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Carey

Marcos Ríos

Partner

Expertise

Hospitality and Gaming
Customs and International Trade
Government Procurement
Compliance and Anti-Corruption

WSG Practice Industries

Activity

Carey
Chile

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WSG Leadership

Compliance and Anti-Corruption

Chair

Hospitality and Gaming

Chair

Customs and International Trade

Co-Chair

Government Procurement

Co-Chair

Insurance and Reinsurance

Co-Chair

Mergers and Acquisitions

Co-Chair

Private Equity

Co-Chair

ABA Group

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Profile

Partner of Carey and co-head of the Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions / Insurance / Government Procurement Groups. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, government procurement, corporate compliance, insurance, real estate and gaming law matters.

Bar Admissions

Chile (1998).District of Columbia (2001).

Education

Law, Universidad de Chile.
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center (graduated with honors) (2001).

Areas of Practice

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments

Recognized in Corporate and M&A, Chambers Latin America.
Recognized in Corporate and M&A, Anti-corruption, Investigations and Compliance, Insurance and Reinsurance and Trade, Latin Lawyer 250.
Recognized in Government Contracts, Hospitality and Investigations, Who's Who Legal.
Recognized as Thought Leader in Anti-Corruption, Investigations and Compliance, LACCA.
Recognized in Corporate and M&A and Hospitality and Tourism, Best Lawyers.
Recognized in Corporate M&A, Top Ranked Legal.

Professional Associations

Professional Activities and Experience

Member of the District of Columbia Bar.
Vice chair of the International Law Section, American Bar Association (ABA) (2020-21); revenue officer, Executive Committee, Administration Committee and Council member (2017-2018); membership officer, Executive Committee, Administration Committee and Council member (2015-2016); division chair at Finance Division, council member (2012-2015); senior advisor, chair, vice chair, Latin American & Caribbean Committee (2004-2014).
Training to Latin American subsidiaries of U.S. companies on FCPA and other compliance matters.
Professor of the LL.M. in U.S. Business Law, Universidad de Chile and American University’s joint program (2006-2009).
Active participant in the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Competition, as final-round judge in charge of selecting the Chilean Team (since 2007).
Senior associate, Hogan & Hartson (currently Hogan Lovells), Washington D.C. (2001-2004).
International associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York (1999-2000).
In-house counsel, Western Mining Corporation, Havanna, Cuba (1995-1996).

Articles

Law No. 21,121 Amends Rules Relating to Corruption and Other Crimes, Incorporates New Criminal Conducts, and Expands Criminal Liability of Legal Entities
Carey, January 2019

Law No. 21,121 (the “Law”), which came into force on November 20, 2018, amends the Criminal Code, Law No. 20,393 on Criminal Liability of Legal Entities, and Law No. 19,913 on Money Laundering, in connection with various criminal conducts relating to corruption and conflicts of interest. The following is a summary of the main aspects of the Law: 1.Domestic Passive and Active Bribery...

Additional Articles

Co-author of the Chilean chapter of the "Latin American Investigations Guide", Hogan Lovells (2019).
Co-author of the Chilean chapter of "Foreign Investment in South America: A Comprehensive Guide to Infrastructure and the Legal Environment", American Bar Association (2018).
Co-author of "International Joint Ventures: A Guide for U.S. Lawyers", American Bar Association (2013).
Co-author of the Chilean chapter of Anti-Corruption Regulation, Getting the Deal Through (2011-2013).
Author of "Doing Business in South America", International Practitioner’s Deskbook Series, ABA Section of International Law (2011).
Co-author of the Chilean chapter in "Joint Ventures in the International Arena", amongst others, 2^nd Edition, International Practitioner’s Deskbook Series, ABA Section of International Law (2010).
Author and editor of several articles published in the book The International Lawyer, including papers on corporate issues, energy, natural resources, gaming law, labor law and other regulatory matters, ABA Section of International Law (since 2005).
Co-author of "International Arbitration: Practical Considerations with a Latin American Focus", The Journal of Structured and Project Finance (2003).

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