Marcelo Marzouka
Research Assistant @ Sovereign Debt Forum
About
I am a Chilean-trained lawyer with an LL.M. in International Business and Financial Law at Georgetown University. My interests include capital markets, private equity, project finance, sovereign debt, and anti-corruption.I have advised private investment funds and family offices on transactions in Latin America and the Arab World, and served as a Team Leader at the United Nations Board of Auditors, conducting financial audits and anti-fraud assessments of UN entities across multiple jurisdictions. I also worked as Counsel at Chile's Supreme Audit Institution in anti-corruption and public finance matters.At Georgetown, I serve as a Research Assistant at the Sovereign Debt Forum and undertook an externship at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), where I focused on fintech, AI, and capital markets policy.I hold a Law Degree (J.D. equivalent) and a B.Sc. in Sociology from the P. Catholic University of Chile and a Diploma in Public Economic Law from the University of Chile.
United States
Washington
Law Practice
Financiación de proyectos, Finanzas para el Desarrollo, Deuda Soberana, Medidas contra el lavado de dinero, Derecho de los contratos, Relaciones internacionales, Política comparada, Contabilidad financiera, Cumplimiento de la normativa, Asesoría jurídica, Regulación financiera, Asesoramiento legal, Contratación pública, Derecho administrativo, Comunicación, Liderazgo de equipos, Gestión de contratos, Diligencia debida, Inversión extranjera, Políticas públicas
Experience

Counsel - Audit Division
Santiago, Chile
• Division at the Supreme Audit Institution of Chile in charge of overseeing Public Companies and Ministries. • Drafted legal reports pertaining to investigations and audits on fiscal governance, procurement, anti-corruption, anti-fraud and lobbying. • Reviewed public-private partnerships and contracts with national and international entities, applying international corporate law and national administrative law. Achievements: Contributed to the accountability and transparency procedures of public services in high-profile cases.

Counsel & Team Leader - United Nations Board of Auditors
Multiple locations
• Represented Chile's Comptroller General on the external oversight body for UN entities worldwide, serving as Team Leader across two concurrent audit mandates. • Led two multidisciplinary teams of up to ten people each, auditing UN entities operating with $1.1B budgets across Europe, Africa and West Asia, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and International Public Sector Accounting Standards. • Conducted audits and anti-fraud assessments regarding UN financial statements, contracts and operations. Achievements: Substantive improvements in the operational and financial functioning of the entities and in the budget allocation by the United Nations.

Counsel
Santiago, Chile & Bethlehem, Palestine
• Boutique investment advisor company working with private investment funds and family offices. • Drafted and negotiated corporate and investment documentation, including NDAs, joint ventures, and private equity, loans and trade agreements. Reviewed compliance processes and prepared risk matrices. Achievements: • Over USD 4 million successfully invested through the first Latin American private investment fund aimed for impact investment projects in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, creating over 1,000 job positions in health, manufacture, education, tourism and IT, and obtaining a solid return on investment. • Contributed to the creation of Palestine’s first Development Impact Bond, with the World Bank and EBRD.
Education

International Business and Financial Law
Honors: - Dean's List. - Merit Scholar. Activities: - Certificate in Securities and Financial Regulation. - Research Assistant, Sovereign Debt Forum. Coursework: International Business Transactions; Securities Regulation; Private Equity; International Project Finance; Energy Transition; Fintech Law.
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