Información
Cristian Francos* es un abogado de la República Argentina que se especializa en las áreas de litigios internacionales, disputas financieras complejas y resolución alternativa de disputas, así como también en investigaciones y defensa en asuntos de derecho penal económico.
El Sr. Francos brinda asesoramiento general a clientes extranjeros y se enfoca especialmente en asuntos relacionados con empresas e individuos de América Latina. Los clientes latinoamericanos recurren a él para que los ayude a desenvolverse en el sistema legislativo de los Estados Unidos. Defendió a una corporación argentina en un litigio por incumplimiento de contrato relacionado con un acuerdo de transferencia de tecnología en un tribunal de Delaware y también ha representado a alrededor de trescientos inversores contra una de las compañías financieras más grandes del mundo con el fin de recuperar los fondos desviados en el fraude de Madoff. Asistió a uno de los bancos más grandes de la Argentina en el recupero de fondos en la liquidación de Lehman Brothers, así como también asistió a uno de los conglomerados de empresas más grandes de Argentina en una disputa con un hedge fund que surgió del fraude de Madoff y también representó a uno de los operadores de aeropuertos más importantes del mundo en un arbitraje comercial relacionado con los negocios de duty-free shop. Actualmente representa a una persona en una investigación de la Ley sobre Prácticas Corruptas en el Extranjero (“FCPA”, por sus siglas en inglés) relacionada con el caso más grande la historia en materia de cumplimiento de la FCPA. Actualmente también representa a un ciudadano norteamericano en un caso de recupero de activos multimillonario en América Central.
Actualmente, el Sr. Francos dirige la oficina de la firma en Buenos Aires. Anteriormente, trabajó más de seis años en la firma de abogados más importante de la Argentina, se desempeñó como Jefe de Gabinete de un legislador de la Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires y ejerció como abogado extranjero en otra prestigiosa firma de abogados de los Estados Unidos. Su idioma nativo es el español.
*Admitido para ejercer en Nueva York y Buenos Aires. No está involucrado en la práctica de derecho en el Distrito de Columbia.
Otros Idiomas
- Español
Afiliaciones Profesionales
- Colegio de Abogados de la Capital Federal
- International Bar Association
Experiencia Profesional
- White & Case LLP, Washington D.C., Abogado Extranjero
- Jefe de Gabinete del Legislador Martín Borrelli, Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
- Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal, Buenos Aires, Abogado
Publicaciones y Eventos
- Speaker, International Bar Association's 23rd Annual Transnational Crime ConferenceMadrid, Spain, November 2021
- Significant Expansion of Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Requirements in the United States
The U.S. Senate joined the House of Representatives and passed the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, a defense spending bill, which included the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”). That Act sets forth an expansion for the disclosure requirements for certain US and non-US companies doing business in the United States.
December 14, 2020 The health effects of Covid-19 have created personal tragedies that seemed unimaginable a few short months ago. Despite the efforts of governments, the virus has shown that the world is inextricably interconnected. How we respond will dictate whether that interconnectedness is a positive or negative force as we try to recover from the economic crisis that has arisen in the wake of the pandemic. In Latin America, individuals and companies have either begun to see, or fear, the return of currency controls, defaults and chaos as the governments of the region confront historic challenges. Many have once again sought refuge in the perceived relative safety of the U.S. financial system. However, investors may find that their sudden search for a safe haven may bring on a series of unanticipated problems.
May 22, 2020In these tough times, when clients are looking to protect assets and increase revenue, it is more important than ever to ensure that their arbitral awards are collectible. A truly successful outcome requires the ability to enforce and monetize the award that was won in the arbitration. When faced with a recalcitrant award debtor, it is imperative to think strategically and work closely with counsel and experts to enforce and identify recoverable assets.
April 2, 2020- Lecturer, FCPA Principles
Cristián Francos lectured on FCPA principles at the University of Buenos Aires School of Law’s Masters program in Criminal Law, Corporate Criminal Liability and Compliance section.
University of Buenos Aires School of Law, September 3, 2019 Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss partner Cristián Francos spoke at ACI's Anti-Corruption Compliance for High Risk Markets conference on July 24, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., July 24, 2019Cristián Francos served as Organising Committee Head for the 22nd Transnational Crime Conference in Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 15-17, 2019Many people outside of Argentina, as well as those within, have watched in wonder as the explosive investigation of the Cuadernos case evolves and touches upon more and more individuals and companies. Recent experience has taught us that investigations of this magnitude are never contained within a country’s borders and individuals and companies that have done, or are doing, business in Argentina must consider the civil and criminal ramifications of the growing corruption scandal regardless of their own culpability.
August 31, 2018The increasing global focus on corruption has led to stronger international cooperation and coordination among regulators, resulting in landmark enforcement actions in new jurisdictions. [...] This panel offered private and public sector prespectives on the latest enforcement trends, the key elements of the new anti-corruption laws, and what all this means for businesses and individuals involved in transnational corruption cases.
Krakow, Poland, May 16, 2018- November 2017
- Speaker: IBA Transnational Crime Conference in PanamaMay 2016
- February 25, 2015
- September 22, 2014
- March 2014
- May 16, 2013
- April 24, 2013
- April 9, 2013
- "Eli Lilly Settlement Reinforces the Need for Active Anti-Corruption Controls"January 2, 2013
- November 29, 2012
- November 22, 2012
- July 25, 2012
- July 25, 2012
- "Supreme Court Action Reinforces the Difficulty in Piercing Sovereign Immunities"June 26, 2012
- "Regulators Turn Their Attention to FCPA Violations by Investment Advisers"May 23, 2012
- "U.S. Appeals Court Bolsters U.S. Discovery In Aid Of Foreign Proceedings"March 19, 2012
- "Petrobras Wins Immunity in U.S. Bond Case"March 14, 2012
- March 13, 2012
- "Judge Griesa's Ruling in NML Capital: A U.S. Judge Wades Deep Into the Argentine Political System"April 2010
- "The El Paso Ruling and its Effect on the Use of §1782 in Private International Arbitration Proceedings"September 2009
- "What Can Madoff Investors do to Maximize the Recovery of Their Assets?"December 2008
- "Implicancias Potenciales de la Insolvencia de Lehman Brothers para Instituciones Financieras de América Latina"
Escrito por Eric L. Lewis, Manuel S. Varela and Cristián Francos.
October 2008 - "Insider Trading in Argentina: The Legal Framework, Enforcement, International Cooperation & Selected Case Studies"October 2008
- "Potential Implications of the Lehman Brothers Insolvency for Latin American Financial Institutions"
Authored by Eric L. Lewis, Manuel S. Varela and Cristían Francos.
October 2008 - "Creciente avance de las leyes criminales y regulaciones de los Estados Unidos sobre individuos y entidades en el extranjero"
La Ley (Suplemento Finanzas Para Abogados, Universidad del CEMA)
November 23, 2007 - "La Disponibilidad del Descubrimiento de Pruebas en Estados Unidos para Litigios Extranjeros: Como Partes Extranjeras en Litigios Extranjeros pueden obtener la asistencia de Tribunales de los Estados Unidos"
Escrito por Eric L. Lewis, Manuel S. Varela and Cristián Francos.
October 2007 - "The Availability of U.S. Discovery in Foreign Litigation: How Foreign Parties in Foreign Litigation can Obtain the Assistance of U.S. Courts"
Authored by Eric L. Lewis, Manuel S. Varela and Cristián Francos.
October 2007 - "The Expanding Reach of United States Law: Extraterritorial Enforcement and Compliance Obligations of International Business"
Presented by Eric L. Lewis, Manuel S. Varela & Cristián Francos.
August 2007
En las noticias
Arthur Middlemiss and Cristián Francos secured the return of all funds seized by the U.S. Department of Justice from U.S. accounts maintained by two broker-dealers based in Uruguay and New Zealand, respectively, both of which operated in Argentina.
April 18, 2022On December 9, 2021, the Biden administration published the first-ever United States Strategy on Countering Corruption. This Strategy sets forth a “whole-of-government” approach to combating corruption in the United States and around the world. Individuals and entities should expect an increase in sanctions and scrutiny of activities that present high corruption-related risk. As such, companies and individuals should immediately review current business activities to ensure that they understand their exposure to corruption-related risk and have in place commensurate controls to deter and detect potential problems. A proactive approach to corruption risk now will provide material future benefits if the expected increase in regulatory and law enforcement scrutiny results in a corruption-related inquiry.
December 10, 2021- Líder Legal, February 10, 2021
- Idealex Press, February 3, 2021
LBKM partner Cristián Francos has been appointed as Senior Vice Chair of the IBA’s Business Crime Committee.
January 26, 2021Cristián Francos been recognized as a Global Leader in Who’s Who Legal: Investigations 2021. Who’s Who Legal is one of the world’s leading directories of legal practitioners.
January 2021- March 17, 2020
Partner Cristián Francos was highlighted by Global Investigations Review as a lawyer of note and a member of Argentina's investigations bar.
August 23, 2019An amended complaint filed in Miami-Dade County alleges that Amicorp, an international trust services company, actively participated in a multi-million-dollar real estate fraud which victimized many Latin American families.
www.businesswire.com, July 3, 2019Partners Manuel Varela and Cristián Francos authored a paper on the Argentine Notebooks investigation which was quoted in Argentina’s La Nación.
La Nación, November 4, 2018Mr. Francos was quoted in the article saying, “If someone received a bribe, then someone had to have paid the bribe,” he said. “Companies should be well prepared [to be investigated].” He continued to say, many Argentinian companies that are contracted by the state do not have established policies in terms of compliance and integrity, and will likely rush to put together new compliance programmes. Francos said “this shock could be good” to improve standards quickly. “This [scenario] creates a problem for companies, but also an opportunity that will bring change to Argentina’s business culture,” he said.
Global Investigations Review, November 13, 2017En Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss asesoran a clientes internacionales en litigios también internacionales, investigaciones y compliance. "Nuestra práctica trasciende las fronteras de los Estados Unidos permanentemente. En mi caso, me dedico a asesorar clientes latinoamericanos respecto de sus necesidades legales en los Estados Unidos", dice Cristian Francos, socio de la firma y su cara en la Argentina.
El Cronista, June 7, 2017- La Nacion, May 29, 2017
- Financiamiento de Litigios
Manuel Varela and Cristián Francos were interviewed by AUNO legal magazine on Litigation Funding
Manuel Varela y Cristián Francos fueron entrevistados por la revista legal AUNO respecto del financiamiento de litigios
AUNO, February 2017 Mr. Francos is quoted in the article.
Inside Counsel, July 20, 2016Mr. Francos is a contributing author.
KYC360, April 4, 2016- A former Siemens executive became the first person to plead guilty to U.S. criminal charges of helping run a bribery campaign that moved tens of millions of dollars to Argentine officials in connection with a $1 billion national ID card project.
Mr. Francos is mentioned in the article.
Law360, September 30, 2015 - De a poco se abre espacio para la actividad jurídica en relación a la isla. Lewis Baach abre el juego con el recupero de fondos congelados.Auno Abogados, March 2015
AUNO Abogados magazine interview with Manuel Varela and Cristián Francos on Lewis Baach’s practice for clients in Argentina and the rest of Latin America.
AUNO, June 2014Ariel Neuman, Natalia Alonso and Alfredo Veronesi, reporters from AUNO Legal Magazine, interviewed Manuel Varela and Cristián Francos regarding the Lewis Baach PLLC Latin American practice and it's Buenos Aires office as well as the careers of Messrs. Varela and Francos.
April 29, 2014- AUNO, March 2013
- Juristas norteamericanos y chilenos analizaron avances en materia de regulación del lavado de dineroMarch 25, 2013
- AUNO, September 2012
- ABC Digital, March 16, 2012
- ABC Digital, March 16, 2012
- Perfil, January 11, 2009
- Perfil, January 11, 2009
- El Cronista, December 1, 2008
- El Cronista, December 1, 2008
- El Cronista, December 1, 2008
- El Cronista, December 1, 2008
- El Cronista, June 2, 2008
- El Cronista, June 2, 2008
Áreas de Práctica
Educación
- Georgetown University, Facultad de Derecho (Maestría en Derecho, con honores, Cuadro de honor 2015)
- American University (Arbitraje Internacional, 2006)
- Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Maestría, Estudios Internacionales, 2003)
- Universidad de Buenos Aires (Abogado, 2000)
Admisiones Bar
- Nueva York
- Buenos Aires