Education and Professional Background

Specialist in High Technology Law – Universidad Católica Argentina (2000 – 2001)

Lawyer – University of Buenos Aires (1994 – 1999)

Professional Background

• Richards, Cardenal, Tützer, Zabala & Zaefferer (2001 – Present) Partner leading the “Compliance, Investigations, and Cybersecurity” team. Specialized in compliance, cybersecurity, anti-piracy, IT, complex contracts, negotiations, and real estate. Over 20 years at the firm, coordinated and led internal investigations in local and international companies subject to Argentine and foreign regulations and policies. Also led related legal proceedings involving computer fraud, hacking, copyright infringement, violation of secrets, fraudulent administration, bribery, harassment, smuggling, trademark counterfeiting, and banking fraud. Regularly advises clients on drafting, implementing, and reviewing compliance policies and internal training processes. Key clients include IT, real estate, consulting, IT services, hardware, telecommunications, automotive, laboratories, apparel and footwear, and financial services companies. As an external advisor, involved in drafting and reviewing bills on email, privacy, net neutrality, cloud computing, and cybercrime.
• Computer Crimes Commission / Secretary of Communications (2001)
• Oral Criminal Court No. 20 of the Federal Capital (1993 – 2001)
• Public Defender No. 4 before the Criminal Trial Courts (1993)

Publications

Among others, has authored the following publications:

• ‘Argentina Cybersecurity Guidance,’ 2022 edition (OneTrust DataGuidance)
• ‘Monitoring System of Private and Public Activities Before and After Public Office – MAPPA’ (abogados.com.ar / 2022)
• ‘New U.S. Standards for Strengthening Cybersecurity’ (abogados.com.ar / 2022)
• ‘Argentina Cybersecurity Guidance,’ 2021 edition (OneTrust DataGuidance)
• ‘BCRA Recommendations to Avoid Virtual Scams’ (abogados.com.ar / 2021)
• ‘Argentina Cybersecurity Guidance,’ 2020 edition (OneTrust DataGuidance)
• ‘Argentina Cybersecurity Guidance,’ 2019 edition (OneTrust DataGuidance)
• ‘Legitimation to Sue and Legal Personality: Foreign Collective Rights Management Organization’ (Thomson Reuters – La Ley)
• ‘Usurpation Crime,’ in the book ‘Crimes Against Property,’ coordinator: Luis Niño (Ad-Hoc, Buenos Aires, 2011)

Academic Activity, Presentations, Training, and Conferences

• Guest lecturer in the International Diploma in Cybercrime and Technologies Applied to Investigation at the Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires.
• Guest lecturer in the Diploma in Digital Investigations at the University Institute of Security of the City of Buenos Aires.
• Guest lecturer in the Specialization Program in Cybercrime and Digital Evidence at the Faculty of Law, University of Buenos Aires.

Has presented and provided training at institutions including:

• Public Prosecutor’s Office of Chile – Council of Europe, Santiago de Chile
• Universidad Católica Argentina
• IAE (Business School of the University of Austral)
• AMCHAM
• Argentine National Senate, “Cybercrimes: Law 26.388. Issues on the Web and Related Matters”
• CEDEF – Law & Finance
• Thomson Reuters
• INTERPOL
• Public Prosecutor’s Office of the City of Buenos Aires
• Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Province of Buenos Aires
• Council of the Judiciary of the City of Buenos Aires (“Digital Generation, Online – Offline Citizenship”)
• Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Province of Córdoba
• Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Nation – General Directorate of Training and School

Memberships

• Member of the Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires, admitted to practice in the courts of Buenos Aires city and Argentine federal courts;
• Member of the Bar Association of the City of San Isidro, admitted to practice in the courts of the Province of Buenos Aires.
• Member of the Argentine Association of High Technology Law.
• Ally Law