Marcelo Buendía Vélez joins Diaz Reus Bogotá office

Miami-based global law firm Diaz Reus International Law Firm (DRT) announced that Marcelo Buendía Vélez has joined its Bogotá office as an Associate Attorney.

A bilingual lawyer skillful in investigations, litigation, consultancy, and negotiation, his experience includes white collar cases, anti-money laundering, corruption, tax crime and fraud cases.

Buendia worked at the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia for more than seven years, and during that time he performed as prosecutor in money laundering cases, tax offences and other white-collar crimes. He has experience leading transnational investigations, especially in collaboration with the United States, the Republic of Perú and El Salvador.

He has also been a lecturer at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and he has performed as trainer for prosecutors at the Attorney General’s Office, in matters of criminal law and procedures. He is the coeditor for Revista Industria Legal-Colombia.

Marcelo earned his LL.B. from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia, his LL.M. from the University College of London, U.K., and his Postgraduate degree in Criminal Law and Criminology from the Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.

Marcela Blanco, Head of the DRT office in Bogota, commented: "I am truly honored and fortunate to have such a professional of Marcelo’s stature join the firm. His extensive knowledge and legal experience will bolster our firm´s international practice, including in the areas of white-collar crime, government investigations, and Anti-Money Laundering compliance and will be a tremendous asset to our clients."

Marcelo Buendía Vélez added: "I feel excited and grateful for addressing this new challenge as an attorney at DRT. I am sure that we will achieve excellent results along with my new DRT team."