Full Name
Salvador Escalon
Job Title
Senior Legal Advisor
Company
Millicom
Speaker Bio
Salvador Escalón is a Senior Legal Advisor and was until recently Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & Compliance Officer of Millicom International Cellular S.A. (NASDAQ: TIGO), a $6B revenue telecommunications provider operating across Latin America, with corporate offices in the U.S. and Europe. As a member of Millicom's Executive Leadership Team for over 13 years, he oversaw global legal and regulatory strategy, working closely with the CEO and Board of Directors on governance, risk management, and cross-border growth. He led the successful resolution of two DOJ FCPA investigations — including the first corporate FCPA settlement under the Trump administration — and guided the company through multiple high-stakes cross-border M&A transactions, litigations, investigations and sanctioned-country operations. Earlier in his career, he served as Senior Counsel at Chevron Corporation and as an associate at Skadden, Akerman and Morgan Lewis. A four-time honoree on the Legal 500 GC Powerlist (2022–2025) and recognized by Chambers and Partners as a Global Market Leader in its "General Counsel: USA" list, Salvador brings first-hand experience navigating shifting DOJ enforcement priorities, multi-jurisdictional regulatory complexity, and the sanctions and trade issues that arise at the intersection of U.S. policy and global operations
Salvador Escalon