Superior de Guerra.
• 2019: Master’s in Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, and Operational Law, Universidad Antonio de Nebrija (Spain).
• 2016: Specialist in Military Intelligence, Escuela de Inteligencia y Contrainteligencia BG Ricardo Charry Solano.
• 2015: Captain in the Colombian Navy.
• 2009: Law degree, Universidad de San Buenaventura.
• 2009: Specialist in National Security and Defense, Escuela Superior de Guerra.
• 2008: Administrator, Escuela Naval de Cadetes “Almirante Padilla”.
• 2004: Specialist in Political Studies, Universidad Sergio Arboleda.
• 2002: Professional in Naval Sciences, Escuela Naval de Cadetes “Almirante Padilla”.
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
• Speaker at "Artificial Intelligence Complements the Compliance Officer, It Doesn’t Replace Him," AMCHAM, 2024.
• Speaker at "Expert Opinion: Science as a Witness in a Criminal Judicial Process," Forensic Auditing Group, 2024.
• Speaker at "Police Processes in Tourist Housing: Scope and Limits," Asohost, 2024.
• Speaker at "Asset Forfeiture in Tourist Housing," Asohost, 2024.
• Lecturer in "Colombian Political Process," Master’s in Strategy and Geopolitics, Escuela Superior de Guerra, 2023.
• Lecturer in "Peace and Public Forces," Master’s in Human Rights and International Law of Armed Conflicts, 2021.
• Diploma in Compliance, Corporate Law, and Good Corporate Governance, Universidad Católica de Colombia, 2019.
• Diploma in Public Administration, Escuela Superior de Administración Pública, 2009.
• Lecturer in "Criminal Processes for Environmental Crimes," Universidad de la Sabana, Continuing Education Program.
• Diploma in University Teaching, Centro de Educación Laboral C.E.L, 2009.
• Lecturer at Escuela Superior de Guerra.
RECOGNITIONS
• Recognition in "Legal 500 Latin America" for the Criminal and Disciplinary Law team in "Compliance and White Collar Crime," Band 4, 2024 and 2025.
• Recognition for Best Pro Bono Case "Victim of the Armed Conflict in Colombia, Dispossessed of Her Home in 2004," through the Pro Bono Foundation, 2023.