Raul Riquelme Esq.
Weston,Florida
Summary
Skilled legal professional experienced in the legal industry and demonstrated success learning new fields quickly. History of making substantial impacts with forward-thinking, resourceful, and adaptable strategies. Successful at understanding markets, key business decisions, and financial operations. Hard-driving business leader offering skills in strategic business planning and team development. Skillfully recruit and train employees at all levels to meet customer and business demands. Articulate, forward-thinking, and resourceful in meeting unique needs.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
International Attorney
Spiegel & Utrera P.A. Lawyers - Miami, FL
07.2022 - 11.2022
- Advocated for clients before court in oral argument by presenting facts and evidence in most favorable light.
- Conducted legal research and conferred with colleagues with subject matter expertise to develop strategies and arguments in preparation for the presentation of cases.
- Developed strategies to resolve cases in the client's best interest.
- Filed timely case pleadings to meet firm deadlines.
- His practice currently focuses on assisting entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small to medium-sized businesses in all areas of business law including, but not limited to Contracts, Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Consumer Protection; Competition Law; Uniform Commercial Code; Securities Law, Intellectual Property, Secured Transactions, Commercial Paper, Asset Protection; Wage and Labor Law; Administrative Law; Workers Compensation, and Immigration Law.
Owner
Lex & Business Attorney At Law
04.2016 - Current
- Lawyer Firm specialized in International business, with great experience in companies from Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, USA, etc.
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Tax Law
- Commercial Law
- Labor Law
- Migration Law
- Intellectual Property
- Representation of foreign companies.
- Evaluated suppliers by assessing quality, timeliness, and compliance of deliveries to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational efficiency.
- Managed day-to-day business operations, including accounting, finance, HR, marketing, and public relations.
- Optimized team hiring, training and performance.
- Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures and technology systems.
- Reduced personnel turnover and promoted employee development by recruiting team-oriented candidates and implementing new training practices.
- Established and administered annual budget with effective controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives.
- Recruited, hired and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain efficiency and responsiveness to demands.
- Cultivated forward-thinking, inclusive and performance-oriented business culture to lead the industry in innovation and push progress.
- Applied human resources expertise to optimize hiring, training, and performance.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal legal solutions.
- Managed key accounts, including developing sales presentations and promotion initiatives to drive product sales and increase brand awareness.
- Addressed customer complaints quickly to drive satisfaction and adjusted operational strategies to reduce issues.
- Administered finances and led business operations, including running payroll, making bank deposits and analyzing income and expenses to maintain cost-effective operations.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of all statutory requirements and regulations.
Founder /Owner
Puyehue Business LLC. (Clean & Fresh Dry Cleaners)
07.2017 - Current
- Oversaw operation of administrative services, including finances, contract negotiation and fulfillment, customer service and marketing divisions.
- Collaborated with staff to maximize customer satisfaction, streamline procedures and improve bottom-line profitability.
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Complied with federal, state and company policies, procedures and regulations for [Type] and [Type] business processes.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Reached out to accounts on [Timeframe] basis to check on needs, understanding business operations and offer services.
- Addressed customer complaints quickly to drive satisfaction and adjusted operational strategies to reduce issues.
- Maintained business operations by communicating with coworkers and managers.
- Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
Partner
Herrera Olalla & Riquelme Abogados
06.2005 - 04.2016
- Provided outstanding service to all individuals, promoting effective and lasting business relationships.
- Spoke with peers to verify task completion, enabling all deadlines and schedules to be met.
- Advocated for clients before court in oral argument by presenting facts and evidence in most favorable light.
- Assessed admissibility and relevance of evidence, motions and pleadings to ensure fair proceedings.
- Reviewed complaints, petitions, motions and pleadings to aid in determining admissibility.
- Cold called business leaders to initiate inclusion in sales strategies.
- Orchestrated smooth employee separations by maintaining communication channels, updating HRIS and conducting exit interviews.
- Updated all class records and provided assessments to department and business leaders.
- Analyzed, diagnosed, and provided input into design of HR programs, policies, and practices.
- Implemented and coordinated development of HR programs and services.
- Assessed cases for probable outcomes by researching black letter law and other legal authority, comparing fact patterns to those of precedential cases.
- Oversaw firm's day-to-day administrative operations, provided guidance to support staff and enforced compliance with state, federal and local regulations across organization.
CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Government Companies
MULTICOM S.A. – PETROMANABI S.A. – INDULANA S.A. – MORLANTEX S.A. – CARINCO S.A. – INMOPETROSA S.A. - Ecuadorian States Companies
01.2013 - 08.2016
- Multicom S.A., the main company in radio communication with Motorola brand.
- Under my administration, together with Motorola, we implemented the first digital radio communication system in Ecuador, with coverage in the two main cities in the country.
- Increased revenue streams by reducing costs, managing schedules and performing variance and risk analysis to implement corrective actions.
- Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules and contract negotiations.
- Enhanced operational success through effective staffing, strong training, adherence to safety regulations and well-timed customer service.
- With the other companies, our function was to close the operation and liquidate these state companies, liquidating the personnel in charge, selling the assets and paying the liabilities.
- Managed partnerships and strategic business relationships by negotiating contract terms and handling conflicts.
- Built productive relationships with industry partners and competitors to support strategic business objectives.
- Cultivated forward-thinking, inclusive and performance-oriented business culture to lead industry in innovation and push progress.
Clerk
Gutierrez Cadavid, Law-Firm
03.2002 - 06.2005
- Tax Law
- Commercial Law
- Labor Law
- Migration Law
- Intellectual Property.
- Kept physical files and digitized records organized for easy updating and retrieval by authorized team members.
- Provided quality clerical support through data entry, document management, email correspondence and overseeing operation of office equipment.
- Reviewed and streamlined digital file systems to reduce usage errors.
- Interacted with customers professionally by phone, email or in-person to provide information and directed to desired staff members.
- Tracked and recorded expenses and reconciled accounts to maintain accurate, current and compliant financial records.
- Maintained composure in stressful situations and continued to provide helpful and kind guest services for fantastic customer satisfaction.
- Recorded minutes at board meetings adhering to proper procedures and bylaws.
- Interacted with customers by phone, email or in-person to provide information.
- Promoted customer loyalty and consistent sales by delivering friendly service and knowledgeable assistance.
- Produced high-quality documents, spreadsheets and presentations for internal and customer-facing needs.
- Reviewed order data to verify transactions and shipping dates.
- Drafted professional memos, letters and marketing copy to support business objectives and growth.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously using organizational and analytical skills.
Titular Professor
La Metro University
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Teacher in Labor Law
- Teacher in Intellectual Property
- Teacher in Commercial Law
- Teacher in General Law.
- Probed, encouraged and facilitated class discussions by building discussions into lessons, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation and actively solicit input.
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations, including visual, aural and social learning modalities.
- Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.
- Shifted between informal and formal methods of teaching to create multi-layered web of learning incorporating experiments, practical activities, discussions and projects into lessons.
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
- Developed and taught undergraduate courses in for department offerings serving major, minor and general students.
Temporary Chief Operation Manager
PROVIVIENDA
10.2001 - 06.2002
- Replacement of the Head Operations Manager during her breastfeeding period.
- Conducted performance reviews each quarter, offering praise and recommendations for improvement.
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications and missed deadlines.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe or ineffective practices by inspecting production areas regularly.
- Protected company assets from loss such as theft or damage by setting and enforcing effective security policies.
- Evaluated upcoming program plans to forecast expected resource needs.
- Strengthened performance metrics tracking and analysis to enhance tactical and strategic company plans.
- Developed and implemented daily operations plans such as delivery routes, employee assignments, and promotional strategies.
- Established and administered annual budget with effective controls to prevent overages, minimizing burn rate, and support sustainability objectives.
Legal Manager
PROVIVIENDA
06.2000 - 01.2002
- Supervised a team of 5 attorneys, paralegals, and other legal personnel in corporate legal and administrative business conduct.
- Assessed proposed actions and employee conduct for potential liability and offered suggestions for risk management and remedy.
- Counseled clients on legal matters such as commercial, real estate, and trust agreements.
- Advised Provivienda on achieving statutory compliance by interpreting regulations, suggesting company policies, and distributing literature on compliant work practices.
- Drafted and negotiated trust agreements and financial transactions on behalf of the company.
- Analyzed elements of civil litigation, including evidence gathering and presentation and client counseling, in addition to evaluating jury selection methods processes.
- Reviewed and analyzed government and judicial structures, as well as arbitration concepts and negotiation techniques.
- Developed polished legal documents, including motions and briefs, to support litigation processes and court proceedings.
- Analyzed and solved multi-faceted problems that affected executive leaders and business initiatives.
- Hired, managed, developed, and trained staff, established and monitored goals, conducted performance reviews and administered salaries for staff.
- Established and developed highly efficient and dependable administrative team by delivering ongoing coaching and motivation and fostering career advancement.
- Cooperated with legal teams to create performance documents for curative action planning.
- Investigated facts and laws to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.
- Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information.
Journalist (legal and Politics Matters)
Diario El Comercio (Ecuadorian's Main Newspaper)
08.1998 - 02.2000
- Diario El Comercio - Ecuador’s major hard copy and on line daily newspaper Journalist – Legal and Politics Matters.
- Organized material, determined area of emphasis, and wrote stories according to prescribed editorial style and format standards.
- Applied understanding of public opinion, social media and traditional media use to create engaging and attention-grabbing stories.
- Pursued and developed stories independently and for assignment, covering range of topics.
- Evaluated and followed up on news leads and news tips to develop story ideas.
- Performed research and checked all facts to maintain high standard of journalistic integrity.
- Wrote news stories, developed leads and constructed headlines.
- Completed assigned pieces and developed independent stories.
- Established and maintained relationships with credible sources.
- Followed-up on leads for information regarding news and events.
Education
MBA - Business Administration And Management
San Ignacio University
Miami, FL07.2024
Post-graduate study, Tax Law. - Tax Law
Andean University
Quito, Ecuador01.2003
Bachelor of Science - Law
Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador06.2002
Skills
- Attorney
- Editorial
- Journalist
- Legal
- Corporate leadership
- Operations management
- Consulting
- Law
- Migration
- Newspaper
- Tax
- Organizational leadership
- Negotiation
Affiliations
- Admitted to the National Bar of Ecuador
- Member of the National Association of Ecuador’s Lawyers Since 2002 Pro Bono
- Círculo Aéreo Escuadrilla Cóndores (Chilean Air Force – Ecuadorian Air Force) Secretary of the Board, Since 2007 -2008
Accomplishments
- I have consolidated a law firm specialized in advising companies that make international investments, and that wish to start operations in new markets. We have a significant number of clients from various countries and companies with great prestige at a regional and global level.
- I led and achieved the installation of Motorola's system radiocommunication by completing the first digital system installed in Ecuador with accuracy and efficiency.
- Supervised a team of 70 staff members in government companies.
- Documented and resolved the issues related to Ecuadorian public companies which led to organizing and valuing those companies.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Additional Information
- Nationality: Chilean and Ecuadorian
Legal trials published
- El Segundo Mercado de Valores en el Ecuador (The Second Market in Ecuador), PUCE, Tesis. 2002.
- Análisis Comparativo, Diferencias, Ventajas y Desventajas del Impuesto Predial Urbano en la Antigua Ley Orgánica de Régimen Municipal y la Ley Actual, (Comparative Analysis, Differences, Advantages and Disadvantages of the Urban Property Tax in the Old Organic Law of Municipal Regime and the Current Law) Andean University, Tesis. 2004.
- Women, business and the law
The World Bank (Collaboration chapter Ecuador) 2009
Hobbies
- Travel.
- Walk.
- Enjoy quality time with my two children and my wife.
Timeline
International Attorney
Spiegel & Utrera P.A. Lawyers - Miami, FL
07.2022 - 11.2022
Founder /Owner
Puyehue Business LLC. (Clean & Fresh Dry Cleaners)
07.2017 - Current
Owner
Lex & Business Attorney At Law
04.2016 - Current
CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Government Companies
MULTICOM S.A. – PETROMANABI S.A. – INDULANA S.A. – MORLANTEX S.A. – CARINCO S.A. – INMOPETROSA S.A. - Ecuadorian States Companies
01.2013 - 08.2016
Partner
Herrera Olalla & Riquelme Abogados
06.2005 - 04.2016
Titular Professor
La Metro University
01.2003 - 01.2005
Clerk
Gutierrez Cadavid, Law-Firm
03.2002 - 06.2005
Temporary Chief Operation Manager
PROVIVIENDA
10.2001 - 06.2002
Legal Manager
PROVIVIENDA
06.2000 - 01.2002
Journalist (legal and Politics Matters)
Diario El Comercio (Ecuadorian's Main Newspaper)
08.1998 - 02.2000
MBA - Business Administration And Management
San Ignacio University
Post-graduate study, Tax Law. - Tax Law
Andean University
Bachelor of Science - Law
Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
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