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Miami Lakes, Fl, Us

• Maintain client and investor files, including resolutions, shareholder lists, side letters, power of attorney, investment management agreements, property management agreements, etc.• Annual Reporting and filing of audited financial statements USA, Puerto Rico, EMEA, APAC, LATAM, and CANADA.• Cross-operations with Finance regarding Group and Local Audits for the purpose of completing and recording approval, extensions, of filing of Audited Financial Statements.• Managing third party registered agent and registered office for global legal entities.• Maintain Officers and Directors lists, and vehicle corporate entity structure charts.• Serve as assistant corporate secretary for various vehicle Board Meeting and internal committee meetings.• Maintains strong cross-functional relationships, consistent communication and cooperation with other groups to support department and company initiatives.• Interact with external contacts including clients, outside counsel, registered agent, services administrator, auditors, tax advisors, and others.• Prioritize and track various calendar deliverables across multiple entities.• Prepares special reports and recommends budgeting and cost management improvements.• Complete ad hoc projects and tasks to improve efficiency and processes.• Serve as assistant corporate secretary for various vehicle Board Meeting and internal committee meetings.• Formation & Dissolution of legal entities: drafting qualification documents, applying for EIN, corporate bylaws, and operating agreements, etc.

Doral, Florida, Us

o Provided legal support to the Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, and Director of Business and Legal Affairs.o Maintain subject matter expertise of applicable laws and regulations and built strong relationships with outside legal counsels’ areas such as: FTC, FDA, ADA, CAN-SPAM, CMS, CCPA, GDPR, etc.o Lead the legal review of advertising and promotional materials for compliance with applicable laws and regulations.o Maintained a centralized database of contracts and established a contract tracking system to ensure efficacy and metrics are met.o Performed contract review and related major key points to the stakeholders, in accordance with corporate and business guidelines. o Provided strong legal support to drive global cases, workflows, tasks, projects, objectives. o Partnered with the cross-functional teams across the company to ensure products labeling and marketing assets comply with current and emerging legislation. o Identified legal and compliance risks and informed stakeholders of risks and mitigations. o Lead an electronic discovery document collection for a multimillion-dollar federal class action.o Managed the data collection of specific Record Custodians listed in the discovery process, which resulted in the collection of tens of thousands of Company emails and documents.o Investigated and responded to thousands of company complaints filed with the Florida Attorney General’s Office and the Better Business Bureau, while leading several cross-functional departments for compliance.o Performed rigorous market research to understand current legal and regulatory issues and help identify potential risks, mitigations, and probability of success in prospective markets.o Lead for legal counsel on specific assignments that included preliminary review of complex matters and/or confidential investigations.o Assisted during inspections and audits conducted by the FDA and/or other regulatory agencies.

Doral, Florida, Us

o Worked with cross-functional departments to draft company policies, such as Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, Cookies Policy, Policies and Procedures, Customer Agreements, Employment Agreements, etc.o Initiated Company’s Data Mapping Plan to progress Data Privacy efforts.o Provided legal support to Global Data Protection Officer (DPO) to ensure proper care and use of employee and customer PII Data.o Established and maintained the company’s insurance portfolio, consisting of 32 policies.o Managed insurance-related matters, such as audits and claims. o Managed the Legal Department's spend forecast. o Perform other duties and functions as may be assigned or required by department or business needs. o Provided project leadership and mentor other team members as needed.o Intellectual Property (IP) document, research, preliminary knock-out search, communication with Product development team for approval of proposed IP names and logos; maintenance of internal IP certifications; liaison with local counsel regarding comprehensive research.

Doral, Florida, Us

o Supported a boutique plaintiff law firm by managing counsels’ schedules, scheduling cases for hearings, depositions, and trials.o Monitored and calendared deadlines related to pre-litigation and ongoing litigation cases.o Drafted standard Motions, and correspondence for counsels’ review.o Filed electronic pleadings in the electronic court system. o Prepared for hearings by preparing exhibits, folders and coordinating availability with expert witnesses and/or witnesses as needed. o Met with clients during the discovery phase to prepare responses to Interrogatories, Request for Production, Request for Admissions, and to obtain witness information. o Conducted interviews of Clients and Fact Witness in preparation of Depositions.o Conduct background investigations using Lexis Nexis and Westlaw.o Supervised and trained office support staff.

Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Business Administration