About ICS

Built for the corridor.

Since 2009, we have advised financial institutions navigating U.S. and cross-border regulatory obligations. Our model is built on proximity, continuity, and senior-level counsel.

The Firm

Founded in 2009 for a cross-border mandate most consulting firms are not built to fulfill.

The firm was established to fill a specific gap: financial institutions operating between the United States and Latin America needed compliance consulting that understood both regulatory environments, not just one. Miami, at the intersection of those two markets, became the natural base for that work.

Our senior professionals have held positions at Merrill Lynch, Wachovia, HSBC, Citibank, Standard Chartered, BankBoston, and the FBI, across the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. That background is not decorative. It shapes how we read regulatory risk, how we construct programs, and how we prepare clients for scrutiny.

We have maintained a deliberate client base since inception. Our model requires that we remain close to each engagement, close enough to know the business, not just the compliance framework. That proximity is the condition of the service we provide.

Our Culture

Four dispositions we hire for.

Discretion

The professional restraint to know what to hold and what to say. Confidentiality is a formal obligation, but the deeper practice is instinctive — recognizing that a client's regulatory history belongs to them, and that a matter's details are not fodder for anecdote or example.

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Our Model

Four principles that
define how we work.

01

Assigned consultants, not rotating teams.

Each client engagement is assigned to a specific senior consultant who retains responsibility for that relationship. That consultant knows the client's business, regulatory history, and the specific matters that require attention. There are no account managers. There is no handoff.

02

Consulting, not task execution.

We do not function as a document production service. Our work is consulting: it involves judgment about how to structure programs, how to respond to regulatory developments, and how to prepare for examination. Execution follows that consulting function, not the other way around.

03

A selective client base.

Our model requires that we remain close to each engagement. We do not scale by adding clients indiscriminately. We maintain a deliberate book of clients, and the quality of our counsel depends on that discipline.

04

Institutional experience, boutique access.

Our consultants have held compliance roles at major financial institutions and regulatory bodies. Clients receive that depth of experience without the cost and inaccessibility of a large firm. They speak directly with the professional responsible for their work.

Our Team

Senior professionals with institutional backgrounds.

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Juan Carlos Riera

Juan Carlos Riera

Founder & President

CAMS, CP/AML

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Claudia De Stefano

Claudia De Stefano

Director · Office Manager

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Julio Cesar Cañas

Julio Cesar Cañas

Senior Consultant

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Mauricio Sierra

Mauricio Sierra

BSA/AML Senior Consultant

ACAMS

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Let's Talk

We work with a select number
of institutions.

Our consulting model requires proximity to each client. We keep our client base selective; it is the condition of the service we provide.

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