Experience

PrivacySmart Consulting

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  • Assist domestic and international businesses in understanding and complying with privacy and information security regulations by reviewing their current practices and implementing personalized recommendations. • Participate in M&A transactions, business ventures, investment projects, and integrations involving privacy and information security matters, such as data transfer mechanisms & arrangements, mitigation of potential breaches, and adherence to domestic/international regulatory requirements. • Provide guidance to clients regarding U.S. and international regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in accordance with their needs and industry-specific guidelines. • Develop, review, and amend tailored data privacy and information security policies, procedures, checklists, workflows, and notice & consent forms by analyzing clients’ ongoing guidelines and areas for improvement. • Conduct individual privacy impact assessments with clients and concurrently delivering training sessions on data privacy awareness & best practices according to their activity field. Show less



Banco Davivienda

• Colombia
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Lawyer - VP of Legal Affairs

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2022

  • Advised the VP of Legal Affairs in regards to specific investment projects developed by the Company’s Corporate Finance department. • Provided legal support and advise regarding the Company’s financial operations and contractual documents of its subsidiaries in Central America and its branch in Miami. • Assisted the Company's Fraud & Risk department with local and international compliance issues. • Supported the "Colombians abroad" department on international remittance matters. • Conducted legal research and coordinated due diligence projects established by the Company’s VP of Legal Affairs. Show less


Universidad de Los Andes
• Colombia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Assistant Professor - Postgraduate Degree in Banking, Finance and Securities Law

  • Sep 2020 - Jul 2022


Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uria

• Colombia
• Legal Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Associate

  • Jul 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Prepared, filed and prosecuted trademark, patent and industrial design applications. • Drafted opposition and cancellation actions according to clients’ needs. • Drafted and negotiated trademark settlements and coexistence agreements. • Researched and analyzed the different rulings made by the Andean Court of Justice in regards to trademark and patent prosecution in the Andean Community. • Advised clients concerning the extent of copyright protection and fair use. • Prepared, filed and prosecuted trademark, patent and industrial design applications. • Drafted opposition and cancellation actions according to clients’ needs. • Drafted and negotiated trademark settlements and coexistence agreements. • Researched and analyzed the different rulings made by the Andean Court of Justice in regards to trademark and patent prosecution in the Andean Community. • Advised clients concerning the extent of copyright protection and fair use.



Baker McKenzie

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Auxiliary Associate - Tax Department

  • Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

  • Prepared and drafted appeals, motions for reconsideration and lawsuits focused on solving clients’ local tax issues. • Followed-up and surveilled the different judicial cases handled by the tax area in the Colombian high courts (Council of State and Constitutional Court). • Investigated about several tax topics according to the clients’ requirements and inquiries. • Prepared and drafted appeals, motions for reconsideration and lawsuits focused on solving clients’ local tax issues. • Followed-up and surveilled the different judicial cases handled by the tax area in the Colombian high courts (Council of State and Constitutional Court). • Investigated about several tax topics according to the clients’ requirements and inquiries.

• Teaching Assistant - Constitutional Law area

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

  • Provided administrative and investigative assistance to the Faculty’s Constitutional Law area. • Provided administrative and investigative assistance to the Faculty’s Constitutional Law area.