Advice and consulting to diverse clients and strategic projects, including real estate, administrative and in general all corporate matters and bookkeeping, contract management, drafting and negotiation of all types of civil and commercial contracts, data privacy, regulatory matters, cybersecurity, management of notarial services, financial matters, concessions, entity incorporations, liquidations, spin-offs, mergers, acquisitions (M&A), operating and operating permits, probate and succession issues, strategic legal planning, lawsuit and claims management, interpretation and implementation of new laws and their applicability to the business, antitrust issues, consumer protection, corporate compliance and anti-corruption, among others.

Official Translations from Spanish to English and English to Spanish.

Head counsel and strategic business partner to the Mexico Business and Operation withconstant interaction and alignment with Finance, Tax, Sales, Vendor Management, IndirectChannel Sales, Credit and Financing, Manufacturing, HR, Brand Protection and IP, TradeCompliance, Service, Engineering, Design and Development, Local Senior LeadershipTeams and related depts.)Main activities were:- Provide transactional legal support to the Mexican Sales teams by drafting, reviewing,negotiating and approval of main sales transactions and contracts. Some of the most handledcontracts include, but is not limited to product, service, maintenance and guarantee purchaseagreements, cloud agreements, XaaS agreements, channel and alliance agreements withpartners, resellers and distributors, vendors, and customers.- Serve as a trusted legal advisor and partner to the Mexico Operation and US CorporateSenior Leadership Team in charge of providing or procuring the necessary attention, follow-through, and resolution of all Mexico legal and compliance related matters through therendering of clear and practical legal guidance and opinions.- Ensure internal policy and local regulatory compliance by the Mexico operation with recentor new labor / tax / social security/ law amendments and reforms (i.e. outsourcing reform /remote work, no harassment official standards no. 35 and 75, etc.) (Special focus on Sales,Distribution, Vendor Management, Partners/Indirect Channels, Trade Compliance,Manufacturing departments. etc.)- Ensure compliance of all internal policy and develop and create new internal local policiesas needed to ensure companies main interests.- Manage cost-efficient alignment and performance of external firms and resources.- Assist with internal talent development programs and trainings to ensure delivery of thehighest quality legal services of both internal and outside counsel.- Participate in key global initiatives with cross functional legal teams.

Responsibilities among other include:-Head counsel and strategic business partner to the Mexico Business also performing as LATAM legal lead and main point of contact for the Global Products business (Plants, Manufacturing, and Indirect Sales) rendering counsel on all sorts of legal issues, and areas such as, contract, regulatory, procurement and sourcing, M&A, antitrust, ethics and compliance, labor and employment, corporate governance, recoveries and collection, litigation, etc. - LATAM legal lead and main point of contact for Digital Transformation and Open Blue / JCI Digital Solutions. - Render legal perspective and advice to all the businesses helping achieve objectives. - Influence and shape complex legal and regulatory environments / transactions and contracts where and under which the company operates.- Creation and implementation of legal strategies, internal policies and training. -Manage cost-efficient alignment and of external firms and resources while internally leading a team of highly capable professionals. - Develop talent internally and ensure delivery of the highest quality legal services of both internal and outside counsel.-Manage most critical legal projects, contracts, regulatory issues, consumer claims, ethic and compliance, labor and employment matters and litigations, while coordinating in decisions making processes with an extended team of global matter specific experts.

Some of my activities were:-legal focal point for data privacy. -legal focal point for financing and credit transactions as offered by the company,-drafting, reviewing, negotiation and management of all “standard” and “nonstandard” contracts and agreements (i.e. commercial, IP, Licensing, services, outsourcing, offshoring, NDAs, etc.) under local, foreign or a combination of both types of laws. -work in coordination with Business Controls and Trust and Compliance departments in audits and on a day to day for the maintenance of ethical performance and practices,-issuance of approvals and authorizations for internal control purposes concerning new business, clients and/or strategies/actions to be implemented as per existing contractual or commercial relationships, applicable local or foreign laws, internal policies and or corporate governance regulations.- managing, coordination, reviewing and drafting of formal correspondences and notifications to clients and authorities related with contractual issues, disputes and any other matters with legal o possibly legal implications. - interpretation, planning, risk analysis and assessment of contractual or non-contractual liabilities and/or contingencies.-analysis, interpretation and drafting of legal opinions concerning complexities and matters with possible legal implications which may represent contingencies or liabilities as per applicable local or foreign laws, internal policies and/ or corporate governance regulations.-coordination of internal communication with the rest of the legal department around the globe, public notaries and external firms as their involvement may be required by specific consultations and/ or projects, having to review their opinions or performance to determine and approve of its/their applicability.-focal point for legal decision taking in onsite Crisis Management situations in the IBM offices.

Senior Associate in the Corporate and M&As area of the Firm.Performed drafting, administration, bookkeeping and custody of multiple entities corporate and legal records, meeting minutes, share titles, registries “Corporate” books etc., corporate governance, trust, ethics and compliance, due diligence, negotiating civil and commercial contracts and agreements as well as their revisions and amendments, coordinate and perform the incorporation, liquidations, mergers, spin offs and acquisitions of entities, real estate, property law, coordination of processes and procedures before government departments and authorities to obtain several permits, licenses and concessions, same is usually done before Economy Department, Foreign Investment Registry, Public Registry of Property and Commerce, Federal Water Department, Federal Environmental Department, Foreign Relations Department, Urban Development Department, coordinated and managed notary public offices and external firms amongst other things.Position held required coordinating corporate administration general legal counsel of diverse international companies located in Mexico. This additional to the coordination of specific projects simultaneoulsy to other appointed legal tasks. Coordination involves diverse law practice areas of the firm, among which most commonly include tax, customs and trade, international commerce, migratory, civil, commercial litigation, labor law and social security, intellectual property and environmental law areas, just to mention a few.All of the aforementioned tasks were fluidly performed both in the English and Spanish, considering most of the firm’s clients use English as their primary “business language”.Additionally performed and continue to perform as an Official translator and interpreter of the Superior Court of Justice of Nuevo León and provide same service to interested third parties.

I taught the course of International Contracts to Law Students and International Commerce Students.

Taught College Intellectual Property Course to students from diverse fields of study.