Diaz Reus International Law Firm
Yamkela Makupula serves as the CEO for Africa at Diaz, Reus & Targ LLP, a global law firm with a presence in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa since August 2019. Additionally, Yamkela holds a position on the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid19 for the South African National Department of Health and Department of Social Development, beginning in June 2020. As the Founder and Chairperson of NgweNduna Investment Holdings, established in July 2019, Yamkela oversees a private equity firm with interests in mining, energy, agriculture, and infrastructure in partnership with international investors across the African continent. Prior experience includes serving as a Partner at PwC from January 2011 to June 2019, and as a Project Manager at Dimension Data Middle East and Africa from January 2010 to 2011, as well as a Network Engineer at SITA from January 2008 to 2010.
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Diaz Reus International Law Firm
Lean, agile, multi-ethnic, and multilingual, Diaz Reus attorneys, counselors, solicitors, and foreign legal consultants operate in legal and business venues around the globe. Attorneys speak 11 languages and offer global and local counsel from 32 offices in key cities in the U.S., Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Specializes in visa recovery and defense of FCPA, OFAC violations, and Specially Designated Nationals classifications. Well-known and regarded for its work in high-stakes litigation, cross-border transactions, and domestic and international regulatory compliance, the firm and its lawyers have earned prestigious rankings and peer recognition from organizations including Legal 500 USA and Latin America (Compliance & Investigations, International Arbitration, White Collar), Chambers USA and Latin America (Litigation & Arbitration; Latin America-wide, Fraud and Government Investigations), Best Lawyers (U.S. and Panama), GIR - Global Investigations Review-, Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated, Florida SuperLawyers, and Latinvex Firms doing business in Latin America. The firm has substantial experience in complex international arbitration, representing governments and Fortune 1000 companies in international disputes before domestic and foreign tribunals or arbitration panels under ICC, ICDR, DIAC and similar rules. Several Diaz Reus attorneys are former government prosecutors and include a number of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), experienced in the representation of heads of state, government officials, individuals and companies implicated in potential AML issues. The firm specializes in advising clients and negotiating complex civil and criminal disputes including international extraditions, money-laundering, hedge-funds allegations, banking and non-banking financial crimes, healthcare fraud, tax evasion, public corruption, OFAC and customs matters, RICO, ponzi schemes, check kiting, and embezzlement.