Narlu A. Castellano

Mobile: 412-***-****

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abnm8j@r.postjobfree.com

Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Mere awareness of the differences between common law and civil law is not

enough to achieve successful outcomes in diverse legal settings. The knowledge

of the education, the training and the practices of both makes the difference.

Narlu A. Castellano

EDUCATION

E DUCATION

Duquesne University. School of Law Pittsburgh, PA

LL.M. (Masters of Law) for Foreign Lawyers. August 2008

Duquesne Law Review. Honorary Member

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Student Bar Association. LL.M Representative

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Corporate Law Society

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Certified Foreign Legal Consultant – Anticipated 2010

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Barcelona, Venezuela

Universidad Santa Maria. School of Law

JD Degree. June 2004

Top 15 of class

Admitted to practice law in Venezuela. Venezuelan Bar

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Association since July 2005. Attorney ID 114918

Member of the Distinguished Caracas Bar Association

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WORK EXPERIENCE

W ORK

Heckett MultiServ. Division of Harsco Cranberry Twp., PA

Contract Administrator/Assistant to Legal Counsel. Americas Oct 08 – Mar 09

Review all contractual documents in Spanish, English and

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Portuguese to ensure compliance with Company policies and local

laws. Including but not limited to Consulting, Settlement,

Confidentiality, and Letter Agreements from clients and suppliers.

Successfully negotiated major contractual provisions regarding

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Price Adjustment and Change in Operations provisions with North

and South American customers and bidders, given the dramatic

drop on the steel and scrap prices.

Advised Safety and Operations Departments of contractual rights

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and obligations involving matters of EPA, Safety, OSHA and work-

related immigration.

Recommended and assisted with the implementation of contract

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process improvements.

Maintained contract availability, central distribution/routing and

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document retention for all the M&A of the corporation.

Provided research support to Sr. Financial and Commercial

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Management with regard to legal issues within the scope of their

job, such as legal implications of their negotiations efforts.

Developed and delivered presentations to internal and external

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personnel at the executive level in order to resolve complex (large

dollar, multi-faceted, large scope, design, supply, execution and/or

operation and maintenance contracts) commercial business issues

Duquesne Center for Legal Information

Pittsburgh, PA

Student Librarian Assistant Jul 07-Jul 08

Assisted law students, faculty, staff, and attorneys with legal

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research and writing

Davis & Davis Attorneys at Law Uniontown, PA

Foreign Attorney Assistant Mar 06-Oct 06

Contributed with the Real Estate practice group with examining

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deeds, land leases and assuring secured transactions

Assisted the Civil and Criminal Litigation practice group with

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accurate Legal Research and preparation of clients for cross-

examinations. Strong focus on personal injury, employment, and

work-related immigration law cases.

Castellano & McKenley Assoc. Attorneys at Law Barcelona, Venezuela

Associate Attorney Jan 05-Jan 06

Planned and established case strategies for several cross-border

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commercial disputes resolution.

Assured compliance with terms and conditions of settlement

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agreements throughout performance after successful resolution of

employment, family and commercial disputes.

Consistently resolved several complex disputes with two of the

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major Labor Unions in the oil industry in Barcelona achieving

favorable results during Collective Agreements negotiations

Maintained the official contract file for assigned contracts and

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created standard contractual correspondence and other

documentation to address administrative requirements of the

settlements, assuring legal compliance.

Advised our major client –newspaper company- in all their labor

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and employment matters while contributing with the reduction of

employment-related litigation on about 45%, and was invited to

join the company as In-House Counsel.

Attorney Assistant 2001-2004

Summarized and drafted legal documents, including contracts of

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Service, Confidentiality and Settlement Agreements, and bylaws of

local and international corporations

Provided contract-related assistance for informational requests

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and proposals of corporate clients of the firm.

Participated with follow-up of regulatory compliance during the life

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of the contracts and review of input for proposals within

established corporate clients’ procedures.

Overseas Extended Legal & Executive Services Caracas, Venezuela

Jr. Litigation Attorney Jul 04-Jul 05

Participated with the Tax Practice Group researching Tax Treaty

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and Repatriation Issues. Also participated with the Civil and

Business Litigation practice group.

Prepared, filed and processed Venezuelan patent and trademark

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applications

CE Solutions, Human Resources Consultant Caracas, Venezuela

Outside Legal Advisor Jul 04-Jul 05

Drafted Labor contracts. Advised Partners and Directors regarding

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Tax effects of Outbound-Inbound transactions.

Drafted and negotiated Service and Consulting Agreements with

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three corporations in the Oil Industry. Also drafted contractual

documents supporting negotiations and contract award

First Court of Substantiation, Mediation and Execution of

Barcelona, Venezuela

Employment Disputes for Anzoátegui Jurisdiction

Intern. Honorable Judge Mario Castillo Serrano Summer 2004

Performed legal research and drafted legal opinions regarding

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Labor law for the Court of Substantiation, Mediation and

Execution. Consistently achieving successful outcomes during

mediation procedures on labor disputes. Honorable Judge Mario

Castillo Serrano was a drafter of the statute that created the

newest labor law dispute resolution procedures in Venezuela and

judge’s trainer for the new procedure. He was also the first and the

youngest labor law judge to be designated as so by the Supreme

Court of Venezuela under the new procedure and I had the honor

to be his student and later work for him as an intern for his Court.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

P ROFESSIONAL

ALPFA – National Association of Latino Professional in

Pittsburgh, Pa

Finance and Accounting

March 08 -

Director of Corporate Development / Fundraising

Present

Leading professional association dedicated to enhancing

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opportunities for Latinos in the accounting, finance and related

professions, supported by members from a number of

organizations, such as Deloitte & Touche, The Bank of New York

Mellon, Ernst & Young, Prudential Financial, KPMG, Liberty

Mutual, Pricewaterhouse Cooper, 84 Lumber, PNC Bank, among

others. www.alpfapittsburgh.org

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa

Program Collaborator & Panel Discussion Member. Great

June 08 - Present

Decisions: Latin America

The mission of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh is to

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promote, on a non-partisan basis, understanding of important

international issues, throughout the community and with a special

focus on the region's secondary schools. The Council encourages

informed discussion of world affairs, demonstrating the growing

connections between this region and the rest of the world. Shared

panel discussion about Venezuela with Ambassador John Maisto.

http://www.worldaffairspittsburgh.org/about.jsp

Allegheny County Bar Association Pittsburgh, Pa

January 08 -

Student Member

Present

Actively participates with the Hispanic Attorneys Committee,

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Women in the Law Division and Young Lawyers division.

LANGUAGES AND OTHER SKILLS

L ANGUAGES

Native Spanish speaker. Bilingual Spanish-English.

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Some spoken and written Italian, Portuguese and Turkish.

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Strong verbal and communication skills.

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Able to work under pressure in a fast-paced work environment

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with deadlines to observe.

Team-oriented and goal-achiever.

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Highly proficient in MS Office applications, graphics and Adobe.

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Fast learner and able to work under very little supervision.

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