Santiago

Ms. Villarreal heads Bluestone Law's office in Santiago, Chile. In addition to managing a portfolio of claims for the Export-Import Bank of the United States, Ms. Villarreal also coordinates the company's extensive network of local agents in Latin America to provide commercial and retail debt recovery to our clients worldwide, as well as local, on the ground auditing and assurance inspections and reports for clients currently doing business in or wishing to expand their business into Latin America.

Ms. Villarreal practiced law in Mexico from 1987 to 1999 in the areas of corporate, civil and commercial law. As a partner of the law firm VR Asesoría Jurídica y Fiscal, S.C., her work included trial practice representing two major Mexican financial institutions in commercial litigation for a period over ten years. Ms. Villarreal was the legal advisor of several corporations and the Chihuahua State government. Work involved drafting and negotiating real estate sales and leases. Corporate practice included: corporate governance, by-laws, powers of attorney, articles of incorporation, board meetings, stock purchase agreements and labor law issues. Ms. Villarreal also acted as a Legal Consultant with the Organization of American States in several projects throughout Latin America.