100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 2600
Miami, Florida 33131
T 305-375-9220
F 305-375-8050
Practice Areas
- Financial Services, OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets and Control) Bank Secrecy Laws and Money-Laundering Compliance and Litigation
- International Government Relations
Education
- Universidad Externado de Columbia, law degree
- Universidad Externado de Columbia, business law
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Hispanic-American Bar Association
- Colombian Bar Association
- Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
- Board of Director Colombian American Chamber of Commerce
Juan C. Villa
Consultant
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and Senior Compliance Officer by FIBA. Amply experienced and knowledgeable in anti-money laundering as well as international law. International litigator and arbitrator in business, civil, labor law and criminal cases for Diaz Reus clients.
Supports corporate and individual clients in financial project compliance: accounts analysis, risk assessment, transactional analysis and monitoring, state and federal reports, fraud, high-risk accounts analysis, SAR, KYC, etc. Clients include
- Bancaja Miami
- American Express International Bank
- Ocean Bank
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Intercredit Bank
Private and public sector experience, including counseling the Colombian Congress, City of Bogotá's Mayor's Office, Columbian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Colombian Institute on Family Welfare, Harken Petroleum Company of Colombia. Involved with several companies at a compliance-officer capacity; thorough knowledge of regulation and procedures related to Bank Secrecy Act and related laws. Extensive experience in federal, state, and independent audits.
Selected by Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of Justice, and International American Development Bank for alternative-dispute-settlement-methodology project, focusing on negotiation, mediation and arbitration procedures.