Manager Company

ILEANA RODRIGUEZ

* ******* *****, **** *; Maynard, MA 01754

617-***-**** (cell); ******@*******.***

EXPERIENCE

PRODUCTOS ROCHE, S.A., subsidiary of F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Caracas, Venezuela 7/07 – 12/08

Pharmaceutical Company - Manager of Legal Affairs

• Structured the Legal Department of the company and managed external counsels

• Provided legal advice and support to all divisions and business units of the company

• Drafted and administered contracts

• Monitored and analyzed new legislation in order to assess impact for the company

• Provided legal support in litigation, audits and claims

• Represented company in legal proceedings before private and governmental entities

• Member of the Executive Committee. Liaison with the Head Legal Department in Basel, Switzerland

• Served as Compliance Officer, ensuring compliance of the company’s operations with global and local corporate

policies and legislation

SINCRUDOS DE ORIENTE SINCOR, C.A., Caracas, Venezuela 12/04 - 6/07

Oil Joint Venture - In-house Legal Counsel

• Provided legal advice and support to the different divisions of the company including Marketing, Finance, Tax, Human

Resources, Production and Procurement.

• Drafted and administered contracts

• Provided legal support in tax litigation and audits

• Represented company in negotiations with local and foreign contractors

• Drafted Company’s corporate policies

• Member of the Purchasing and Contracting Committee on behalf of the Legal Department

DELOITTE (Romero-Muci & Asociados Law Firm), Caracas, Venezuela 8/98 - 11/04

Acting Manager, International Tax Services & International Assignment Services

• Drafted international tax planning and corporate legal opinion letters for the organization of businesses in Venezuela

including mergers and acquisitions

• Design of tax and estate planning

• Provided legal and tax advice to executive expatriate individuals including immigration and labor law issues. Client

portfolio included: British American Tobacco, Procter & Gamble, IBM, J. Walter Thompson, SAP, Loreal, CITGO,

Daimler Chrysler, Accenture, Merck, Microsoft, Imax, Abbott Laboratories, Baxter, Wyeth, Delta Airlines

• Reviewed Venezuelan income tax returns for expatriates and inpatriates as well as tax equalization/protection

calculations. Performed entrance and exit interviews. Liaison with offices of Deloitte worldwide.

• Drafted and reviewed expatriate tax policies for companies, as well as implementation

EDUCATION

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA, USA

Graduate Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Domestic Regulatory Affairs, September 2009 - present

UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA, Caracas, Venezuela

Masters in Tax Advisory and Tax Management, November 2001

THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C.

Masters of Laws in International Legal Studies (LL.M.), Concentration: International Business Law, January 1997

UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA ANDRES BELLO, Caracas, Venezuela

Attorney at Law – J.D. Equivalent, October 1994

ADDITIONAL

• Member of Caracas Bar Association

• Member of American Translators Association (ATA)

• Native Spanish Speaker, Fluent in English and have a working knowledge of French

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