Silvana Pereira - Lawyer / abogado, SPF Abogados

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Work Background

SPF AbogadosFounder

Apr. 2015Chicureo, ChileFounding partner, vast experience with more than 500+ cases in matters involving Family Law (marriage, divorce, prenuptial agreements, alimony, paternity, child and spousal support, custody, visitation, protection, domestic violence, adoption, guardianship, mediation), Labor and Employment (wrongful dismissal, reductions in force, negotiations, actions for protection), Civil Law (assets and property division, human rights violations, breach of contract, leasing, negotiations, damages, partition of assets, name change), Corporate Law (conflict resolution) and International Legal Matters (international corporations advisory, patent registration, USPTO).

Corporación de Asistencia Judicial ColinaPostulante/Intern - Sección Letras/Civil Law

Jan. 2015 - Jul. 2015Colina, Chile

All In Trade & Investments, LLCManaging Partner

Apr. 2013Arlington, Virginia, United Stated of AmericaFounded investment company in Virginia, USA, dedicated to studying diverse business opportunities in stocks, brokerage firms and insurance agencies.

KPNG, LLPOf Counsel

Apr. 2012 - Feb. 2015Santiago, ChileAssist managing partner in developing International Practice. Also, review and translate relevant communications between clients and counterparts regarding Antitrust disputes.

Seco2 S.A.Director, Manager of Admn. & Legal Departments

Apr. 2011 - Feb. 2015Santiago, ChileDirector and Admn. & Legal Manager @ Seco2 S.A., a company that has exclusive rights to distribute Ultra devices for Chile, manufactured by Keseco (www.keseco.com). These devices allow industrial, commercial and residential customers to save electricity consumption in at least 5% without affecting voltage usage and reduce CO2 emissions (1KWH = 0,512 Kg of CO2 ). Its technology, based on superconductivity, is worldwide patented and has no relevant substitutes.

Comunicaciones 0334 LimitadaInternational Division Manager

Mar. 2011 - Feb. 2015Santiago, ChileWorked in the executive production team and in international commercialization of the national blockbuster "0334 Earthquake in Chile." The movie was seen by more than 182,000 spectators in the first 30 days, making it the most viewed Chilean film at that time. Travelled to film festivals in Cannes, Niza, London, New York, Los Angeles, Peru and Santiago to promote the movie.

Baker & Hostetler LLPParalegal Manager

Apr. 2007 - Oct. 2009Washington D.C. Metro AreaSupervise over 30 paralegals working in diverse practice groups, ranging from Litigation, First Amendment, Antitrust, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Communications, Business, and Bankruptcy. Actively perform senior paralegal duties, including but not limited to electronic document collection, large scale document productions, first review of documents in preparation for discovery stages, and complex research. Responsible for effectively training attorneys and staff on different e-filing procedures for Federal and State courts, as well as E-Discovery procedures. Prepare multiple marketing and client power point presentations, using animations, hyperlinks, and various different special effects; also implement procedures for creating in-house E-Briefs used in Federal Courts. Responsible for creating and updating several pages of office’s Intranet website (WowNet).

Baker & Hostetler LLPLegal Services Coordinator

Apr. 2006 - Mar. 2007Washington D.C. Metro AreaResponsible for coordinating paralegal work-flow, special projects, and assist attorneys with E-Discovery procedures. Train legal, administrative, and support staff on the firm's software; provide and coordinate document production and computer application support and services to attorneys and staff in the areas of non-standard word processing, spreadsheets, databases, project management, and presentation. Assist in the development and implementation of word processing procedures and materials for attorneys and staff. Coordinate the office's "forms file" based on both standard and non-standard documents, formats, and boilerplate samples from attorneys, paralegals, and staff. Assist with special firm marketing projects (i.e., brochures, proposals, PowerPoint presentations, aids for speakers, etc.); assist with specialized user application problems (e.g., formatting, styles, etc.). Assist research librarian and web application specialist with Washington Intranet (WOWnet) content, administration, and maintenance, using MS FrontPage, web development software. As marginal duties and responsibilities, write macros for recurring computer application procedures, as well as convert documents from one word processing system to another.

Kirkland & Ellis LLPLegal Assistant II

Jul. 2005 - Apr. 2006Washington D.C. Metro AreaResponsible and lead legal assistant for all major antitrust litigation cases in the group, supervising and training eight legal assistants in all aspects of legal services, E-Discovery, filings, and administrative tasks. Responsible for supervising numerous contract attorneys during the document review process. Responsible for all aspects and stages of the E-Discovery process, including participation in E-Protocol sessions with clients and opposing counsel, draft coding manuals, review vendor agreements, prepare document productions online, visit client offices and coordinate collection of documents; monitor antitrust developments worldwide and report to antitrust group, preparing charts and visual aide.

Baker & Hostetler LLPParalegal

Jul. 2001 - Jul. 2005Washington D.C. Metro AreaResponsible for major antitrust litigation case, assisting six partners and two associates. The responsibilities include, but not limited to: discovery, pre-trial, and trial preparation, translation of legal and non-legal documents, research, coding, and analysis in extensive Summation database containing over 100,000 documents, summarize depositions, prepare and maintain notebooks, checklists, witness files, review of discovery documents and document production, and any other relevant information accurately and up-to-date. Prepare demonstrative and trial exhibits. Conduct legal research in Lexis, Westlaw, and foreign web sites. Also responsible for training and supervising new junior paralegal. Prepare and create summary judgment motion, reply brief, and response E-Briefs (creating links to PDF documents, videos, and images) to file with court, using in-house software (Sanction and Adobe 7.0). Also responsible for conducting and training attorneys and legal staff on E-Filing procedures. Responsible for creating and updating database to be used for pre-publication reviews log requests by Media/Broadcasting clients. Also responsible for maintaining and creating First Amendment Group database using MS Access software. Prepare client and trial presentations on trust administration issues, formation of LLC, libel and privacy, as well as seminars and meetings materials, quarterly and bi-annual reports. Responsible for the analysis and translation of credit transfer agreement, sale purchase agreement, and other legal documents involving a radio station in Puerto Rico. Prepare flow charts and graphs for client in major company restructuring process for the tax group using MS Visio, drawing application software. Research and analyze law sources such as cases, statutes, legal articles, regulations, and public records: coordinate document production including summarizing documents, reviewing documents, preparing documents for copying and production.