Juliana Rota
Juliana Rota is a Senior Legal and Compliance Manager for Latin America with over 24 years of experience across the automotive, industrial, and consumer goods sectors. She currently leads legal, compliance, and data protection functions for Brazil and Argentina at BIC, following regional leadership roles in Mexico and Ecuador. Juliana is recognized for transforming legal departments into strategic business partners through digital transformation, contract optimization, and compliance initiatives. Her expertise includes corporate and commercial law, ESG, data protection, regulatory compliance, and cross-border risk management. She is known for her collaborative leadership style, simplifying complex legal issues while fostering governance, innovation, and sustainable business growth.
Yanira Armas Regal
Yanira Armas is a tax lawyer with 28 years of experience and a Partner in Deloitte’s Tax & Legal practice since 2008. She specializes in strategic tax planning, tax reviews, administrative and judicial tax proceedings, and compliance involving direct and indirect taxes. International Tax Review has recognized her as a leading practitioner in Business Tax and Tax Controversies in Peru from 2019 to 2025 and included her among the Women in Tax Leaders. Yanira has taught tax law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and is an active speaker and member of leading tax organizations, including AMCHAM Peru, IFA Peru, and the Peruvian Institute of Tax Law.
Elizabeth Ceballos
Elizabeth Ceballos is a seasoned lawyer admitted to practice in 1987, with extensive experience in banking, energy, and public law. She currently serves as Head of Correspondent Banking at Bankaool, where she manages domestic and cross-border banking relationships, with deep expertise in KYC processes and international regulatory compliance. Previously, as Oil & Gas Global Leader at EY, she advised clients on complex regulatory and contractual matters related to Mexico’s Energy Reform and major energy projects. Her experience also includes public-private partnerships, investment projects, and contract negotiations, making her a trusted advisor in highly regulated and cross-border business environments.
Stephan Tribukait
Stephan Tribukait is the founder of Tribukait Vasconcelos, S.C., established in Mexico City in 2010. With nearly 30 years of experience, he specializes in complex transactions, mergers and acquisitions, finance, and competition law. A graduate with honors from Escuela Libre de Derecho, he earned an LL.M. in International Trade Law in England in 2000. Fluent in English, German, and Spanish, Stephan advises multinational companies on cross-border transactions. He is a non-governmental advisor to the International Competition Network (ICN), a long-time member of the American Bar Association, and has taught competition law for nearly three decades while publishing extensively on competition and international trade law.
ALN MINING LAW FIRM
ALN – Mining Law Firm is an integrated law firm with more than 20 years of experience in providing multidisciplinary legal services focused on the mining industry, formed with the purpose of satisfying all the legal needs of our clients.We pride ourselves in providing flexible and comprehensive corporate legal advice to the mining industry, in which we understand the contact with our clients as an opportunity to better serve, meet their needs and exceed their expectations. All this, based on values of excellence, efficiency, integrity, honesty, sustainability and respect for the rule of law, of the cases that have been entrusted to our firm.ALN – Mining Law Firm we are committed to personalized attention and service to each of our clients, regardless of the complexity of the cases entrusted to our firm. We have a serious commitment to keep our clients informed, and to have adequate information for each case we handle.
Marcela Lima Rocha
Marcela Lima Rocha is a legal executive with 23 years of experience advising major organizations and law firms across maritime, corporate, real estate, intellectual property, labor, environmental, compliance, data protection, and information security law. She is recognized for combining technical expertise with strategic leadership, supporting business growth, risk mitigation, and legal compliance. Marcela has extensive experience in team leadership, crisis management, governance, internal audits, and regulatory investigations. An attorney specializing in Compliance and Anti-Corruption, she is an active OAB member, Certified Advisory Counselor, Counselor of the Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro, Director of Diversity at WISTA Brasil, and a member of the OAB/RJ Maritime Law Commission.
Magdalena CUPRYS
Magdalena Cuprys is an attorney with over 20 years of experience in immigration law, driven by her own journey as a refugee from Poland to the United States. She graduated from the University of Chicago and the University of Washington School of Law and is licensed to practice in Florida and California. Magdalena specializes in humanitarian visas, complex immigration matters, and the defense of detained immigrants, achieving significant legal outcomes for her clients. An active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), she is fluent in English, Spanish, Polish, Russian, and Italian, providing strategic, compassionate, and multicultural legal representation.
Javier AMUCHASTEGUI
Javier Amuchástegui is a lawyer with nearly two decades of experience in labor and immigration law. A graduate of Universidad Católica de Córdoba, he has served as a Professor of Labor Law since 2007. After gaining experience at a leading law firm and the State Attorney’s Office of Córdoba, he established his own legal practice. In 2023, he became Director of Legal at Serving Immigrants, where he leads a multicultural team of paralegals and oversees complex immigration matters. Known for his leadership, strategic approach, and client-focused mindset, Javier combines technical expertise with a collaborative and people-centered style.
León Felipe Banegas Ruiz
León Felipe Banegas Ruiz is a Mexican lawyer and legal operations professional with over 20 years of experience in commercial contracts, corporate governance, compliance, regulatory support, and risk-based legal strategy. He has advised complex public and private sector organizations on high-value contractual matters, regulatory compliance, audit support, and scalable legal operations. His notable achievements include contributing to a recovery litigation matter involving MXN 65 million plus interest and leading the legal-operational coordination of a Human Capital Management implementation across 110 companies. León is recognized for translating legal complexity into practical solutions that strengthen governance, reduce risk, and deliver measurable business value.
Juan Carlos Portilla Jaimes
Juan Carlos Portilla is an international lawyer and scholar specializing in global financial regulation, international law, and human rights litigation. He holds an LL.M. in International Law from The Fletcher School at Tufts University and has completed executive programs at Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School, and The Hague Academy of International Law. A former Superintendent of Surveillance and Private Security in Colombia, he led reforms targeting criminal networks linked to narcotrafficking and money laundering. He currently investigates transnational financial crime in the United States, teaches International Financial Law at Universidad de La Sabana, and advances human rights through strategic litigation and international advocacy.
