Experience

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  Almeida Santos Advogados

  • São Paulo Area, Brazil

  • Litigation and Project Manager

    • Jun 2016 - Present
    • São Paulo Area, Brazil

    As a litigation and project manager in the general insurance industry, my main activities were:• Implementation of TPA activities, understanding client’s workflows and directives.• Monitoring of complex processes and management of up to 50 lawyers taking care of mass and strategic litigation.• Monitoring collection of high complexity legal fees.• Created binding precedents favorable to clients, doing field work whenever necessary.• Developed reports in accordance to the activities and needs of operational stakeholders.• Drafted opinions on claims and insurance regulatory matters.• Analyzed and validated contracts related to my activities.

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  Bruno Gomes Sociedade de Advogados

  • São Paulo Area, Brazil

  • Mass Litigation Attorney and Managing Partner

    • Jan 2014 - Jun 2016
    • São Paulo Area, Brazil

    In my own law firm, my main activities were:• Insurance claims analysis in order to prepare recovery filings.• Drafting of initial court filings for recovery lawsuits.• Analysis of low, medium and high complexity contracts, including sales agreements for non performing assets and drafted regulatory opinions regarding regulatory matters for investment funds.• Consulted for mass litigation law firms and companies, looking for opportunities to increase results in collection litigation (recovery) and defense of said companies and clients (reducing liabilities).

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  Ipanema Credit Management

  • Brazil

  • Legal Director

    • Jun 2010 - Nov 2012
    • Brazil

    In an Investment Fund environment, my main activities were:• Managed strategic collection litigation, with law suits worth up to BRL 50,000,000.00, reviewing court filings and defining strategy for those law suits, in order to reduce debt collection timeframe and to maximize the IRR of said investment funds.• Passive litigation management, both through dedicated staff and outsourced law firms, focused on agreements, in cases of operational failures, and creating relevant precedents for the company.• Important action defining and filing complaints and lawsuits against predatory lawyers and companies.• Preparation and review of contracts involving suppliers, service providers and NPL sales (company’s core business).• Together with the CFO, we worked to ensure the company’s and fund’s legal and regulatory compliance, especially regarding KYC, AML and Governance.

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  Greco, Gomes Sociedade de Advogados

  • São Paulo Area, Brazil

  • Managing Partner

    • May 2009 - Jun 2010
    • São Paulo Area, Brazil

    On my first venture as a managing partner, my main activities were:• Consulting for clients in matters of mass and strategic litigation.• Advice on investment fund contracts.• Regulatory and Governance Compliance Consulting for clients.• Sharing expertise in strategic litigation of collection and defense (compensation and liabilities).

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  RCB Investimentos S/A

  • São Paulo Area, Brazil

  • Legal Manager

    • Jun 2008 - May 2009
    • São Paulo Area, Brazil

    Acting in the company’s legal team on passive litigation and labor issues.

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  Alcides Jorge Costa Advogados Associados

  • São Paulo Area, Brazil

  • Seniour Counsel

    • Aug 2007 - Jun 2008
    • São Paulo Area, Brazil

    Responsible for tax litigation and client support.

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  Cepeda, Greco e Bandeira de Mello Advs. (former Cepeda, Iglesias, Avino e Bandeira de Mello Advs.)

  • São Paulo, Brazil

  • Junior Associate

    • May 2004 - Jul 2007
    • São Paulo, Brazil

    Expertise in civil litigation, tax consulting and investment funds.