Daniela Vilhena Email & Phone Number

Rio De Janeiro, Brasil

Rio De Janeiro, Brasil

São Paulo, Brazil

Responsável pelas áreas Jurídica, Regulatória, Institucional, Compliance e Comunicação Externa da companhia.Reporte direto ao CEO e ao Conselho de Administração do Pátria. Gestão de time interno com 6 advogados e de consultores externos. Responsável pelo relacionamento institucional da empresa em Brasília e outras localidades, bem como pela relação com imprensa, coordenando a assessoria de comunicação externa.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Responsible for the Legal department in Brazil and for the Compliance area in Latin American countries. Led a team of more than 30 people. Management of approximately 4,000 judicial and administrative proceedings and more than 3,000 contracts with suppliers. Legal coordination of the plant operation in Cuba.Main achievements:. Equalization of labor liabilities, including litigation prevention (mitigation of root causes), implementation of agreement policy, improvement of technical evidence, contingency and provision adjustments.. Implementation of technologies and tools to reduce bureaucracy and encourage innovation, which ensured improvements in the management of contracts and processes, increased efficiency, reduced costs and optimized results.. Savings of approximately 50% in the area’s budget, reducing expenses from the hiring of law firms to contract renegotiation and re-planning of activities.. Development of tax theses and restructuring of tax liabilities with a relevant impact on the company’s cash flow and results.. Success in the main administrative and judicial proceedings with high strategic and financial impact on the company, especially on regulatory and product liability issues.. Coordination of regulatory matters with ANVISA (Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency), achieving success in reformulating resolutions and ensuring the good standing of the renewal and product registration processes.. In the Compliance area, emphasis on expanding internal training, implementing improvement in the reporting channel and unifying the system with that of other Latin American countries, obtaining quality certifications and raising internal awareness on the importance of ethical behavior. Implementation of the General Data Protection Law (GDPL) rules.. Leadership of crisis committees, notably the truck drivers’ strike in 2018 and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Reported to the CEO. Managed a team of 11 people across the states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Responsible for coordinating the company’s legal affairs, with emphasis on regulatory issues, environmental and labor liabilities and civil liability for railway accidents. Governance management and support for shareholders and the Board of Directors in all corporate matters.Main achievements:. General department restructuring, involving resizing of the team, definition of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and creation of management routines that resulted in reduced contingency and savings in expenses with external legal counsel; sanitation of provisions and reconciliation of judicial deposits, with a positive return for the company.. Proactive performance in renegotiating strategic contracts with clients and in various arbitrations with 100% success.. Creation of standard models of national and international contracts, increasing efficiency and optimizing the service level of the area with internal customers.. Strong performance in the regulatory sphere, especially in discussions with the federal government for the construction of the new regulatory framework for the railway sector and for the renewal of the railway concession contract (interface with ANTT, DNIT, Ministry of Transport etc.).. Creation and management of the company’s Compliance Program.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Washington, D.C., United States Of America

Structuring of credit operations and technical cooperation agreements, including contract drafting.Establishment of investment funds in emerging companies in Brazil and other countries.Preparation of legal opinions on various topics involving Brazilian legislation.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Management of corporate and project financing operations, including legal support for bid proposals in privatization auctions of telecommunications and gas public companies.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Bachelor´S Degree, Law

Program Of Foundations Of American Law And Legal Education, Full Scholarship Awarded By The International Institute Of Education

Program Of Instructions For Lawyers (Pil) And Negotiation