Mariana Pendás Fernández
Of Counsel
Mariana advises clients on U.S. and European economic sanctions, anti-money laundering and anti-bribery/anti-corruption laws and regulations. Mariana also has extensive experience conducting Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and anti-money laundering (AML) internal investigations and participating in international commercial arbitrations. Her civil and common law legal experience and her multilingual skills make her an ideal attorney to represent and advise clients on international matters.
Key Matters
Mariana’s representative experience includes:
- Assisting clients on regulatory compliance with U.S. and E.U. economic sanctions, Bank Secrecy Act, anti-money laundering (AML) laws and regulations, export controls, and anti-corruption/anti-bribery laws and regulations
- Conducting Foreign Corrupt Practices Act related internal investigations for multinational’s subsidiaries in India and Argentina conducting witness interviews, factual investigations and eDiscovery
- Advising financial institutions in internal investigations in the U.S. and Asia related to AML and other financial crimes
- Participating in two commercial ICDR arbitrations arising from breach of contracts as a consequence of the imposition of U.S. sanctions on Russia
- Conducting numerous pre-acquisition due diligences representing an investment group in potential worldwide merger and acquisitions relating to anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws and regulations, economic sanctions and export controls
- Assisting several U.S. clients regarding exploration of the Cuban market by ensuring compliance with U.S. laws and providing background on the laws of both jurisdictions
- Drafting license requests to the Office of Foreign Assets Control and Bureau of Industry and Security on behalf of U.S. clients that request to conduct business transactions involving sanctioned parties or countries