Foreign Law Consultant

Gabriela E. Wadsworth

Education

University of Houston - Law Center

Master of Laws (GPA 3.82). May, 2008

LEX Award recipient for achieving scholastic excellence in

“Legal Analysis, Research, and Communication.” Fall, 2007

Universidad de Lima 1998-2004

Bachelor of Laws. Graduated Summa Cum Laude. December, 2003

National Award for First Academic Honors. May, 2004

Lawyer Degree (equivalent to U.S. bar certification). June, 2004

Work Experience

Olaechea Law Firm (Lex Mundi Representative in Peru) Lima, Peru

Attorney at Law 07/2004-10/2006

Attorney in charge of all stages of contracts’ development, mostly involving overseas corporations. Worked with clients such as: American Airlines, Clorox, Caterpillar, American Express, McDonald’s Peru, GOL Airlines, CLARO, among others. Advised clients on cases involving business law, financial leasing, antitrust law, and administrative law. Prepared briefs, contracts, settlement agreements, and corporation bylaws. Accountable for the practice area of corporate restructuring and bankruptcy law.

Banco de Crédito del Perú – Legal Department Lima, Peru

Attorney’s Assistant for the high risk collections area 01/2003-11/2003

Involved in all stages of bankruptcy proceedings, settlements, and assignment of rights’ contracts. Recovery and debt settlement of multimillion transactions.

Payet, Rey & Cauvi Law Firm- in association with

Uria & Menendez Spain Lima, Peru

Attorney’s Assistant for the International division 02/2001-05/2002

Paralegal responsible for drafting legal briefs in response to international client’s consultations. Also, prepared contracts related to both national and international commerce. Proposed solutions to new business ventures without precedent in Peruvian jurisprudence. Also, in charge of companies’ incorporation throughout all the steps: preparation of bylaws and articles of incorporation, obtaining partners approval, filing of application for obtaining tax I.D., and registry at the Public Registry of Lima.

École de Conduite Park Montreal, Canada

Administrative Assistant 02/1997-12/1997

Assistant in charge of translations to Spanish and English of all the official school’s documents. Additionally, person responsible of the coordination of all the school’s activities.

Memberships

Member of the “Lex Mundi” Association (www.lexmundi.com). July, 2004

Member of the Lima Bar Association. August, 2004

Written Articles

• Published in SSRN website: "Franchisors' Encroachment in the Eyes of the Beholder: How to Protect a Franchisee?" May, 2008.

• Published in the UK: Insolvency Proceedings under Peruvian Law. International Corporate Rescue, Volume 3, Issue 5, 2006.

• Published in Latin America (electronic version): Liquidation Inside a Bankruptcy Proceeding - The Peruvian Experience. Legal News No.12 of the “Club de Abogados”, July 2005 Edition.

Language Skills: Native Spanish. Proficient in English and French.

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