Sandra Orihuela

Sandra Orihuela is the founder of a legal boutique specializing in corporate international matters, anti-bribery prevention and compliance.

As a dual licensed attorney in the United States and Peru, Ms. Orihuela actively manages legal work for the firm, assisting clients with their business transactions in diverse industries, including life sciences, construction, oil & gas, mining, engineering, agriculture, technology, media and communications, consumer products and retail businesses.

Ms. Orihuela is a regional expert and go-to counsel on an array of anti-corruption and compliance matters, from the assessment and design of comprehensive corporate compliance programs to oversight of remediation and crisis management plans, while conducting internal investigations alongside forensic teams and implementing tailored internal policies. Her expertise includes preventive matters under the FCPA and the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, as well as enhanced internal controls and best corporate governance practices under Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley, AML standards and local/in-country regulations. She has a strong corporate international background, including structuring and implementing complex cross-border acquisitions, addressing international tax issues, trade, labor, customs, environmental, foreign investment protections, multi-country regulatory matters, intricate arbitration litigation and dispute resolution. Her multi-industry knowledge, in-depth corporate compliance expertise and domain of both, civil and common law legal matters and cultures, provides clients with efficient and dynamic solutions for their ongoing corporate needs.

Serving in a role similar to in-house counsel for most of the firm’s clients, Ms. Orihuela provides hands-on expertise, strategic planning, direction and oversight of legal matters. Prior to founding the firm, Ms. Orihuela worked at top tier U.S. law firms and in-house for a Canadian multinational. She has participated in cross-border projects in Asia, Europe, Latin America, Canada and the United States.