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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.