Luis Manuel
Kolster, CAMS
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and Corporate foreign lawyer with experience in compliance, public policy, law and regulations and Master’s degrees in International Economic and Commercial Law.
Progressive background in common and civil law systems, business oriented advising and counseling, policy drafting and training, government relations, managing ethics and compliance programs and policies, drafting and negotiating commercial/international contracts & petitioning government agency opinions.
Coordination of compliance programs involving FCPA, SEC, Federal Sentencing Guidelines, OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, AML & PTF, international trade (EAR), (ITAR), & (OFAC); internal investigations & IP and privacy activities, interfaced with local governments in countries across Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East for a multibillion-dollar enterprise.
Handled advanced transaction structures involving complex financial, IT, HR, tax, business, sales and legal issues, contracting third party agents, managing document retention programs, developing guidance on a variety of ethical issues to mitigate risk areas, conducting legal due diligence, managing staff performance and outside counsels, preparing business plans and budgets, creating and giving presentations at conferences and meetings for industry groups.
Developed and implemented annual and long-term strategic legal and compliance initiatives, monitored industry legal and regulatory developments, determined compliance trends, and developed and conducted compliance risk assessments to identify, assess and prioritize principal potential compliance risks, identified international legal needs and opportunities, developed and implemented solutions to meet those needs and opportunities. Specialties: automotive, international contract negotiations, financial and regulatory compliance, document management, English, government relations, government liaison, international business, international law, investigations, FCPA, AML, Fraud Prevention, legal research, litigation, management, media relations, negotiation skills, policy analysis, public relations, union negotiations, Spanish, tax planning, strategic corporate advisor, third party negotiations, IP protection negotiations.