Nathaly Merchan Morales, an analyst in the Bogotá office of Guidepost, possesses a solid track record as a corporate lawyer. Ms. Merchan has extensive experience in providing comprehensive advice to companies on commercial law, including implementing and supervising effective compliance programs focused on transparency and ethics in business operations. This includes advising on two leading anti-corruption programs used by companies in Colombia: SAGRILAFT (Sistema de Autocontrol y Gestión del Riesgo Integral de Lavado de Activos y Financiación del Terrorismo, the mandatory system that companies in Colombia must implement to prevent illicit activities like money laundering and terrorist financing), and PTEE (Programa de Transparencia y Ética Empresarial, or Transparency and Business Ethics Program, another program for Colombian companies aimed at preventing and mitigating risks of corruption and transnational bribery).
Prior to joining Guidepost, Ms. Merchan prioritized regulatory compliance to protect the corporate interests of her private practice clients. She provided strategic legal consulting to clients, advising them on the structuring of contracts, the creation and reorganization of companies, and the resolution of commercial conflicts. Ms. Merchan previously worked as a junior lawyer with the Legal Services department of Deloitte Colombia, a multinational professional services firm providing risk advisory, among other corporate services. She started her career as a junior lawyer in the Corporate Law and International Business Unit of Scola Abogados, a Colombian law firm with a strong focus on corporate and business law.
Ms. Merchan is C1 level proficient in English. This is a high level of language proficiency, indicating her ability to express ideas fluently, flexibly, and effectively for professional purposes.
