Legal Associate

Sarah Bressan

CONTACT INFO

Phone - WhatsApp

- Skype:

+356-******** / +55-54-981****** /

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Country: Malta

LinkedIn: sarahdanielebressan

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I have been a lawyer since 2012 in Brazil and hold two postgraduate degrees in law. My expertise includes finance, regulation, compliance, data privacy, and more. I am a citizen of the European Union, born and raised in Brazil. I live in Malta since 2022.

EXPERIENCE

Elite Industry of Molds and Matrices Lda.

Contractor - Legal & Compliance Administrator (Remote) JUNE 2023

Role Description:

- facilitate contract administration process, ensuring compliance with relevant protocols;

- taking part in projects and supporting business in matters related to regulatory requirements and reporting;

- conducting controls to ensure compliance and to address potential issues

- concluding the CDD review with clear written communication and documenting evidence in the system of record;

- drafting legal documents, contracts, petitions, notifications, and correspondences, and also amending existing internal compliance policies and guidelines;

- data privacy and cybersecurity assistant regarding policies, procedures, and security awareness (in cooperation with the technical department);

- identifying, creating, and maintaining the company’s framework of policies, instructions, and procedures to ensure compliance;

Red Acre Ltd. (Malta)

Legal Associate (hybrid)

DECEMBER 2022 - JUNE 2023

RA provides back-office services and bespoke solutions to businesses - covering compliance, payments, general support and bespoke office systems.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: be involved in all aspects of commercial agreements; Assist with corporate matters and affairs such as structure changes; Manage legal documents, drafting / vetting of contracts / agreements as directed; Assist with drafting and maintaining internal policies and procedures; Prepare and improve internal template agreements to streamline the process for concluding contracts within efficient timeframes; Assisting with due diligence requests; Collaborate with tech, marketing, sales and various business teams at all stages of product development to assess compliance and to identify any potential legal risk; Provide assistance to the compliance department on compliance and regulatory matters; Undertake legal research work and assist other departments on legal matters; Undertake legal research in relation to regulatory frameworks of different jurisdictions such as financial services, blockchain, gaming; Liaise with external advisors in various jurisdictions; Keeping up to date with changes in legislation and regulations.

Elite Industry of Molds and Matrices Lda.

Legal and Finance - In-house lawyer (remote)

NOVEMBER 2019 - 2022

Elite Matrizes offers services related to mold making and related aspects. Manufacturing processes are transparent and customers can follow all phases of production. The range of molds is supplied to several industry segments, which include: Automotive components, Household appliances, Computer hardware, Electrical, Agriculture, etc. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following; Legal-related tasks:

- day-to-day contractual reviews, negotiations, and contracts;

- amendments to/extension of existing agreements;

- elaborate data protection politics and reports; managing the legal bases and checking if the company follows the mandatories;

Finance-related tasks:

- payments conciliations and identify low-cost opportunities, such as checking unnecessary fees and taxes;

- management of renewal/extension dates and related negotiation timetable;

- advising the organisation: on commercial and legal aspects of transactions and negotiating with counterparty legal, commercial, and procurement teams;

Lawyer - Contractor APRIL 2014 - 2020

- attorney on judicial and administrative cases, drafting contracts, addendums and preventive strategies of judicial risk;

- drafting legal documents, petitions, notifications and correspondences;

- conducting due diligence - judicial and administrative;

- remaining abreast of regulatory developments;

- identifying, creating, and maintaining the company’s framework of policies, instructions, and procedures to ensure compliance;

- judicial cases - civil, family and tributary;

- conciliator in the federal justice (TRF4);

Toigo Advogados Associados

Lawyer

JUNE 2012 - NOVEMBER 2013

- drafting contracts, addendums and preventive strategies of judicial risk;

- drafting legal documents, petitions, notifications and correspondences;

- conducting due diligence - judicial and administrative;

- remaining abreast of regulatory developments;

- judicial cases - civil, family and tributary;

Legal intern in Family Law Court

Customer Service

MARCH 2009 - NOVEMBER 2011

- customer service - presencial and by callcenter;

- internal organization;

- administrative tasks;

- elaborating public letters;

CERTIFICATIONS

Data Protection Officer (DPO) in Humanitarian Action Certification - 40 hours course on-site - Rome

ECPC (European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity) DECEMBER, 2023

This specialised practical training course provided the necessary knowledge and do's and don'ts to effectively carry out the role and tasks of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) in Humanitarian Action. The training covered an in-depth overview of the Manual on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action, the GDPR and the 108 Conventions and all the implementation obligations; a step-by-step model for putting in place the necessary privacy-compliant data protection and information security policies; guidance on the most effective and efficient ways to comply with data protection obligations and requirements.

ISC2 - CyberSecurity foundations

(ISC) - International Information System Security Certification Consortium, Inc.

JUNE 2023

In progress.

In order to improve knowledge about the Cybersecurity work environment and how to keep data safe. Implementation of LGPD: Roadmap to Compliance

Nextlaw Academy

OCTOBER 2022

Credential ID

https://nextlawacademy.eadplataforma.app/certificate/000654/2022-10-22 Fighting Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

ACAMS

MARCH, 2023

Credentials

https://lms.acams.org/pdfviewer/file%3D%252Freport%252Fpaths%252Fcertificate%252F289027%252Fdownload%253F filename%253DCertificate_SARAH_BRESSAN_Fighting_Modern_Slavery_and_Human_Trafficking Part_1.pdf CDPO/BR and CIPM - in progress

IAPP - The International Association of Privacy Professionals JUNE 2022 - PRESENT

IAPP member, preparing for CDPO/BR AND CIPM (global) exam. GDPR Certification & Preparation to CIPP Certification Udemy

JANUARY 2023 - JUNE 2023

Guide for GDPR and CCPA compliance with free template documents and compliance checklists + Preparation to CIPP/E test.

OAB - Order of Attorneys of Brazil

OAB/RS 86.362

2011 - ACTIVE

Verify at: https://cna.oab.org.br/

I have started my process of recognizing my lawyer license here in the EU, in Portugal, however, there is no prediction on how long it will take.

Conciliator (Brazil) OCTOBER 2017 - NO EXPIRE

TRF4 - Regional Court Federal Fourth Region

Different methods of resolving appropriate disputes, legal foundations of public policies in Proper Resolution of Disputes in Permanent Nucleus of Consensual Methods and Judicial Centers for Conflict Resolution; action strategies of the conciliator, the tone of conciliation, empowerment, and difficulties of the parties, confidentiality and impartiality, and conduction of the conciliation process; types of trading, solutions for conflict resolution, and agreement building.

EDUCATION

University of Caxias do Sul - UCS (Brazil)

Public Law Specialization - Postgraduate

2017 - 2019

Study of law that governs relations between legal persons and a government, between different institutions within a state, between different branches of governments, as well as relationships between persons that are of direct concern to society. Public law comprises constitutional law, administrative law, tax law and criminal law, as well as all procedural law. Laws concerning relationships between individuals belong to private law. My monography analyzed the application of Chenery Doctrine in Brazilian Public Law. The paper historically analyzed the separation of powers and each of their functions, characterizing them according to their competencies. The article was published in Juris Plenum magazine of Administrative Law [Qualis B1 classification by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)]. More news on the School of Magistracy website: Verify at: https://www.esmafe.org.br/web/noticias_det.php?id=846 University of Caxias do Sul - UCS (Brazil)

Civil Process Specialization - Postgraduate

2015 - 2017

Postgraduate study of civil procedure in the light of the theory of law and constitutional law, as well as an institute such as the examination and understanding of different categories and procedural processes, based on updated theoretical support and concrete cases. The analysis of the New Code of Civil Procedure, from a critical perspective. My monography analyzed the applicability of game theory, focusing on the Nash equilibrium facet, to civil procedural law, based on the cooperative principle. with a focus on mediation and conciliation. Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha (Brazil)

Bachelor of Laws

2006 - 2011

SKILLS

Professional

Contracts - legal processes - payments - data protection politics - finance - customer service - conciliatory - Google Workspace - Microsoft Office 365

Personal

Organization - Team Player - Troubleshooting - Creative - Engage - Accept Feedback - Adaptable - Pro-Active - Collaborating - Friendly - Good-natured

LANGUAGES

Portuguese (Native), English (Professional working proficiency), Spanish (Limited working proficiency), Italian (Elementary proficiency)

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