Diego A. Estela Email & Phone Number

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

• Ensuring compliance with established corporate contract review policies and procedures.• Negotiating contract agreements for products and services.• Assessing contractor performance to identify the need for amendments of existing contracts.• Preparing and editing contracts between the company and potential clients.• Serving as the main liaison with outside contracting representatives.• Developing and implementing effective procurement proposals.• Researching regulations to guarantee contracts are updated and in compliance with laws.• Coordinating with clients to guarantee terms of contracts are fulfilled in compliance with the contract terms and regulations.• Interfacing closely with sales, services, and management to ensure customer satisfaction is maximized.

Greer, South Carolina, United States

• Drafted and reviewed contracts and master services agreements.• Organized and maintained both digital and physical files to support office operations. • Performed data entry tasks and maintained company databases, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality of all data.• Prepared and edited documents such as presentations and reports (accounting, financial, project completion)

Tigerville, South Carolina, United States

Drafted and managed legal contracts, correspondence, and other documents. • Organized and maintained both digital and physical files to support office operations. Performed data entry tasks and maintained company databases, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality of all data. Conducted legal research on relevant laws, regulations, and legal articles. Assisted the General Counsel with regulatory compliance.. Gathered and organized evidence for attorney and case preparation.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Support the Associate Vice President and Advisor of Adult and Graduate Academic Services in all processes from student’s registration through the admission. Support graduate students and staff with different sort of inquiries.

Colombia

Advised and supported departments in commercial contract negotiation, drafting, and interpretation. Advised and supported other departments in commercial contracts (drafting, negotiating, interpreting) and antitrust law matters. Advised and supported infrastructure, lease, and fuel-supply contracts (facilities, pricing, airport fees). Acted for several months as Manager of the Division for US and South America. Managed regulatory aeronautical affairs. Trained more than 500 Avianca pilots in Tarmac Delay Contingency Plan (US Code of Federal Regulations 14 C.F.R. § 259.4). Represented Avianca S.A. in the ALTA's Legal and Aeropolitical Committee (2017), and meetings before Colombian aviation, fuel, and infrastructure authorities. Managed operating permits of the Avianca Group's Airlines. Supported the negotiation of Codeshare Agreements and its Government approvals.

Bogotá

Reviewed an average of 50 contracts per week. (i.e., fuel supply, purchasing, service supplies, construction, intellectual property). Successfully negotiated the terms and conditions of the contracts mentioned above. Provided legal advice regarding legal aspects to meet the obligations of the Concession Contract. Provided legal advice to the Purchasing, Finance and Communications Departments in drafting, reviewing, and interpreting different contracts/agreements.

Bogotá D.C.

Reviewed and follow up more than 200 trademarks' expiry dates per week. Filled and replied actions for cancellation, oppositions, and renewal of trademarks. Drafted antitrust and trademark infringement claims. Reviewed trademark licensing agreements. Drafted legal opinions related to commercial matters. Reviewed and followed-up contentious proceedings (Nullity and restoration of the right) before Supreme Courts in Colombia).

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Conducted due diligence processes in commercial matters as pre-merger & acquisitions processes (contracts, insurance, corporate, intellectual property). Drafted corporate documents and shareholders' agreements. Provided legal advice on corporate, foreign exchange, and corporate governance matters. Registered trademarks. Drafted cancellation actions, well-known-based oppositions, appeals and Nullity claims. Provided legal concepts related to patents and copyright. Worked for three months as in-house Legal Manager for LG C.N.S. (Korean Company) providing legal advice regarding the international bidding process between Ministry of National Education of Colombia and the Korean Eximbank.

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

• Provided legal advice regarding the international bidding process "ICT Education Capability Building in Colombia" held by the Ministry of National Education of Colombia and the Korean Eximbank• Provided legal advice to the completion of the SIRCI Project (LG CNS COMMUNICATIONS SAS is the technical partner for the systematization of the System of Public Transportation at Bogota).

Colombia

Review of litigation complaints against the Colombian State at the different judicial process stages.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business, Gpa 4.0

Master'S Degree, Colombian Business Law

Specialist In Colombian Corporate Law, Corporate Law

Abogado, Law