Human Resources Puerto Rico

LOURDES M. RODR GUEZ-MORERA

**** ******* ***, *******, ** 21113

Phone 787-***-**** . E-MAIL **************@*****.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Obtain an in-house legal or compliance position where I can apply my

knowledge, experience and abilities in order to continue growing

professionally while helping the organization achieve its goals.

EDUCATION

Tulane University School of Law

New Orleans, Louisiana

LL.M., Masters in Law, Labor & Employment 2001 to 2002

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Law School

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1998 to 2001

Federal Jurisdiction Course Medal; Outstanding Law Clerk Award

University of Puerto Rico

Mayag ez, Puerto Rico

BA, Economics, magna cum laude, 1994 to 1998

Dean's List (1995 to 1998)

Golden Key National Honor Society (1995 to 1998)

. Admitted to Practice in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 2002; the

United States Court Of Appeals for the First Circuit; and U. S.

District Court for the District of P.R. Admitted to DC Bar.

. CCEP - Corporate Compliance and Ethics Professional, 2010.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Consultant 2010 (January - August)

. Handle full time consulting compliance assignments for

International Meal Company (IMC), a multinational corporation with

operations in Puerto Rico.

. Worked on legal and compliance projects for IMC's Central America

and Caribbean region. Evaluated human resources policies and

procedures and developed new procedures and policies (global) as

to discipline, employee leaves in compliance with local/federal

laws, and other workplace regulations. Developed policies to

manage outside counsel and directly supervised counsel handling

employment law litigation and union grievance arbitration.

Conducted investigations in the Dominican Republic company site of

complaints filed by employees alleging discrimination. Met with

local outside counsel for this purposes.

. Handled various employment matters for small corporate law firms

in Puerto Rico, such as evaluating employee files to determine if

employee termination was justified; EEOC discrimination charges.

Martinez Odell & Calabria Law Firm

Senior Associate, Labor and Employment Department, 2003 to 2010

. Handle a variety of labor and employment matters under local and

Federal laws representing management before local and federal

courts. This includes, as well, experience before administrative

forums such as the EEOC. Counseled clients as to compliance with a

broad array of employment laws and regulations including but not

limited to: discrimination, wage and hour corporate governance,

reductions in force, privacy, ethics, union matters, genetic

discrimination-GINA, ERISA, COBRA, FMLA and many other employment

regulations.

. Experience as lead attorney in all stages of litigation: from

investigation, discovery, including depositions, witness

preparation up to lead attorney in trial

. Draft and negotiate contracts, termination agreements and releases,

drug testing procedure handbooks, and personnel handbooks amongst

others, as well as many types of employment contracts

. Conducted trainings on different employment law topics.

. Conducted due diligence in major acquisition transactions.

. Represented international clients, as well as many clients based on

the US Mainland doing business in Puerto Rico (e.g. banks, major

hotel chains, pharmaceuticals, private equity funds, amongst

others)

LOURDES M. RODR GUEZ-MORERA

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Governor's Office La Fortaleza, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Legal Advisor, Legislative and Municipal Affairs, 2002 to 2003

. Prepared recommendations for the Governor on proposed legislation

bills

. Analyzed general impact of legislation and its viability

McConnell Vald s Law Firm, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

Law Clerk, 2000 to 2001

. Researched and prepared client briefs for the Litigation Department

Superior Court of Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Law Clerk, Summer 2000

. Law Clerk to H ctor Lajara Alvarez; Superior Court Judge

. Review motions to be decided by supervising Judge and draft

memorandums in support of Judgments

SKILLS

. Proficient in the use of legal search engines such as Westlaw,

Lexis-Nexis, CCH, Microjuris; and in the use of the following word

processors: WordPerfect and Microsoft Word. Excellent research

skills

. Skills in the drafting of legal briefs, contracts and other legal

documents

. Fully bilingual: English and Spanish. Excellent oral and written

communication skills in both languages. Working knowledge in

Portuguese.

. Supervisory experience to outside counsel

. Proven ability to adapt quickly to new environments and follow through

assignments

. Skills in collecting information through interviews or document

review, analyzing complex situations, evaluating possible outcomes,

and providing immediate assessment when required

. Conduct interviews as part of case investigation; interview

management personnel as well and support employees

. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; ability to do work

independently and as part of a team

. Excellent oral presentation skills

. Experience in briefing senior management.

ORGANIZATIONS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

. Member of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics

. Guest Speaker for PR Chamber of Commerce Labor Symposium on

November 2006. Lectured on Recent Developments regarding Employment

Eligibility Verification

. Revista de Derecho Puertorrique o, Law Review, writer

. Member of the Hispanic National Bar Association.

. Women's Advocacy Office, Seminar and Training on Act 217: Domestic

Violence Protocol for Workplace.

. American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association, member. Labor and

Employment Section, member

. Completed courses in the Ortega y Gasset Foundation in Toledo,

Spain, in International Private Law and Law of the European Union

. Member of the Association for Corporate Counsel

. Member of the Society for Human Resources Management

. Worked in an Investigation regarding comparison of types of

negligence in US, Puerto Rico and Spain

. Exposures to many cultures since have traveled to South America,

Europe, Central America and United States

. World Bank collaborator on employment law for "Women, Business and

the Law" and "Doing Business" Projects

. Experience in document review projects.

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