Experience

ABC³ - Associação Brasileira de Conselheiros Consultivos Certificados

• Brazil
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Member

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Member

  • Dec 2021 - Present



Vieira Rezende Advogados

• Brazil
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Partner - Compliance, Environmental & ESG

  • Jan 2022 - Present



TechnipFMC

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President Legal & Contracts / Subsea

  • Nov 2018 - Oct 2020

  Leadership of a global team of 25+ professionals from legal, contracts management and insurance backgrounds, located in different countries of Americas and Europe. Strategic and hands-on participation in the drafting, review and negotiation of contracts and subcontracts, as well as their claims, referring to subsea projects executed mainly in the Americas, Europe and Africa. Member of the senior management of company´s legal entities in Brazil (10+ years) and of the North America´s Subsea business (1+ year).• Strategic contractual participation mitigating operational and financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on projects under execution.• Strategic participation in the negotiations of the settlement agreement executed by the company, as plaintiff, in a lawsuit of approximately R$1Bi. • Structuring of a new global team after group´s centralization, enabling the continuity of the activities and meeting the business needs. • Strong interaction and support to the compliance team and external firms during the final negotiations of the settlement agreement executed by the company relating to anticorruption investigations in Brazil. Show less

• Vice President Legal - South America Region

  • Jun 2017 - Nov 2018

  Responsible for all legal department activities and for a multidisciplinary team of 20+ professionals in compliance, corporate and operational insurance, as well as different areas of law: contractual, environmental, corporate, criminal, litigation, administrative and others. Member of the Diversity Committee and of the Legal Leadership Team.• Strategic participation in compliance related matters during the preparation and negotiation of the global agreement executed with anticorruption authorities in the U.S.A. and Brazil (Department of Justice – DOJ, Federal Public Prosecutor´s Office - MPF, Office of the Comptroller General – CGU), eliminating and mitigating legal, reputational, financial and commercial impacts. • Resolution of issues preventing the company´s participation in new business opportunities, eliminating commercial, financial and reputational impacts, allowing the execution of different contracts in an approximate amount of US$300M.• Legal strategic and preventive coordination of sensitive operational matter resulting in the elimination and mitigation of environmental, legal, financial and reputational risks. • Recognition by the business, being selected to be the godmother of a joint venture vessel. Show less

• Legal Director - South America

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  Responsible for previous position activities, with increased geographic and scope perimeter, absorbing subsea services and surface businesses segments due to the merger between Technip and FMC.• Reorganization of the legal department incorporating in a strategic and dynamic manner the new team members, as well as new business segments and increased geographic perimeter from Brazil to South America. • Identification of synergies post-merger of Technip with FMC, resulting in a reduction of costs of 15% of the department´s budget. • Leadership of the initiative to adapt the group´s compliance program to Brazil´s legal requirements and context, enabling the compliance program to comply with applicable laws and with contractual and bids requirements contributing to commercial opportunities. • Creation and coordination of the implementation of the contracts deviations approval system leading to better governance, more agility and reduction of process lead time. Show less



Technip

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice-President Legal & Regional Compliance Officer - Technip Brasil

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2017

  Responsible for the management, organization, budget, cost reduction initiatives of the legal department. Leadership of a 20+ members team and the legal activities related to subsea, onshore, offshore (EPC, EPCI, Vessels Chartering, Services etc.) projects proposals, contracts, insurance, compliance and legal operations. Coordination and performance of compliance internal investigations, risk assessments, third party due diligences and legal, media and crisis training. Member of the Global Senior Management team and of the Risk Committee in Brazil.• Implementation and continuous improvement of the compliance program and of controls in Brazil, preventing, identifying and remediating deviations to the code of conduct and company´s policies, reducing financial, legal and reputational risks. • Legal negotiation for the acquisition of strategic legal entity and asset, enabling new business opportunities for the company in Brazil.• Leadership of the legal negotiations in a consortium spin-off transaction in a R$1Bi worth refinery engineering and construction project. The spin-off enabled the continuity of the project, further negotiations of a significant contractual claim and client satisfaction. • Reorganization of the legal department broadening its scope and adapting the performance of the services to the needs of internal clients, resulting in better services to the business segments and other support functions, leading to 89% internal clients´ satisfaction. Show less

• Legal Specialist

  • Jun 2007 - Dec 2009

  Management of a team of 4 legal counsels, focusing on corporate matters, legal support to other support functions, as well as the drafting, review and negotiation of onshore, offshore and subsea segments, including the legal aspects of public and private bids, joint ventures, consortia and pre-bid agreements.• Contractual negotiation with key major client and with joint venture partner, avoiding project contract termination after partner´s difficulties.• Coordination of legal matters in an incorporated joint venture, resulting in the better performance of legal services, guaranteeing the mitigation of contractual risks and better revenues in the corresponding projects. Show less

• Legal Counsel

  • Dec 2005 - May 2007

  Responsible for the corporate matters related to all Group´s legal entities in Brazil. Drafting, review and negotiation of contracts especially in the onshore/ offshore segments.• Participation in negotiations and legal management of significant contracts executed within joint ventures, generating essential revenues to the company. • Legal coordination and execution of corporate restructuring as part of a tax planning project, leading to offsetting of significant tax credits. • Creation of the governance and shareholders and managers training, as well as involvement in the discussions for the hiring of the Directors & Officers insurance – D&O, reducing legal risks for the company and its executives. Show less

• Legal Counsel (Technip France)

  • Sep 2006 - Nov 2006

  Short-term assignment in Paris acting in different legal matters especially onshore (refinery) contracts and subsea (EPCI) contracts executed in Latin America, Europe and Middle East.• Successful review and negotiation of a contract for a bilionaire onshore project for an oil and gas client in Venezuela.



Shell

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Legal Counsel

  • Apr 2004 - Nov 2005

  Corporate and governance legal support, as well as legal support to the other support functions, especially the Finance and Internal Controls Departments, dealing with financial, legal and reputational challenges.• Coordination of the creation and implementation of the automated system to request, approve and issue power of attorneys, resulting in increased agility and governance. • Coordination and implementation, together with the Internal Controls Department, of a project to regularize legal entities, branches and corporate books, contributing to increased legal certainty and mitigation of legal risks. Received recognition award for the Project. • Participation, together with the Treasury Department in the regularization of registers in the Brazilian Central Bank´s system, eliminating potential financial impacts. Project recognized with award. • Review and creation of different trainings, more importantly the competition law training and the corporate governance and shareholders and executive managers responsibilities, creating awareness among the executives to mitigate the risks in the areas mentioned. Show less

• Jr. Legal Counsel - Crisis Team

  • Jan 2003 - May 2004

  Legal support to the multidisciplinary crisis management team focusing on crisis related to two environmental issues, dealing with operational, financial, legal and reputational challenges.• Active participation in the legal preparation of the successful defense of the company in two Parliamentary Inquiry Commissions, one in the National Congress and another in the City Council of São Paulo. • Direct legal support for the preparation of press communications and documents that enabled the successful settlement agreements with the Public Attorney´s Office and environmental and health authorities. • Collaboration in the real estate negotiations with neighborhood communities to the impacted sites, enabling the implementation of necessary environmental remedy measures. Show less



FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas

• Brazil
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Invited teacher in the environmental law post-graduation course

  • 2004 - 2004



Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Visiting Legal Counsel

  • 2004 - 2004

  Short-term assignment in the law-firm, assisting senior lawyers and partners in environmental court cases, drafting/ reviewing contracts, drafting corporate documentation, as well as performing legal researches with regards to money laudering legislations in Latin America. Short-term assignment in the law-firm, assisting senior lawyers and partners in environmental court cases, drafting/ reviewing contracts, drafting corporate documentation, as well as performing legal researches with regards to money laudering legislations in Latin America.



Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Invited teacher in the environmental law post-graduation course

  • 2003 - 2004



Instituto de Pesquisas Avançadas em Economia e Meio Ambiente - Instituto IPANEMA

• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Law Consultant

  • 2002 - 2003



FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND DEVELOPMENT

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice

• Intern

  • Sep 2000 - Mar 2002

  Environmental law research and drafting of legal opinions and litigation/ mediation documentation to support senior legal counsels in environmental matters relating mostly to World Trade Organization and United Nations cases. Environmental law research and drafting of legal opinions and litigation/ mediation documentation to support senior legal counsels in environmental matters relating mostly to World Trade Organization and United Nations cases.



Vale

• Brazil
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 1998 - Dec 1999

  Legal support to other legal department team members in matters related to environmental issues, contracts and tax law. Legal support to other legal department team members in matters related to environmental issues, contracts and tax law.



Xavier, Bernardes e Bragança Sociedade de Advogados

• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Intern

  • Jan 1997 - Dec 1997

  Research and other legal activities to support the firm´s legal counsels and partners, mainly in administrative law, environmental law and tax law areas. Drafting of legal opinions and corporate documents as well as legal reports. Research and other legal activities to support the firm´s legal counsels and partners, mainly in administrative law, environmental law and tax law areas. Drafting of legal opinions and corporate documents as well as legal reports.