He doctored in Law with a thesis on Financial Derivates. He writes and lectures frequently on these matters in Latin America (including lecturing in more than 100 conferences in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela). He has more than 12 years of experience in tax and legal advisory in Latin America to banks, insurance companies, derivatives markets, mining companies, pension funds, mutual funds and private equity vehicles.