Keep in touch with meI'm using Intch to connect with new people. Use this link to open chat with me via Intch app
Network Power<100 people
Roles
🔥100%
Startup Founder
💸100%
Marketing
✔️100%
IT
Geos
🇿🇦100%
South Africa
Work Background
International Legal Manager Europe, Middle East, India, Africa (EMEAI) & Asia Pacific (APAC)
UPSInternational Legal Manager Europe, Middle East, India, Africa (EMEAI) & Asia Pacific (APAC)
Sep. 2024Altanta, GeorgiaCorporate Legal Manager Europe, Middle East, India, Africa & Asia Pacific regions. M&A • Oversee and management of complex corporate restructuring projects, including mergers, spin-offs, and dissolutions, aligning with business objectives and international legal frameworks • Led strategic legal initiatives across 200+ entities in EMEA, India, and APAC, ensuring compliance with corporate governance standards and regional regulatory requirements. • Collaborate with cross-functional and international teams, including Finance, Tax, and Operations, to execute corporate projects efficiently and mitigate legal risks. • Lead the implementation of cutting-edge technology solutions to transform legal workflows, including the adoption of entity management software and compliance tracking tools, improving Operational efficiency and data accuracy
Employment Litigation Legal Manager
UPSEmployment Litigation Legal Manager
Nov. 2022 - Sep. 2024Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesOverseeing the management of employment litigation cases from start to finish, ensuring all necessary documents, evidence, and deadlines are properly handled and met. • Led case strategy development focusing on risk management and settlement negotiations, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. • Collaborating with attorneys to develop case strategies, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and recommending appropriate legal actions or settlements. • Participating in mediation sessions and settlement negotiations, analyzing settlement offers, and processing settlement agreements. • Ensuring adherence to ethical guidelines, maintaining client confidentiality, and handling sensitive information securely.
Legal Supervisor LATAM, US, Canada
UPSLegal Supervisor LATAM, US, Canada
Nov. 2021 - Nov. 2022Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesAdvised cross-functional teams on complex corporate governance matters, ensuring compliance with U.S., Latin American, and Canadian legal frameworks. • Streamlined entity management processes by implementing standardized corporate governance practices across subsidiaries. • Collaborated with Tax, Treasury, and Procurement departments to assess and mitigate legal risks associated with corporate transactions and cross-border operations. • Drafting, filing, and managing various entity documents for corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
Corporate Governance Paralegal
UPSCorporate Governance Paralegal
Mar. 2020 - Nov. 2021Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesAssisted in preparing, reviewing, and maintaining corporate governance documents, including bylaws, board resolutions, and annual meeting minutes, ensuring compliance across LATAM, US, and Canada subsidiaries. • Facilitated corporate reorganizations by preparing documentation for various jurisdictions' entity formations, mergers, dissolutions, and qualifications. • Maintained corporate filings, licenses, and registrations for multiple entities, ensuring accurate record-keeping and compliance with statutory obligations.
Corporate Governance Legal Administrative
UPSCorporate Governance Legal Administrative
May. 2019 - Mar. 2020Atlanta, Georgia• Administrative support to two Attorneys, one Manager, one Legal Supervisor, and one Paralegal. • Coordinate requests for senior management signatures, including notarizations, apostilles or legalizations of executed documents. • Maintenance of the filing system and corporate records by inputting detailed information and documents in the department’s Matter Management System
In-House Counsel
Latin America Invest CorpIn-House Counsel
Jan. 2017 - Oct. 2017Miami/Fort Lauderdale y alrededores, Estados Unidos• Review US contracts - Draft Contracts for Bolivia, Argentina, Panamá and Chile. • Property Management in Miami, Atlanta & Detroit. • Corporate Representative at marketing and public events.
Senior Associate Attorney
IMERY URDANETA (Now LEGA Abogados, in Caracas, Valencia, and Barquisimeto)Senior Associate Attorney
Jan. 2015 - Sep. 2015Venezuela• Litigation support management and substantive law. • Administrative Law and Regulatory Affairs. • Tax and Customs matters. • Research and analysis of corporate issues.
Attorney - Legal Coordinator Logistics & Imports
Pernod RicardAttorney - Legal Coordinator Logistics & Imports
Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2014Venezuela• Coordination of Legal and Regulatory Affairs. • Management of corporate legal documents. • Logistics projects (inventory, destruction process, labeling process). • Import and logistics process supervision.
Imports & Logistics Specialist
Pernod RicardImports & Logistics Specialist
Jul. 2013 - Jan. 2014Venezuela• Import and logistics process supervision. • Direct communication with brand owners (request legal documents, labels, shipping documents). • Regulatory affairs: evaluation and approval of labels (according to Venezuelan regulations). • Logistics projects (inventory, destruction process, labeling process).
Legal Assistant and Public Affairs
Pernod RicardLegal Assistant and Public Affairs
Jun. 2012 - Jun. 2013Venezuela• Legal Support and Public Affairs. • Managing corporate documents. • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Legal Assistant
Grau García Hernández y MónacoLegal Assistant
Feb. 2011 - Jun. 2011Venezuela• Regulatory Monitoring in Administrative Law area. • Conducting regulatory reports and newsletters to customers, weekly, biweekly and monthly. • Conducting research and monitoring of the country's legislative events (presentations, compilation and monitoring the news).

Requests

Touchpoint image
3
Personal Pitch
Corporate Project Management Offer
Intch is a Professional Networking App for the Future of Work
300k+ people
130+ countries
AI matching
See more people like Mariana on Intch
Startup Founder
248622 people
17
Executive Creative Director / Art Director / Founder @ Those Guys Are Great, Inc
18
Technologist, Project/Program Manager
16
Program Manager @ DISH Network
Startup FounderAdvisor
62277 people
18
Technologist, Project/Program Manager
19
Marketing Creative Director
15
Principal Consultant @ Marketing Endeavors Strategic Consulting