Iria Rodríguez Torres

Experience

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  Commercial Court

  Mar 2006 - Apr 2006

  Scholar

  • Corporate Legal advice. • Reviewing and analyzing case law.• Discussing legal decisions. • Analyzing Competence Law.

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  Indra

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2009

  In-house Lawyer. Corporate Finance Mergers and Acquisitions. Subsidiaries and Affiliates Department

  • Corporate advice.• Legal House Keeping:· Drafting Assembly and Board of Director's minutes.· Drafting and managing power of attorneys.. Commercial Law (distribution agreements).· Managing the legalization of documents (notarization, registration or "Apostilled"). · Management of Financial Statements.· CNMV Communications.• Internal Code of Conduct, Board of Directors and General Shareholders Meeting Regulation.• Constitution of companies (drafting bylaws and shareholders agreements), national and international joint-ventures, strategic alliances, associations and foundations. • Mergers and national and international acquisitions. Due Diligence.• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating NDAs, LOIs, University Collaboration Agreements, Collective Agreements with Associations and Foundations, Sponsorship Agreements, Consortium Agreements.• Software Supplier Agreements and Software Maintenance Agreements and Side Letters.• Drafting and negotiating leasing and renting Agreements, credit lines, equity loans, bank loans, inter-company loans, letters of support and subsidy.• Reviewing and negotiating International Communication Agencies contracts and Supplier Agreements. • Solving legal questions about Personal Data Protection advice.• Management of operating legal matters of the different Group companies, both in Spain and abroad.• Legal support and assistance for the different business units across the different jurisdictions.• Providing Legal Training regarding Corporate Law aimed at commercial lawyers. Show less

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  Siemens Gamesa

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  In-house Lawyer. General Council and Corporate Legal Advice Department

  • Legal House Keeping. Manage Company Secretarial activities for operating and holding companies across 69+ jurisdictions. Drafting General Assembly and Board of Directors Minutes of International and National companies related to corporate changes. Power of attorney management. Manage worldwide corporate secretary database. Manage statutory compliance deadlines and complete year-end formalities.• Support maintenance of statutory registers and corporate minute books.• Legal advice regarding international and national companies of GAMESA GROUP (e.g. USA, UK, France, Romania, Hungary, Egypt).• Commercial Law (draft and review commercial agreements).• M&A and wind up process (dissolutions and liquidations).• Worldwide Annual Accounts (National Financial Statements, EEUU and UK's Annual Reports).• Capital Increase and Capital Reduction. Reorganization process.• Letters of support, Auditor's engagement letters and auditors appointments.• Drafting and reviewing NDAs, Patents Escrow Contracts.• Corporate banking. Loans, credit facility agreements, limited resource lending.• Draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements.• Follow procedures for contract management, organization and documentation. Legalization of documents.• Hire, engage, coordinate and monitor with local and international in-house lawyers. Collaborate and liaise with external local and international lawyers. Assist with legal affairs regarding the Group branches' jurisdictions around the world, especially Portugal.• Manage disputes and litigations.• Participate in the development, recommendation and implementation of legal policies, procedures and guidelines.• Communicate with internal departments and liaise with external regulators and advisors; and provide paralegal support for the transactional and governance practices of the group. Show less

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  Baker McKenzie Spain

  Apr 2013 - Sept 2021

  Corporate Lawyer

  • Corporate secretarial services (legal house-keeping): drafting corporate documents, notarization processes and working closely with relevant bodies to prepare Board and shareholder resolutions.• M&A transactions: overseeing legal due diligence and execution of the relevant documentation for M&A, co-investments, and joint ventures. Equity and debt capital markets transactions. • Creation/closing of corporate entities. National and crossed-border reorganizations.• Governance services: providing legal advice and handling corporate governance processes and maintaining all governance documentation for multiple entities.• Assist to develop standard operating procedures, guidelines and documentation templates. Show less

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  EDP Renewables

  Aug 2021 - Aug 2022

  Legal Lead Associate. General Secretary & Corporate Governance

  Corporate Governance and General Secretary.Advise and support to the General Secretary in legal matters in connection with the listed company and its subsidiaries worldwide.

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  American Express

  Sept 2022 - now

  Legal Manager & Counsel

  General Counsel Organization (GCO)To provide advise and support to the Group companies' directors and managed with respect to their corporate governance and oversight responsibilities, promote responsible legal entity governance, maintain corporate records.