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Chile

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Cl

Leads Government Affairs, Regulation, Compliance, Legal Affairs and Sustainability teams.WOM is a highly recognized mobile telecommunications, fiber optic and data service provider in Chile. It erupted in 2015 in a stagnant and highly concentrated market, democratizing access to underserved consumers with earth scorching value propositions. Its mobile network deployment has been the most complex and vast in Chilean telecommunications history, bringing award-wining 5G coverage and service speed where no competitor has done before. Armed with its unique identity of diversity and honest debate of societal issues of our time, and intense corporate culture, it has earned the country's second largest market share, in a highly competitive environment.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Leader of legal department for International Division spanning 18 countries, with responsibility over all corporate, transactional, commercial and regulatory dimensions for a business portfolio of USD $4 billion in annual revenue in services contracts to institutional clients in mining, oil, gas, manufacture and healthcare segments. Permanent engagement with CEOs and Executive Boards in three continents.* Led subregional teams in Dublin, Frankfurt, Beijing, Toronto and Santiago for business development projects in high volume public tenders and private deals, company acquisition prospects and mitigation of operating and political risks.* Oversaw high profile operational matters, commercial partnerships and alliances, technology initiatives with global footprint, large litigation portfolio and acute contingency scenarios.* Participated in strategic evaluation, design and execution of merger and acquisition opportunities in multiple jurisdictions.* Conducted modernization and rollout of compliance and risk management programs structural to International Division including anticorruption, data protection and privacy, and sanctions regimes frameworks. * Led integration of International legal talent resident in 8 countries to HQ corporate department for global alignment, designing plans focused on inter-connection and collaboration, key talent retention and succession planning.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Executive leader of technical support to field Operations focused on identifying viable solutions to attain operational and financial targets in Chile, Argentina and Mexico. Named coordinator for region by corporate Center of Excellence, reporting to regional CEO in Chile. * Implemented diagnostics, comprehensive financial analysis and renegotiation strategy proposals for financial turnaround of large contracts in Chile across mining, healthcare and industrial segments.* Organized regional OpX Center, recruited and onboarded leaders for oversight, research and project management integrated to Operations in Chile and Argentina, and supporting Mexico oversight.* Led alignment around unified OpX agenda for region, including simplification of KPI, business intelligence resources, achieving consistency in data driven insights.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Led four-lawyer legal department for Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Mexico supporting a USD800 million annual revenue diversified services business. Responsible for full deal cycle with institutional clients and strategic vendors. Member of Executive Board, Investment Committee and Chair of Ethics Committee.* Completed multiple complex legal projects specific to Chile operations including M&A and divestitures, operational reorganizations for mining and healthcare lines of business, acquisition and construction of centralized production plants, management of real estate initiatives, divestiture of distribution centers and outsourcing of group logistic operations, implementation of intra-group cross border financings. * Sponsored key legal projects in Latin America region including prospections in Colombia and Brazil, and design of community development programs with Argentinean provincial governments.* Participated in evaluation of merger and acquisition opportunities in Chile and Brazil.* Drove modernization of legal operations to simplify client and supplier contract workflow and litigation management across all countries.* Drove cross functional executive team tasked with operational demobilization exit from Colombia and Peru markets, accountable for financial, accounting, tax, human resources, operations, logistic and client facing dimensions.* Frequent opinion leader and speaker on the intersection of strategy, excellence and corporate values.* Attained highest team engagement survey scores globally.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Upgraded processes and procedures for Legal function, to corporate U.S. standards; and expanded scope to South America.

El Segundo, Ca, Us

Positioned inaugural in house legal function, connecting into core business processes and culture. Oversaw content and programming area as Manager Legal & Content.* Deep exposure to retail consumer telecommunications services and fast-paced strategic marketing projects, including new technology explorations (integrated wireless internet WiMAX), new business models (Pre-Pay) and assimilation of new customer trends (repackaging and re-branding). * Led government affairs agenda (SERNAC, SUBTEL, SII, FNE). Managed renewal of telecommunications operating permits and access to new frequencies in radioelectric spectrum for satellite transmission trials. Attained from SII a variation in VAT rules to enable pre-pay service strategy, handled FNE concentration investigation.* Designed legal architecture for strategic commercial growth ventures including technical assistance insurance plans, paperless digital contracting workflow for clients, service bundle alliance with telephone and internet providers for triple play offer, new sales models for remote mining site hospitality clusters, sub-licensing of sports contents (Spanish League, FIFA World Cup).

Santiago, Cl

Member of Financing + M&A, Corporate and Securities practice groups. Concentration in corporate finance transactional practice: company lending (bilateral, syndicated, bonds issuances in Chile and USA - 144A-Reg S), advising borrowers, and bank creditors (JPMorgan, BBVA, Citi, Dresden, Santander), hedging transactions (swaps, forwards, options, ISDA and Local Market). M&A: coordination of due diligence reviews, audits, divestitures, private equity and public transactions. Representation of Fund Managers (public, private and mutual Funds), before Securities Regulator SVS (CMF), Risk Rating Agencies, and local and foreign markets. Advisory to securities agents and broker dealers for registration and distribution of structured financial instruments in private placements. Led general corporate advisory to designated companies in diversified segments: pharma, bottling/beverage, telecom, real estate, securities.

New York, Ny, Us

Latin America practice group. International corporate finance transactions: debt issuance programs structured by British bank for multilaterals in US market, financing by Spanish bank to Chilean power company, renegotiation of bond indenture for Brazilian bank issuer. General corporate advice: real estate transactions in US, control program for South American subsidiaries of British telecommunications company, supervision of international regulatory licencing in Latin America for geostationary satellite fleet operator, international distribution agreements for Chilean winery. Litigation: monitoring of international litigation of Chilean telecommunications company.

Santiago, Cl

Member of securities, M&A and corporate practice groups.

Master Of Laws - Llm, Corporate Finance, Law & Economics, M&A, Emerging Markets

Certificate, Corporate Governance

Diploma, Corporate Finance

Bachelor Of Laws - Llb