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RODRIGO LÓPEZ

RODRIGO LÓPEZ

Lawyer
Monterrey,NL

Summary

Dedicated legal professional offering expertise in different areas of the law. Proven success in building trusting rapport with clients and team members, and offering sound legal advice in clear and universal terms. Hardworking and dedicated to client advocacy.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

Legal Manager

GRUMA
Monterrey, NL
06.2020 - Current
  • Legal Business Partner and dedicated legal advisor for Company’s IT Area, participating actively structuring, negotiating, and drafting software, SaaS, technical support, SAP and other types of intellectual property agreements.
  • Compliance Manager focused on AML, Ethics & Anti-Corruption, Data Protection and Food and Regulatory Compliance.
  • Work closely with company's executives and team members on different legal matters that might represent risk for the company, such as changes in laws, failures in internal processes, etc.
  • Participate as Business Partner to Procurement and draft, negotiate and review purchase agreements of key equipment for production processes of the company
  • Under my responsibilities, I’m also in charge of reviewing and negotiate PPA’s (Gas and Electricity), coordinating with different areas of the company to assure successful negotiations with our different providers.
  • Analyze new laws and regulations to identify required changes and proactively adjust systems.

Senior Counselor

Artilex Lawyers
San Pedro Garza Garcia, NL
10.2016 - 06.2020
  • Legal practice focused mainly on, M&A, joint ventures, agreements and general corporate law.
  • I advised our diverse client portfolio in different matters such as incorporation of legal entities, due diligence, corporate governance, assets or capital transactions, regulatory affairs, and intellectual property, among others.
  • I participated structuring and negotiating M&A's with national relevance in the health sector and other relevant or highly regulated sectors such as retail, education, and real state.
  • Provided support to different clients, integrating in their companies as in-house counsel, having coordination with internal teams and advising and working for specific goal.
  • Coordinated different due diligences for several companies before a M&A process, reviewing each area of the company, such as real estate assets, regulatory matters, financial records, intellectual property, etc.
  • Structured a M&A of 700M pesos (35M USD) and successfully negotiated the operation with the counterpart.
  • My professional expertise allowed me to participate in highly regulated sectors such as real estate, health, educational and others like retail.
  • Drafted agreements, contracts and other legal documents for different clients of the firm.

Senior Legal Manager

Farmacias del Ahorro
Monterrey, NL
10.2014 - 10.2016
  • Manager of Corporate and IP legal area, reporting to General Counsel.
  • I was able to expand my team and created two managerial positions, the Corporate Manager, and the Contracts and M&A Manager.
  • With my team I was able to get my office to integrate better to the organization in order to provide appropriate legal advice focused in preventing risks.
  • Developed compliance best legal practices for the company with new legal policies and procedures, establishing more control of legal matters, preventing risks and contingencies.
  • With legal procedures, company redirected drafting and review of different contracts and agreements to our department and were able to document up to 250 legal documents on monthly basis, generating financial savings in external attorneys and legal fees.
  • We were able to participate in almost 4 M&A processes annually as part of the expansion objectives of the company that involved the acquisition of smaller competitors.
  • Responsible for Legal Department budget.
  • Drafted agreements, contracts and other legal documents for the company.
  • Offered in-house training to company personnel on relevant aspects of law.

General Counsel

Tec de Monterrey
Monterrey, NL
08.2010 - 09.2014
  • Led and coordinated legal matters of one of the most prestigious educational institution in Latin America, handling complex legal issues using sound judgment, integrity, business acumen and decisiveness.
  • Provided legal advice to Corporate or Central offices, and to different entities and offices of the organization considering their respective needs and complex situations.
  • Advised on compliance and executed different compliance programs in order to comply with complex regulations applicable to Tec de Monterrey
  • Lead legal department with @ 15 collaborators, reviewing their personal objectives aligning them to organizational main goals.
  • Responsible for legal department budget.
  • Executed complex reorganization of assets of main campuses of Tec de Monterrey, to have better control and administration over them.
  • Resolved complex negotiations and executed several agreements in order to dissolve legal matters or controversies arisen against the institution.
  • Led and coordinated with external advisors in order to obtain favorable legal resolutions in different proceedings and procedures of the institution.
  • Met tight deadlines and effectively managed multiple priorities using strong organizational skills.

Legal Manager

Tec de Monterrey
Monterrey, NL
03.2009 - 08.2010

Corporate Lawyer

Tec de Monterrey
Monterrey, NL
01.2009 - 03.2009

Education

Master of Laws - Law

FLDM
Monterrey, NL
01.2020 - Current

Master of Laws - Law

Tec De Monterrey
Monterrey, NL
07.2009 - 12.2011

Lawyer - Law

Tec De Monterrey
Monterrey, NL
12.2004 - 12.2008

Timeline

Legal Manager

GRUMA
06.2020 - Current

Master of Laws - Law

FLDM
01.2020 - Current

Senior Counselor

Artilex Lawyers
10.2016 - 06.2020

Senior Legal Manager

Farmacias del Ahorro
10.2014 - 10.2016

General Counsel

Tec de Monterrey
08.2010 - 09.2014

Master of Laws - Law

Tec De Monterrey
07.2009 - 12.2011

Legal Manager

Tec de Monterrey
03.2009 - 08.2010

Corporate Lawyer

Tec de Monterrey
01.2009 - 03.2009

Lawyer - Law

Tec De Monterrey
12.2004 - 12.2008

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