• Reviewed and negotiated contracts with clients and suppliers – special attention shall be given to the negotiation process of the purchase and sale contract, the supply of services contract, and the financing contract, with the telecommunication carrier AEIOU, for the GSM network implementation project in the metropolitan area of the Municipality of Sao Paulo• Managed the labour liability and litigation cases with local law firms in Brazil

• Highlights: supported the start-up of the in-house legal department in the Latin America Region; evaluated and carried-through government tax incentive requests (State and Municipal); appointed legal team leader in the procurement of USD 300M of hardware, software and service for Vivo Telecom GSM Network implementation• Assessed, allocated, mitigated and managed legal risks• Controlled the powers granted to the directors and other grantees in Brazil and Latin America; elaborated and implemented the approval flow for contracts, power of attorneys and other relevant legal documents• Followed up the company’s tax regularity (Federal, State and Municipal) before government agencies; provided legal support with ART CREA and CEI registry• Negotiated the Bargaining Agreement and other issues with the telecommunication industry Union – SINTETEL• Managed work load with external law firms; oversaw all the administrative and judicial litigation of the company; controlled the annual budget and expenses; elaborated legal opinions and respective lawsuit cost provisions; mediated and counseled on company’s legal strategies for navigating major lawsuits• Continuously supervised internal procedures for legal impacts on the business and operational areas• Drafted, reviewed and negotiated contracts with clients and suppliers in Brazil and Latin America• Appointed responsible for all the intellectual property issues in Brazil (domain name and registration of patents) and liaison with the Intellectual Property Department in China• Supported government on-site inspections performed by the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service, Ministry of Labour, Federal Police and the Brazilian Social Security Service• Reorganized the procedures adopted in the administration of expatriate employees and all of its related legal aspects;• Implemented contract templates in the procurement, logistics, human resource areas and collaborated in the setup of an e-bidding platform

• Highlights: temporarily responsible for the daily management of the department (approximately 6 months); assisted in coordination of government transfer pricing inspection; and reviewed federal, state and municipal tax calculations• Supported business, proposal and service departments with local tax legislation issues• Participated in government tax inspections performed by the Brazilian Federal Revenue and State Revenue Services, Ministry of labour and the Brazilian Social Security Revenue Service• Assisted in the liaison between external law firms, tax dispute agencies and the company• Cooperated in internal and external tax audits• Co-reviewed and reconciled transfer pricing calculations, methods and adjustments• Organized and controlled federal tax compensation and restitution requests• Maintained data collection duties related to U.S. Sarbannes-Oxley Law

• Drafted petitions; researched case law; and followed-up with proceedings before local courts• Developed presentations on various legal topics for internal training purposes• Created hearing control and follow-up form for the management of consumer related litigation cases• Participated in team responsible for debt recovery cases (informal, judicial and settlement)• Researched and co-authored firm’s internal guidance manual on how to recover judicial credit against the government (federal and state)

• Drafted petitions; researched case law; and followed-up with proceedings before local courts• Supported due diligence work regarding state-owned energy companies for privatization purposes• Catalogued and organized office case files