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Maria Gabriela Villarreal

Orlando,FL

Summary

Seasoned legal professional with expertise in Contractual and Corporate Law bringing skills in risk management, contractual preparation, and service coordination. Experienced in providing legal counsel as a Lawyer and Public Notary, with a strong focus on conflict resolution and guidance on legal matters. Skilled in analyzing, organizing, drafting, closing, administering, reviewing, executing, and maintaining contract files and capable of handling numerous projects with flexibility and perseverance. A strategic partner to the business, providing value to both internal and external customers by administrating contract terms effectively by continuously tracking process and deliverables. Proficient in a full range of contractual services and legal research oriented to identifying negotiation opportunities and improving processes to ensure compliance with regulations and current laws. A proactive, collaborative, and detail-oriented leader who excels in team management and coordination with stakeholders, proficient in both Spanish and English, along with computer packages such as MS Office, oriented to prioritize and manage multiple projects with integrity and sound judgment.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Lawyer and Public Notary

Independent Professional Practice
01.2012 - 12.2021
  • Successfully provided clients dealing with personal and business affairs with comprehensive legal services in various areas such as Contractual, Commercial, Real Estate, Labor, Notary, Corporate, and Environmental Law ensuring compliance with the Legal System's requirements and providing advice and follow-up when needed.
  • Diligently Identified all requirements for different jurisdictions and verified the authenticity and legitimacy of clients' requirements through digitized systems or specialized platforms to stay up to date with regulatory changes by conducting documentary investigations in various information sources.
  • Accurately drafted legal documents, guidelines, and contracts, developed project plans or corresponding protocols, and monitored their progress. Reviewed and elaborated confidentiality contracts and agreements in accordance with the parties' settlements. Reviewed correspondence, notifications, citations, subpoenas, and allegations, and communicated with other professionals, regulatory authorities, and companies when necessary.
  • Promptly assisted clients in different private, administrative, and judicial instances, ensuring due diligence until completion of the corresponding procedures or processes, ensuring that in each case the rules and procedures of the Legal System were followed while foreseeing possible legal implications focused on decision-making with ethics and integrity judgment.

Contracts Manager

ORACLE SSC, S.A.
06.2011 - 10.2012
  • Successfully supported the Senior Manager and the Director of the Oracle University Line of Business in daily coordination and supervision of the operations of the work center creating value for internal and external customers in an extensive range of contractual services, contract life cycle, execution of contracts identifying negotiation of contract terms to ensure that all the company's activities complied with the end customer’s and the company’s requirements, regulations and current laws when negotiating conditions, modifications, incentives, and contractual remedies to monitor contracts with careful diligence in the assignment and elaboration of the contracts to each of the collaborators according to their experience, knowledge, and skills.
  • Assertively recruited new personnel and provided training and advice in the responsibilities and tasks of their position in the Line of Business to ensure that in the performance of their duties they adhered to Oracle's policies, standards, and procedures.
  • Effectively analyzed and investigated each of the deals according to their complexity alongside the responsible collaborator guaranteeing the complete satisfaction of the end customer, exercising such supervision through business progress meetings and taking control of the technological tools provided by the Company.
  • Meticulously prepared and supervised the Line of Business team for fiscal closings and the fulfillment of the goals in the pre-established deadlines for each of the closing deals until their completion.

Contracts Administrator

ORACLE SSC, S.A.
10.2007 - 06.2011

Contracts Administrator–Oracle University Team for USA and Canada

Contracts Administrator-Advance Customer Service Team for USA and Canada

Contracts Administrator-Expansions Team for USA and Canada

  • Accurately assisted both internal and external clients with the interpretation, elaboration, negotiation, and administration of the License Agreements of the contracts for the end customer, as well as the sales of Licenses and Support and Education Services, which were carried out for the United States of America and Canada both in extensions and new businesses.
  • Diligently drafted and sought the necessary approvals for the negotiations to be reflected in the final contract, whether these were standard or non-standard contracts. For the preparation of these contracts, a review of the documentation was required to be carried out to ensure that it was in accordance with the Company's policies, thus foreseeing possible legal and accounting implications.
  • The approach of each contract was unique and required to be versatile, thorough, accurate, organized, and productive as several deals were handled at a time, and their complexity depended on the processes established for each Line of Business and the requirements of the client. Each of these contracts had to be drafted and completed within a predetermined time frame, effectively and accurately, implementing the tools and systems provided by the Company during the complete life cycle of the deal.

Education

J.D. -

De La Salle University
San José, Costa Rica

Skills

  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Contract and Agreement drafting
  • Multiple projects management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Contract Development and Management
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Timely Project Completion
  • Effective Working Relationships

Languages

Spanish
English

Timeline

Lawyer and Public Notary

Independent Professional Practice
01.2012 - 12.2021

Contracts Manager

ORACLE SSC, S.A.
06.2011 - 10.2012

Contracts Administrator

ORACLE SSC, S.A.
10.2007 - 06.2011

J.D. -

De La Salle University
Maria Gabriela Villarreal