Curriculum Vitae
CV Dr. Verónica Ortiz Cabrera – 2025
Verónica Ortiz Cabrera
Doctor of Law and Social Sciences
Attorney at Law
2009 – Udelar – Montevideo – Uruguay
Specialization in Commercial Law
2012/2013 – Udelar – Montevideo – Uruguay
Expert Witness in Commercial Law
Approved by the Judiciary (PJ), September 2019
Diploma in Animal Law
2021 – UMSA – Buenos Aires – Argentina
Specialization in Animal Law Mediation
2023 – Escuela Nacional de Mediación – Centro de Mediación de la Región de Murcia – Spain
Chair of the Animal Law Committee
2022 – 2024 – Colegio de Abogados del Uruguay
Cambridge Animal Rights Law Teaching Network Member
2024 – present
Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese, Greek
Training in Animal Law
Animal Rights Workshop for Speakers
2024 – Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law – Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Animal Law e-learning course – With special reference to the new Ley de Protección de los derechos y bienestar animal (Animal Rights and Welfare Protection Act).
2024 – Tirant – Spain – Zoom
Workshop on Ethics and Animal Law 2023
2023 – Online course – Universidad Carlos III – Madrid – Spain
Course in Anthrozoology
2022 – Facultad de Ciencias – Unidad de Educación Permanente – Udelar – Uy
Speaker at Animal Law Conferences, Courses and Seminars
Dec 2024 2nd Animal Law Conference of the Colegio de Abogados del Uruguay
CAU – Mdeo
Dec 2024 Lecture Series: Animal Law for Everyone
Comisión Estatal de los Derechos Humanos de Morelia and Instituto GIDA – Mexico – Zoom
Nov 2024 1st Río de la Plata Animal Law Meeting
Salón Blanco, Congreso de la Nación Argentina – Buenos Aires
Nov 2024 1st Animal Law Panel Discussion CAU – AMU
CAU – Mdeo
Oct/Nov 2024 Animals, Morality and Law – Continuing Education Course
Facultad de Derecho de la Udelar – Montevideo
August 2024 2nd International Virtual Seminar on Bioethics and Applied Ethics in the Field of Animal Law
Universidade Federal Fluminense – RJ – Brazil – Zoom
May 2024 Global Specialization Course on the Interdisciplinary Nature of the Multispecies Family.
Praeeminentia Iustitia – Peru – Zoom
May 2024 5th National Meeting and 3rd International Meeting on the Rights of Non-Human Animals
Facultad de Derecho de la UBA – Buenos Aires
Nov 2023 Paradigm Shift in the Relationship between Human Animals and Non-Human Animals
Organized by Fundación Casmu and Colegio de Abogados del Uruguay – Montevideo
Nov 2023 3rd International Congress on Animal Law.UY
Organized by ONG Ética Animal and the Chair of Philosophy and Theory of Law, Facultad de Derecho de la Udelar – Zoom
Oct 2023 1st Animal Law Conference of the Colegio de Abogados del Uruguay
CAU – Montevideo
Oct 2023 8th Animal Law Colloquia of Chile
Universidad Central de Chile – Universidad de Atacama – Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas Hidalgo – Zoom
Nov 2022 2nd International Congress on Animal Law.UY
Organized by ONG Ética Animal and the Chair of Philosophy and Theory of Law, Facultad de Derecho de la Udelar – Facultad de Derecho – Udelar
April 2022 Panel Discussion: Animal Law and Ecosystem Rights: The Modern Vision of the 21st Century.
Organized by Deleyes (Peru) and Asociación de Abogados de San Martín (Argentina) – Zoom
April 2022 1st International Meeting on Animal Law.Uy
Organized by ONG Ética Animal and the Chair of Philosophy and Theory of Law, Facultad de Derecho de la Udelar – Zoom
Attendee at Animal Law Conferences and Seminars
Nov/Dec 2024 4th Animal Law Researchers’ Clinic
Tirant – Spain – Zoom
Feb/Oct 2024 Permanent Seminar on Law and Animals 2024
GIDA Animalista – Online
May 2024 Peter Singer Farewell Conference
University Center for Human Values – Princeton University – NJ – USA
Dec 23/May 24 3rd Animal Law Researchers’ Clinic
2024 – Tirant – Spain – Zoom
March 2024 10th Harvard Annual Animal Law Week
Animal Law & Policy Program – Harvard Law School – Zoom
Feb/Mar 2024 Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy presentations
Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law – Cambridge – UK – Zoom
Oct/Nov 2023 Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy presentations
Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law – Cambridge – UK – Zoom
May 23 Ibero-Latin American Dialogues on Animal Experimentation
Webinar – Centro de Estudos sobre Animais e o Antropoceno – BR
Apr 2023 4th National Meeting and 2nd International Meeting on the Rights of Non-Human Animals
Facultad de Derecho de la UBA – Buenos Aires – Panel Coordinator
March 2023 9th Harvard Annual Animal Law Week
Animal Law & Policy Program – Harvard Law School – Zoom
April 2022 Virtual animal law symposium
Organized by Deleyes (Peru) and Asociación de Abogados de San Martín (Argentina)
Feb 2021 Lecture: “Beyond Fables: Other Animals in Literary Studies”
Research Group “Discourse & Identity” – Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Jun/Jul 2021 Webinar Coronavirus and Animals – The Human-Animal Relationship in the Pandemic Society
ICALP – Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Animal Law Publications
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Current Overview of Animal Law in Uruguay
Revista Latino-americana de Direitos da Natureza e dos Animais – v 7, n 1-2 (2024) –
https://portaldeperiodicos.ucsal.br/index.php/rladna/article/view/1416 -
Columnist for Diario El Telégrafo de Paysandú – 2022 to date
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Revista Tu Mascota Nos. 18 (03/24), 19 (04/24) and 24 (09/24).
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La tribu contenidos: https://latribucontenidos.com.uy/2024/?p=519
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Revista Mascoteros, dated 26/07/2024 – https://www.paperturn-view.com/?pid=ODg8822283
Postgraduate Courses in Commercial Law
2018 Ley 19.574 on Money Laundering and Tax Transparency
Facultad de Derecho – Universidad Católica del Uruguay
2017 Compliance – International Anti-Corruption Strategies
Facultad de Derecho – Universidad de Montevideo
2015 Anti-Money Laundering
Escuela de Posgrado – Facultad de Derecho – UdelaR
2011 Modern Business Disputes
Escuela de Posgrado – Facultad de Derecho – UdelaR
2011 Interim Measures
Colegio de Abogados del Uruguay
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Speaker at Commercial Law Courses, Congresses and Seminars
May 2024 Asset Protection for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Advisors.
GPA – Montevideo
June 2023 Introduction to Asset Protection for Business Owners.
GPA – Montevideo
March 2022 Introduction to Anti-Money Laundering for Non-Financial Sector Businesses and Business Owners.
GPA – Montevideo
February 2021 Tax, Corporate and Labor Amendments in the Budget Act, joint webinar with Cra. Victoria Fernández and Dr. Gabriel Salsamendi
GPA – Montevideo
July 2020 Update on Financial Inclusion Act No. 19.210 following the approval of Urgent Consideration Act No. 19.889, joint webinar with Cra. Victoria Fernández
GPA – Montevideo
March 2020 New Simplified Joint-Stock Companies (SAS) Act, Act and Implementing Decree, joint talk with Cr. Willington Pardo
GPA – Montevideo
Nov 2019 New Simplified Joint-Stock Companies (SAS) Act
GPA – Maldonado
Sep to Nov 2019 New Simplified Joint-Stock Companies (SAS) Act
GPA – Montevideo
Jun 2018 The New Uruguayan Anti-Money Laundering Act, or How to Turn Lemons into Lemonade
54th Annual Conference of the Inter-American Bar Association (Federación Interamericana de Abogados) – Santo Domingo – Dominican Republic
April 2018 The New Uruguayan Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, or How to Turn Lemons into Lemonade
ITCO ASESORES Working Breakfast – Hotel Scala – Buenos Aires
Nov 2015 The New Para-Legal Rules Arising from Compliance
2015 Academic Week of the Instituto de Derecho Comercial – Bolsa de Valores de Montevideo
Nov 2015 Unfair Terms in Banking Contracts
2015 Academic Week of the Instituto de Derecho Comercial – Bolsa de Valores Mdeo
Jun 2014 Influence of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency on Uruguayan Law
50th Annual Conference of the Inter-American Bar Association (Federación Interamericana de Abogados) – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Apr 2013 UNCITRAL Working Group on Cross-Border Insolvency
Member, Committee V, IABA (FIA) Delegation – United Nations – New York
Nov 2012 Due diligence
2012 Academic Week of the Instituto de Derecho Comercial – Bolsa de Valores de Montevideo
Attendee at Commercial Law Courses, Conferences and Seminars
July 2024 Talk: European Union: New Sustainability Obligations for Directors. How They Reach Latin America.
Organized by FCEA (Udelar), AEU and CAU – Zoom
May 2024 Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: Opportunities and Challenges for Uruguay in the 2025 – 2029 Period
Meeting organized by the World Compliance Association – Uruguay Chapter – BROU, June 19 – Montevideo
Nov 2022 UNCITRAL LAC Day
Virtual conference – UNCITRAL & Universidad de Montevideo – UY
March 2022 Assessing Effective Compliance
Zoom Conference – Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement – NYU School of Law
Nov 2021 Private International Law Act No. 19.920
Colegio de Abogados del Uruguay
May 2021 Third-Party Risk Management Systems
Webinar – World Compliance Association
March 2021 3rd International Seminar – International Trade, Investment and Arbitration
Webinar – Red Arb Med – Facultad de Derecho
October 2020 Limits to Party Autonomy in International Arbitration
CEDEP – Centro de Estudios de Derecho, Economía y Política – Paraguay – Zoom
October 2020 Compliance Day 2020
Webinar – Brum-Costa Asociados – Montevideo
May 2019 7th International Congress on Anti-Money Laundering of the Americas
Kibón – Montevideo
Sep 2017 5th Conference on Central Banking Law
Banco Central del Uruguay
Nov 2016 Practical Workshop on Enhanced Due Diligence and New Standards for Beneficial Ownership Identification
BST Consulting – Hotel Four Points Montevideo
Nov 2015 2015 Academic Week of the Instituto de Derecho Comercial
Bolsa de Valores de Montevideo
June 2015 6th Argentine-Uruguayan Conference on Commercial Law
Hotel Four Points – Montevideo
Aug 2014 3rd Conference on Central Banking Law
Banco Central del Uruguay
Nov 2013 2013 Academic Week of the Instituto de Derecho Comercial
Bolsa de Valores de Montevideo
Oct 2013 The Value of the Family Business – Share Transfers
Centro de Empresas Familiares – Cámara Nacional de Comercio y Servicios del Uruguay
Aug 2013 2nd Conference on Central Banking Law
Banco Central del Uruguay
Aug 2012 1st Conference on Central Banking Law
Banco Central del Uruguay
Mar 2012 Seminar on Legal Instruments – Governance and Succession Planning in the Family Business
Centro de Empresas Familiares – Cámara Nacional de Comercio y Servicios del Uruguay
Jun 2010 Financial and Tax System – The Potential Impact of the New Proposals
Cámara Nacional de Comercio y Servicios del Uruguay
Sep 2009 Impact of the New Labor Laws on Businesses
(Expedited Labor Proceedings and Collective Bargaining)
Cámara Nacional de Comercio y Servicios del Uruguay
Jul 2009 Seminar on International Trade in Services
Escuela de Negocios Internacionales of the Cámara Nacional de Comercio y Servicios del Uruguay
Sep 2008 Seminar on Money Laundering, Money Trafficking and Drug Trafficking
Universidad de la Empresa – Montevideo
Oct 2006 16th Latin American Trust Congress
Organized by Felaban, Colafi, BROU and BCU – Radisson Victoria Plaza Hotel, Montevideo
May 2006 Conference on the Liability of Directors and Shareholders of Commercial Companies
Facultad de Derecho de la Udelar – Punta del Este
Jul 2005 Refresher Course on SAFIs, Free Trade Zones and Free Ports
Colegio de Contadores, Economistas y Administradores del Uruguay
Dec 2002 Conference: “Twenty Years of the Financial Intermediation Decree-Law”
Facultad de Derecho – Udelar – Montevideo
Commercial Law Publications
July 2023 Asset Planning for Business Owners
Revista Vive Uruguay No. 5 (pp. 60-62) – Argentina – July 2023
July 2022 Why Assess and Plan Your Asset Position in Good Time
Revista Vive Uruguay No. 3 (p. 76) – Argentina – July 2022
August 2018 The New Uruguayan Anti-Money Laundering Act, or How to Turn Lemons into Lemonade
Revista Justo Medio No. 125 (pp. 38-39) – Peru – August 2018
July 2017 Identification of Beneficial Owners and Holders of Registered Shares
(Group work)
Tribuna del Abogado No. 202 (p. 32) – Montevideo – June/July 2017
Dec 2015 The Vulnerability of Bank Customers vis-à-vis the Bank
Revista Transporte Carretero – Logistics and Trade Section – December 2015 issue
Sep 2015 The New Para-Legal Rules Arising from Compliance
Semana Académica del Instituto de Derecho Comercial – Hacia un nuevo derecho comercial – pp. 301-306
Fundación de Cultura Universitaria – Montevideo – 2015
Sep 2015 Unfair Terms in Banking Contracts
Semana Académica del Instituto de Derecho Comercial – Hacia un nuevo derecho comercial – pp. 307-310
Fundación de Cultura Universitaria – Montevideo – 2015
Sep 2012 Due diligence
Semana Académica del Instituto de Derecho Comercial – Hacia un nuevo derecho comercial – pp. 199-206
Fundación de Cultura Universitaria – Montevideo – 2012
Teaching Experience
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2024: Continuing education course – Animals, Morality and Law: Demands, Issues and Challenges of Animal Law – Fder – Udelar
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2019-2024: Refresher courses in commercial law – GPA – Montevideo
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2015: Business Management – Labor Relations – Udelar (guest lecturer)
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2004 – 2012: Micro-enterprises and Labor Law – Instituto ORGI – Montevideo
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1995 – 1999: English – Instituto ORGI – Montevideo
Professional Experience
• ITCO ASESORES – 2004 to date –
Director / Supervisor, Legal Department
• Estudio González-Langone – 1999-2004 –
Paralegal (Procuradora) in charge of asset recovery for Banco Santander S.A.
Memberships
• Colegio de Abogados del Uruguay
• World Compliance Association
• Instituto de Derecho de los Animales of the Asociación de Abogados de San Martín – Buenos Aires – Argentina
• Digital Law – Euro-American Committee of Digital Law
• PGA – Animal protection NGO
• SUE – Sociedad Uruguaya de Enseñanza
• Amnesty International