Basch
Fernando

Partner at the Corporate Compliance, Internal Investigations and Business Crime department.

He specializes in corporate criminal law, integrity policies, compliance and investigations, advising companies and international organizations such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. He is recognized as a leading practitioner in the field of corporate compliance by Chambers and Partners, and as a “Leading individual” by The Legal 500. Additionally, Who’s Who Legal has recognized his excellence as an expert consultant and his expertise in criminal law and anti-corruption policies.

He leads the Executive Education course “Current Topics in Compliance and Investigations” at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and is a senior researcher at the Center for Anti-Corruption Studies at Universidad de San Andrés. He was a visiting professor at Southwestern University School of Law (USA). He has published several articles on criminal law, constitutional law, and anti-corruption policies, and is frequently invited as a speaker at conferences on matters of his specialization.

Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner at Governance Latam (2012-2019), where he advised local and multinational companies on compliance risk management and criminal matters.

Previously, he served as an advisor in the National Chamber of Deputies (2002-2006) and held the position of Director of the Justice Program at Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC) (2009-2011). Additionally, he served as Secretary of the Human Rights Treaties Implementation Program at the National Public Defender’s Office (2011-2012).

He holds a law degree from Universidad de Buenos Aires (2001), a postgraduate degree in Criminal Law from Universidad de Palermo (2005), and an MA in Legal and Political Theory from University College London (2008). He is also a Certified Anti-bribery Specialist (Trace International, 2012). Additionally, he is a member of Colegio Público de Abogados de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.