Patrick De Gennaro
Biography
Patrick has extensive experience advising and representing individuals and legal entities in the context of investigations and criminal proceedings related to economic, corporate, environmental, labor, customs, competition, money laundering, and other offenses.
He has provided counsel to numerous companies in the implementation of anticorruption and anti-money laundering programs, as well as in aligning their internal policies with national legislation. Additionally, he has been involved in internal investigations and issuance of contingency assessment reports.
Likewise, he has been involved in due diligence processes in mergers and acquisitions of national and foreign companies, identifying contingencies related to investigations and criminal proceedings, as well as other regulatory risks associated with corruption, money laundering, and terrorism financing.
Representative Legal Matters
- Successfully represented a major mining company in the trial phase regarding alleged environmental pollution charges, resulting in an acquittal for the general manager and other executives.
- Provided legal counsel to a port infrastructure concessionaire amidst an investigation into alleged collusion, initiated based on a regulatory agency report, leading to the closure of the case.
- Offered guidance to various companies in implementing their Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) Prevention Systems, spanning across a wide array of supervised sectors, including mining, real estate, construction, automotive, among others.
- Advised on the development and adjustment of anticorruption compliance programs for companies operating in diverse economic sectors, ranging from telecommunications to consumer industries.
- Assisted multiple clients in conducting internal investigations concerning allegations of potential criminal activities within their organizations.
- Provided advisory services to numerous national and international companies in due diligence processes related to mergers and acquisitions, assessing ongoing criminal cases and identifying potential contingencies.
- Conducted training sessions on compliance with anticorruption, anti-money laundering, and counter-terrorist financing regulations.
Admissions
- Lima~Peru (2018)
Education
- ESAN Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration) (2023)
- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Postgraduate Program in Compliance) (2022)
- University of Piura (Lawyer (with honors)) (2018)
- University of Piura (Bachelor of Law) (2017)
Languages
- Spanish
- English