Alejandro (Alex) Wiechers Lazo
Biography
Alex is part of Baker McKenzie's Litigation and Government Enforcement Group, in which he focuses his practice in the Investigations, Compliance & Ethics team in Mexico.
He has experience in anti-money laundering (AML), as well as in compliance and criminal law, having worked in the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, as head of department and deputy director before joining the Baker McKenzie Mexico team, where he participated in different national and multinational investigations related with corruption, drug trafficking, human trafficking and tax fraud, among other crimes.
Practice Focus
Alex advises domestic and multinational clients from various industries on corporate compliance and governance matters, especially in the anti-corruption area in Mexico's jurisdiction. His work focuses on internal investigations in government-related corruption cases and employee white-collar crime.
Representative Legal Matters
- Participated in Europe-Latin America-US team investigating suspect payments to Games & Raffles authorities.
- Participated in multiple local investigations related with high-level corruption on the state and federal levels.
- Advised in the development and implementation of remediation measures derived from internal investigations such as updating internal policies, employee training, and self-reporting before Mexican authorities.
- Worked with national and multinational companies in conducting risk assessments in order to implement or update codes, policies and internal controls focused on the prevention of corruption and internal frauds.
Admissions
- Mexico (2024)
Education
- Universidad Panamericana (Law Degree J.D. equivalent with honors) (2023)
Languages
- English
- Spanish
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