Latin Counsel | Pamela Alarcón

Pamela Alarcón

Partner

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

PPU partner, expert in Corporate Criminal Law and Compliance. Lawyer and consultant in criminal law and corporate criminal law, corruption, crime prevention, compliance, risk analysis in corporate businesses and criminal litigation. Noted for her crisis management in criminal matters within companies, advice to legal representatives, CEOs, directors and administrators.
Criminal consultant for risk analysis in real estate, financial, M&A and infrastructure businesses, among others. He has extensive experience in Economic Criminal Law, as well as in corruption and Criminal Compliance issues. Lawyer and political scientist from the Universidad de los Andes. Master in Advanced Studies in Human Rights from the Carlos III University of Madrid and specialist in Corporate Law from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. Former advisor to the Office of the Deputy Attorney General’s Office and professor of Corporate Criminal Law and Compliance at different Universities in Bogotá.

Work experience
2019 - TO THE PRESENT PARTNER Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
2012 - 2019 PARTNER Forero Ramírez Abogados
2011 - 2012 ADVISOR TO THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL Attorney General’s Office
2009 - 2011 LAWYER Forero Rodríguez Associate Lawyers

Compliance
Corporate Law

2015 SPECIALIST Company Law Pontifical Javeriana University
2011 - 2013 MASTER Advanced Studies in Human Rights Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
2012 SPECIALIZATION COURSE Criminal Law University of Salamanca
2004 - 2010 LAWYER Law University of the Andes
2004 - 2010 POLITOLOGY Political Science Universidad de los Andes

2016 - CURRENT CRIMINAL LAW OF THE COMPANY PROFESSOR - Universidad elRosario
2013 - TO THE PRESENT SPECIAL CRIMINAL LAW PROFESSOR - Universidad del Bosque
2018 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE PROFESSOR - Universidad de los Andes

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