ANA CRISTINA PERDOMO G?MEZ

E-mail: acxn55@r.postjobfree.com

br.linkedin.com/pub/ana-cristina-gomez

Brazilian Mobile: (11-981**-****

Bar Association number 201.185

OBJECTIVE: LEGAL COUNSEL

SUMMARY

Restructure of the litigation area of the Legal Department of Henkel and Medley; risk management; reduction of number of Law Firms; reduction of number of lawsuits and contingencies.

Experience in negotiation and support in the implementation of high complexity contracts in the information technology area, in the amount of more than US$ 30 million.

Negotiation of a contract in Brazil to the amount of US$ 40 Million regarding the software implementation for a Brazilian Financial institution; as well as the negotiation of a contract with the biggest telecommunication company in Uruguay and other commercial partners in the amount of US$ 30 Million, conducting the start-up of the company in Uruguay.

Experience in due diligence process, contract negotiation and corporate projects, acting as a Business Partner of the Sales team; Participation in executive committees and support to the business areas with strategic analysis, in order to reduce legal risk and optimize results.

Solid knowledge in negotiations and strategies for Brazilian and International Contracts.

Experience in team management and Law Firms with the implementation of Level Service Agreements and KPI?s.

Responsible for reviewing marketing and advertisement campaigns, policies, including the implementation of compliance procedures.

EDUCATION

Management Education - Business School of S?o Paulo ? 2011-2012

Master in Business Law - FGV ? 2008

Bachelor of Law - Universidade Paulista ? UNIP ? 2001

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana ? Faculdade de Direito 1995-1998 ? Bogot?, Col?mbia

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Advance Compliance Workshop ? Fordham University Law School

Compliance Officer ? LEC (2014)

Project Finance ? Development, Structured & Modelling ? B2GROUP (2012)

Crisis Management ? WBB Solutions to guide and protect Pty Ltd. ? Intec Telecom Systems do Brasil Ltda. (2008)

IP and IT Law Developments Update- Woking, United Kingdom. (2008)

LANGUAGES/SKILLS

Fluent in English (IELTS e TOEFL) and Spanish (Native language, with experience in legal Spanish).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THOMSON REUTERS S?o Paulo - SP

American Company specialized in Information Technology with annual revenue of $10+ billion (USD)

Legal Manager 2013 ? Current

Responsible for developing a contract policy and driving contract lifecycle from drafting through to completion of the negotiation process, and/or contract execution, managing contract change control process and related correspondence requiring legal input, in order to provide legal protection and risk advice to management especially on contract management.

Review, draft and negotiate account agreements, consulting agreements, special licensing and maintenance, Partnership agreements, terms and amendments, RFPs, RFQs or customer terms & conditions as needed by customers and assess legal implications that need to be brought to the executive management?s attention. Responsible for restructuring the Government Area in Brazil.

Strategically advise management on legal implications of internal policies and release of new products and services, in order to ensure compliance with company policies as well as applicable laws or regulations. I worked on a short term assignment in Compliance field in New York, supporting the Enterprise Compliance team in trainings of anti-bribery, code of conduct, review process of records management, investigations and risk assessment.

Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken regarding contracts policy, legal risk and liability, and company position on various matters.

Responsible for managing trademarks in Brazil. Lead a team consisting of two lawyers and one assistant.

MEDLEY IND?STRIA FARMAC?UTICA LTDA. Campinas ? SP

Pharmaceutical company, leader in Generics (a company of Sanofi Group which has an annual revenue of $10+ billion (USD))

Legal Manager 2012 ? 2013

Restructure of the litigation area (civil, labor, administrative proceedings) and implementation of internal procedures, in order to improve the quality services of the Law Firms; the accuracy regarding contingencies; and to reduce the contingencies.

Implementation of control procedures regarding lawsuits and administrative proceedings, in order to comply with global governance requirements.

Responsible for contracts: medical area, regulatory affairs, marketing, industrial affairs, innovation and Development, supply and so on.

Responsible for reviewing the compliance policies related to medical area

Responsible for reviewing marketing material, advertisements, marketing campaigns, in order to avoid legal and regulatory risks.

KUEHNE + NAGEL SERVI?OS LOG?STICOS LTDA. S?o Paulo ? SP

Swiss leading logistics a company with annual revenue of $500 million to $1 billion (USD) per year

Legal Supervisor 2010 ? 2012

Contract &Logistics Counsel

Responsible for structuring the contract & logistics product.

Analyze and negotiate national and international contracts related to logistics.

Assist internal customers in relation to projects, involving Administrative Law, civil, labor and corporate Law, in order to avoid risks for the company as well as assistance in the implementation of corporate policies.

Coordinated Corporate Law matters and due diligence regarding the acquisition of Eichenberg Group.

Coordination of regulatory matters; necessary licenses for the business (ANTT, ANTAQ, ANVISA).

Responsible for the implementation of KPI?s; SLA of the Legal Department and budget control.

Implementation of warehouses projects for national and international customers.

INFOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS DO BRASIL LTDA. S?o Paulo - SP

American Company specialized in Information Technology with annual revenue of $5 billion (USD)

Corporate Counsel LATAM 2010

Assisted internal customers in Brazil and Latin America regarding contracts and other legal issues, in order to avoid risks for the company and implementation of corporate policies.

Management of contracts (reviewed, analyzed and negotiated complex contracts) and implementation of procedures to improve the contracts control and aligned complied with the procedures of Head Office.

Managed external counsels, legal fees, strategies related to the lawsuits, controlled the accruals and the audits.

Analyzed contracts and documents related to the participation of the company in national and international bids with the purpose of assisting the sales department.

EVERIS BRASIL CONSULTORIA DE NEG?CIOS E TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMA?O LTDA. S?o Paulo, SP

Spanish Company specialized in Information Technology Services with annual revenue of $500 million to $1 billion (USD)

Legal Supervisor LATAM 2008 ? 2010

Responsible for all legal matters in Brazil and Latin America.

Reported directly to the Legal Director in Spain and the Director responsible for the office in Brazil.

Responsible for Corporate Law matter; I provided assistance to internal customers regarding labor, civil and fiscal law; Bids coordination in Brazil and Latin America.

Implemented procedures to manage contracts, key performance indicators, with the purpose of having a strategic legal department and measure the legal department performance.

Managed external counsels with regards to legal fees and strategy discussions for lawsuits.

Controlled of accruals regarding legal issues. Implementation of Service Level Agreement for the Law Firms.

Managed a Tax Evaluation Project with the Fiscal Department with the purpose of reviewing the taxes applicable to the contracts and other practices of the company, in order to prevent legal risks and identify opportunities.

CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (INTEC TELECOM SYSTEMS DO BRASIL LTDA.) S?o Paulo, SP

American Company with annual revenue of $100 to $500 million (USD)

CALA Legal Counsel 2006 - 2008

Managed all legal matters related to Civil Law, Corporate Law, Labor Law, Tax Law and Intellectual Property in Brazil and Latin America. Responsible for analyzing, reviewing, elaborating and negotiating contracts in Brazil and Latin America.

Reviewed all legal procedures and opinions, as well as analyze corporate documents, in order to verify if they comply with Brazilian Law and/or International Law, with the purpose of avoiding risks and legal consequences for the company. Reported directly to the Legal Affairs Director in Atlanta, United States.

Reviewed the Company?s policies in order to establish if it was in compliance with Brazilian Law, making adjustments when necessary.

Managed a very important project with ANTEL (the biggest telecommunications company in Uruguay) and negotiated agreements with Customer and Partners. Together with a small team, we were able to secure this contract, which held a significant dollar value. Provided legal assistance in the setting up of a branch company in Uruguay.

FOCAL POINT SERVI?OS DE REALOCA?O LTDA. S?o Paulo, SP

Brazilian company specialized in reallocations.

Expatriate Supervisor 2005- 2006

I worked as the Supervisor of the Expatriate area for General Electric do Brasil Ltda., I coordinated matters relating to immigration Law (visas, work permissions), payroll, assisting with taxes and administrative tasks, such as renting houses, relocations and so on for Brazilian and foreign employees, in order to avoid any legal risks related to the international transfer.

HENKEL LTDA. S?o Paulo, SP

German Multinational Company with annual revenue of $10+ billion (USD)

Trainee and Lawyer 2001 ?2004

Worked as a lawyer in the Legal Department of Henkel, and occasionally stood in for the Legal Manager when necessary.

Conducted all activities regarding the legal department of the company, which included the coordination of civil and commercial areas as well as managing external council in Brazil and Latin America.

Analyzed and prepared commercial agreements, such as services agreements, purchase and sale contracts, among others.

Managed administrative processes related to taxes, before relevant governmental bodies, always assisting the tax department of the company.

Preparation of opinions and instructions for internal clients, in order to prevent legal problems for the company; to support in the Consumer Law area, in order to avoid lawsuits.

Supported international audits, in order to provide accurate information regarding the progress of all judicial cases and their possible risks to the integrity and financial health of the company.

Provided guidance and consultation concerning intellectual property, developing projects related to trademark protection, the fight against piracy and assistance in the control of these problems for the Head Office in Germany.

Acquired extensive experience in crisis management, providing legal assistance regarding due diligence, corporate law, managing to gather all relevant legal information, without previously having any accurate reports as reference. I reduced the number of Law Firms from 35 to 5 which also allowed the company to reduce the risks from 30 Million Reais to 500 Thousand Reais in one lawsuit.

P?RES DE SOUZA ADVOGADOS ? ESTAGI?RIA September/2000 - March 2001

Acompanhamento de processos c?veis e trabalhistas; elabora?o de pareceres para consultas jur?dicas de clientes; elabora?o de pe?as de processos sob minha tutela.

LATIN AMERICAN PARLIAMENT S?o Paulo, SP

Trainee 1999-2000

Creation of a database concerning several legal topics in Latin America. Researched on comparative law, as part of the policy of discussion of Parliament, in order to develop suggestions to improve the legislative, social, economic and political issues in Latin America.

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE Bogot?, Colombia

Trainee 1998-1998

Trainee in the office reporting directly to the Ministry of Foreign Trade assisting in the research and preparation of opinions on commercial disputes and all relevant legal matters related to the commercial relations between Colombia and other countries. I was responsible for developing plans to improve and encourage the country exports.

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