Pamela Alarcón Arias

Partner, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Pamela Alarcón Arias is a partner at PPU and an expert in criminal law and compliance. She is also an attorney and consultant in criminal law, corporate criminal law, corruption, crime prevention and compliance, as well as risk analysis in corporate business and criminal litigation. She has an outstanding reputation for managing crises arising from criminal activities within companies, by advising legal representatives, chief executive officers, managers and administrators. She is also a criminal consultant and provides risk analysis in real estate, financial, M&A and infrastructure related matters, among others. She has extensive experience in economic corporate criminal law, as well as corruption and criminal compliance issues.

Pamela has law and political science degrees from Los Andes University, a master’s degree in advanced studies of human rights from the Carlos III University in Madrid and a specialist degree in corporate law from Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogotá. She is a former adviser to the Office of the Deputy Attorney General and a professor of corporate criminal law and compliance at various universities in Bogotá.