Vanessa Valencia Ortiz
Summary
- Qualified Spanish lawyer, with strong expertise in corporate law, regulatory compliance, and contract negotiation. Highly focused on team collaboration and achieving results, consistently adapting to changing needs. Known for excellent problem-solving skills, clear communication, and unwavering integrity. Ready to make significant impact by providing reliable legal guidance and support.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Counsel for Procurement & Hazelnut Company
Ferrero
04.2024 - Current
- Drafting and negotiation of central agreements: consultancy, purchase, supply, professional or service agreements; and, similarly, other ancillary contracts and legal documentation;
- Delivering contractual legal advice to internal stakeholders, monitoring cross-functional collaboration and seeking legislative and policy compliance;
- Securing legal risk assessment within the contract life cycle: internally, by ensuring implementation of contractual and standard procedures; and externally by monitoring legal exposure (dispute resolution and pre-litigation matters);
- Overseeing properly liaison within external counsels;
- Legal research related to specific or general requests.
Compliance Analyst
Langham Hall Luxembourg
09.2022 - 04.2024
- AML/CFT: ample exposure to voluminous closings, complex structures and robust experience on client liaising side;
- Compliance: minutes and presentation to the business risk committee and transactions monitoring;
- AML due diligence periodic reviews;
- Training of new joiners.
Senior Legal Officer - Public Procurement
Community of Madrid. Department of Presidency, Justice and Interior Affairs
01.2022 - 09.2022
- Preparation of public tendering procedures;
- Liaising with internal auditing;
- Drafting and award of public contracts: application of the law and internal procedures and regulations;
- Drafting of other ancillary contracts: NDA and service providers agreements;
- Supervising and legal review of financial documentation related to public tender processes (economic memories and budgeting).
Candidate for senior corps of Civil State Administrators
01.2019 - 01.2022
- European, public and administrative law (state aids and competition law), financial and budgetary administration.
In-House Lawyer
Bacchus Investments Group
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Drafting and revision of service agreements, purchase agreements, NDA, loan and stock-purchase agreements;
- Monitoring the regulatory compliance: in the corporate area and data protection field;
- Liasing with and supervising out-side counsel;
- Providing legal advice relating to the application of Spanish contractual law.
Education
Attorney's Professional Title -
Madrid's Bar Association
Madrid, Spain01.2015
University Expert in Economic Criminal Law - undefined
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain01.2015
Official Master's Degree for the Access to the Legal Profession - undefined
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain01.2014
Bachelor's Degree in Law - undefined
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Madrid, Spain01.2013
Skills
- Contracting and Corporate Law
- Contract drafting
- Legal research and writing
- Corporate governance
- Commercial contracts
- Regulatory and compliance
- Intellectual property
- Antitrust law
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Participation on internal hiring processes
Community Service & Volunteer Work
- AIESEC
- CEAR
LANGUAGE
English (C1)
French (A2)
Spanish (Native)
TRAINING
English-Language Study Program in the United States
Timeline
Legal Counsel for Procurement & Hazelnut Company
Ferrero
04.2024 - Current
Compliance Analyst
Langham Hall Luxembourg
09.2022 - 04.2024
Senior Legal Officer - Public Procurement
Community of Madrid. Department of Presidency, Justice and Interior Affairs
01.2022 - 09.2022
Candidate for senior corps of Civil State Administrators
01.2019 - 01.2022
In-House Lawyer
Bacchus Investments Group
01.2015 - 01.2019
University Expert in Economic Criminal Law - undefined
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Official Master's Degree for the Access to the Legal Profession - undefined
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Bachelor's Degree in Law - undefined
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Attorney's Professional Title -
Madrid's Bar Association