Experience

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  Convergint Technologies

  • United States
  • Security and Investigations
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Global Compliance & Legal Services

    • Jul 2022 - Present
    • Mexico City, Mexico

    Convergint & Seal Telecom corporate, M&A, litigation, labor law and compliance in Mexico, Spain and Latin America. • Successful completion of merger among Seal Telecom, Convergint Operaciones and Convergint Servicios, including post-merger procedures regarding corporate, tax, labor, security obligations, saving the company 50% expenses. • Assist management throughout the company on corporate, credit, contract, record keeping, data privacy matters, as well as developing corporate policies, procedures and programs and provide continuing counsel and guidance on legal matters relating thereto. • Advise on the merits of court cases filed for or against the company., obtaining 80% economic benefits. • Implementing and spreading culture of compliance with global compliance and legal team. • Acting as independent fact finder and resolving compliance cases in the Americas and Europe, with 50% reduction in operating expenses.

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  MartinAntonioAttorneys

  • Mexico

  • Legal & Compliance Counsel

    • Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
    • Mexico

    Legal experts with more than 30 years of experience creating strategies and providing legal solutions for any type of industry, SMEs and companies.

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  Dynasol Group

  • Spain
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Global Legal Services

    • Sep 2017 - Dec 2021
    • Mexico City and Madrid

    Accountable for international corporate, litigation and commercial affairs in the Americas, Europe and China, reporting directly to the Human Resources Division and Legal Services in Spain. Multidisciplinary. • Completed merger of INSA LLC with Dynasol LLC in the USA in 3 months, reducing function duplication, saving the company approximately 35% of operating expenses. • Achieved in 2 months the merger of Dynasol Altamira, S.A. de C.V. with Dynasol Elastómeros, S.A. de C.V., complying with subcontracting regulations and adjusting operating expenses to 35%. • Achieved successful results in administrative, commercial, anti-dumping, agrarian, criminal litigation at national and international levels, obtaining economic benefits to the company of 45%. • Implemented compliance program, including measures to prevent sanctions, embargoes, corruption; complying with Code of Conduct and data protection, achieving crime prevention with a 50% reduction in operating expenses.

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  Secretaría De La Función Pública

  • Mexico
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Deputy Director of Responsibilities of Internal Control Body (OIC)

    • Mar 2016 - May 2017
    • Mexico City

    Implementation of federal compliance program. Successfully applied internal legal auditing in Mexican Post Office Agency, defended and prepared administrative procedures, amparo proceedings, integration of investigations and sanctions for public officials' responsibilities, reducing operating expenses by 35%. • Collaborated on legal issues with OIC Director in the Mexico Post Office Agency. • Issued administrative decisions, participated with federal courts and the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic in procedural and administrative matters. • Participated in Corporate Committees of the agency as OIC representative.

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  Financiera Nacional De Desarrollo Agropecuario, Rural, Forestal Y Pesquero

  • Mexico
  • Banking
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Technical Coordinator of the Board of Directors

    • Sep 2015 - Feb 2016
    • Mexico City

    Analysis, drafting, presentation of resolutions of the FND Board of Directors. • Coordinated activities of the FND Board of Directors, achieving an operation in accordance with current legislation and 35% savings of operating expenses. • Advised the Deputy Directorate-General for Legal and Trusteeship Affairs on matters of corporate, fiduciary, agricultural, criminal and financial law. • Drafted and obtained the adoption of resolutions of the Board of Directors, following up and implementing the same.

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  Lexcorp-abogados

  • Mexico
  • Legal Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Sr. Associate

    • May 2013 - Aug 2015
    • Mexico City

    Collaborated on business, contractual and litigation matters. • Dealt with corporate, international business and litigation matters with favorable results for customers reducing operational risks by 50%. • Negotiated and developed commercial contracts in international transactions, corporate management, energy cogeneration, corporate, financial, data protection, advice on litigation claims, as well as civil, commercial and administrative litigation.

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  Brink’s Inc

  • United States
  • Truck Transportation
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Legal Director

    • Apr 2012 - Apr 2013
    • Mexico City

    Consolidated legal defense of the company's interests. • Defended the company's interests in litigation in commercial, civil, administrative, criminal and labor matters, reducing the risk of interruption of its operation by 45%. • Negotiated and developed amending agreements with Citibanamex, HSBC, Banorte, BBVA Bancomer, Santander, Scotiabank on the provision of services on a fair basis, achieving adjustments to services fees with a profit of 20% for the business operation. • Prepared shareholders' meeting minutes for credit contracting for more than $300 million. • Drafted license agreements with the parent company for the use and protection of the Brink’s brand in Mexico. • Ensured compliance with Federal Personal Data Protection Act obligations, developed policy and prepared respective privacy notices with service providers, customers, employees and users, reducing risks by 50%. • Ensured compliance with SOX, internal and external audit requirements. • Implemented a culture of compliance, FCPA as a member of the Ethics Committee.

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  Jones Day

  • United States
  • Law Practice
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Sr. Associate

    • Jan 2010 - Mar 2012
    • Mexico City

    Active participation in domestic and international litigation and arbitration cases of criminal, financial, commercial, civil, environmental and regulatory nature. Providing services related to mergers and acquisitions of domestic and international companies. • Coordination of criminal investigation services for breach of national and foreign anticorruption laws of public persons (FCPA). • Participation in work teams regarding international arbitration related to construction of public and private works, mines and exploitation of natural resources. • Handling highly confidential evidence in international civil, criminal and environmental cases, defense strategy, evidence classification and preparation of the same to be filed before American, Latin American and Mexican courts. • Loan and financing contract-workout and drafting.

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  Mexico Tourism Board

  • Beijing, China

  • China Director (中国) 墨西哥的路由据

    • Sep 2007 - Aug 2008
    • Beijing, China

    Promoted the Mexico brand in Asia through training of tour operators, investors, and dealing with the Chinese government sector, reporting to the MTB Operations Vice President and Regional Director in Tokyo, Japan. • Consolidated Mexico as a tourist and investment destination in Asia developing commercial strategy and marketing plans in China. • Participated in international trade shows promoting tourism, investment and FAM trips to Mexico.

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  Basf

  • Germany
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Legal Manager

    • Jan 1995 - Sep 2007
    • Mexico City

    Defended the company’s interest in criminal, commercial, civil, environmental, regulatory and labor litigation with a 3-member work team covering BASF Group companies in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, reporting to the BASF Group president in Mexico. • Worked on fraud cases related to breaching officers. • Defense of criminal accusations against company directors and obtaining their release of charges. • Defense of environmental cases of criminal, regulatory, civil and commercial nature obtaining judgments in favor of the company and its officers, promoting a culture of environmental compliance. • Successful coordination of regional mergers and acquisitions regarding Cyanamid, Wyeth, Syngenta and ICI; regional subsidiary financing. • Sale of Química Knoll de México to Abbott at a regional level. •Negotiating and entering into financing and construction contracts to build a maritime terminal in Altamira with the port authority in Tamaulipas. • Regional Compliance Officer: Implementation of compliance culture and modules in the region; director and manager training. • Successful results defending antidumping cases against the company in Mexico, the US, Asia and Europe. • Assured compliance with US export and import laws, as well as antiboycott regulations for chemical products.

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  Basham, Ringe Y Correa, S.c.

  • Mexico
  • Legal Services
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Jr. Associate

    • Jan 1990 - Aug 1991
    • Mexico City, Mexico

    Corporate Section: meeting minutes, corporate books, issuance of shares; master agreements, assignment, lease, purchase and sale of shares and assets, franchise, license, distribution, commercial commission, banking, opening of credit, mortgage, pledge, use, bailment, corporate guarantees, confidentiality, terms and conditions, JVs, manufacturing, letters of intent, memorandum of understanding, work, provision of services, easement, transaction, commodatum, transportation, storage. I also participated in International Commercial Transactions, and supported the civil and criminal litigation team, including extradition cases.