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Brussels Metropolitan Area

Legal Officer at the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (unit: international and interinstitutional relations).

Brussels Metropolitan Area

Expert for the Results Oriented Monitoring (ROM) system for external aid interventions financed by the European Union: Lot 1 - ROM for Asia and Pacific, Latin America, Caribbean, and Centrally Managed Thematic Interventions (ROM Global).ROM Global is part of the external monitoring system of the European Commission. It aims at enhancing the European Commission's accountability and management capacities with a strong focus on results. ROM Global supports EU Delegations (EUDs) and INTPA Headquarters (HQ) services by providing an external opinion on intervention implementation.

Brussels Metropolitan Area

Blue Book Trainee at the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA).

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Responsible for liaising between the legal and audit departments to mitigate risks associated with criminal law • Coordinated the team responsible for Latin America. • Conducted due diligence on global corporate business partners, especially in Latin America and Iberia.• Checked the criminal profiles of potential future partner companies for bribery, corruption, fraud, money laundering, and conflicts of interest. • Assessed and identified potential risks related to current business partners: legal, compliance, reputational, and operational risks. • Prepared and drafted reports, recommendations, summaries of legal cases, findings, and conclusions on a wide range of issues (company profiles, NGO profiles). • Established and managed relationships with stakeholders: e.g., Phillips’ Export Control Group, local business officers, local legal counsels.

São Paulo, Brazil

Research legislation and draft course materials for law students• Researched legislation, particularly about digitalisation, circular economy, start-ups, think tanks, and technology.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Office of the General Attorney - State of Rio de Janeiro Legal assistant - labour and social security law Responsible for analyzing jurisprudence, drafting legal petitions, and giving legal advice • Researched and analyzed domestic and international legislation, policies, jurisprudence, and doctrines. • Drafted legal reviews, petitions, reports, official documents, memos, notes, summaries, etc. • Provided support in the organization of national and international conferences and workshops at the School for Post-graduate Studies in Public Advocacy of the State of Rio de Janeiro. • Attended public hearings and trials.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Office of the General Attorney - Municipality of Rio de Janeiro Legal Assistant - public law, urban planning, and environmental law Responsible for analysing jurisprudence, drafting legal petitions, and giving legal advice • Researched and analysed domestic and international legislation, jurisprudence, and doctrines. • Drafted legal reviews, petitions, reports, official documents, memos, notes, summaries, etc. • Advised the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro on legal matters.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Assisted the judge in matters relating to constitutional law and fundamental rights• Drafted decisions and orders related to constitutional law. • Attended public hearings and trials. • Summarised legal cases.• Collected jurisprudence for legal databases.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Trainee in the office of Luis Roberto Barroso, now Judge at the Supreme Court of Brazil • Researched international jurisprudence about constitutional law, to substantiate legal arguments. • Drafted petitions, contracts, and reports.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Legal Intern at TELOS, a Social Security Foundation• Monitored legal proceedings and elaborated reports.

Master'S Degree, International And European Law

Grade: Graduated with distinction Topics covered: Business and human rights │ Labour law │ Environmental law │ Climate Change │.

Business Sustainability Management, Institute For Sustainability Leadership (Cisl)

Grade: Excellent Topics covered: Sustainability challenges and opportunities │ Business case and Leadership for action │ Regulatory.

Exchange Student, International Relations & European Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Law

GPA: 8.8 Graduated with Cum Laude distinction