Bilingual — English & Spanish

The Crypto Payments
Lawyer for Latin America

Transactional corporate counsel for companies building stablecoin payment rails across the Americas. Opinion letters, compliance audits, and ongoing counsel—from someone who speaks the language of crypto and Spanish.

Expertise acrossBloomberg TaxBank Secrecy ActSecurities & ExchangeDodd-FrankInternal Revenue CodeSANS Institute
What I Do

Crypto is my differentiator.
Business law is my practice.

I sit at the intersection of financial regulation and digital asset technology, advising companies that are building the next generation of payment infrastructure.

Crypto is the Vertical

Stablecoin rails, digital assets, DeFi infrastructure. I speak the language of the technology your company is building on.

Business Law is the Practice

Tax, corporate, securities, banking regulation. The actual legal disciplines that keep fintech companies compliant and operational.

Latin America is the Arena

Based in Colombia. Near-fluent in Spanish. Advising companies moving money across borders using next-generation payment technology.

Who I Serve

Two paths. One standard of excellence.

Whether you're a payments company scaling across borders or an individual with a high-stakes crypto matter, you get the same depth of expertise.

For Companies

Payments & Fintech Companies

Building stablecoin infrastructure in Latin America? I provide opinion letters, compliance audits, banking regulation counsel, and ongoing operational legal support. From Series A through scale.

  • Opinion letters for bank & asset manager compliance
  • BSA / AML audit and remediation
  • Cross-border payment rail structuring
  • Ongoing general counsel relationship
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For Individuals & Businesses

Crypto Tax & One-Off Engagements

Need a tax opinion on a crypto matter? Facing a regulatory investigation? I handle targeted, high-value engagements for high-net-worth individuals and businesses in the digital asset space.

  • Crypto tax opinion letters
  • IRS & state regulatory defense
  • Securities compliance review
  • Contract & transaction structuring
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Why Me

The combination you won’t find
anywhere else.

There are crypto lawyers. There are Latin America lawyers. There are tax lawyers. The number of people who are all three, speak Spanish, and understand cybersecurity? Extremely small.

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Based in Latin America

Living and working in Colombia. On-the-ground perspective for cross-border engagements.

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Near-Fluent in Spanish

Trained at AFEET University in Bogotá. Conduct interviews, audits, and negotiations in both languages.

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SANS Cybersecurity Training

Studied at the SANS Institute. Understands SOC 2, cybersecurity compliance, and IT security audits.

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Published in Bloomberg Tax

Author of substantive articles in major legal publications. Recognized thought leader in crypto tax and regulation.

Speaks Crypto Natively

ERC-20 tokens, stablecoin rails, DeFi protocols, smart contracts. Not learning on your dime.

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Multi-Discipline Practice

Tax, corporate, securities, banking, derivatives law. One attorney covering the full regulatory landscape.

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Whether you're scaling a payments company across Latin America or need a targeted opinion on a crypto legal matter, I'm here to help.