Dual qualified as a U.S. and Argentine lawyer, Melisa Ortes González has extensive experience representing major cryptocurrency exchanges, leading proprietary cryptocurrency trading firms and company founders and executives in high-stakes investigations and enforcement actions brought by different regulatory federal agencies. Ms. Ortes Gonzalez’s vast knowledge of the industry also serves to design and deploy cross-border cryptocurrency recovery strategies for victims of theft, fraud, and cyberattacks.

In addition, Ms. Ortes González represents high-net-worth individuals, and institutional clients and their executives in high-stakes cross-border investigations and government enforcement actions on matters ranging from alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to money laundering and fraud, often with a nexus to Latin America.

Ms. Ortes González also counsels clients in global asset tracing investigations and recovery efforts. She has broad experience in a wide range of cross-border matters involving the energy, technology, financial services, and logistics industries. Melisa Ortes González has also seconded as in-house counsel.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, she practiced at Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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