VERONICA MORENO
Colombian-Qualified Attorney
Miami,FL
Summary
Dedicated legal professional offering expertise in International, Commercial and Insurance law. Hardworking and dedicated to client advocacy. Enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in the insurance and reinsurance business. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. I am seeking to get and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
1
1
Language
22
22
years of post-secondary education
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Lawyer
Kennedys Law Firm
Miami, Florida
02.2019 - Current
- Manage all regulatory matters of the firm’s clients including procurement of non-admitted and admitted reinsurance and reinsurance broker licenses for european and american reinsurance companies and reinsurance brokers and MGAs in all Latin American jurisdictions including Caribbean jurisdictions;
- Organize, maintain, update and manage renewals of non admitted and admitted reinsurance and reinsurance broker company licenses for registered reinsurance companies and reinsurance brokers and MGAs in all Latin American jurisdictions including Caribbean Jurisdictions;.
- Conduct legal research on regulatory and compliance matters in Latin American Countries, Caribbean and Florida and update of new regulatory and compliance laws in Latam for clients;
- Provide legal advice to clients and work with clients on claims handling processes and general insurance and re insurance matters.
- Communicate with and coordinate activities of cedants, insureds, claims adjusters, claims handlers, local counsel and other parties involved in the claim resolution process;.
- Draft settlement agreements, POA's, insurance contracts and clauses as well as other legal documents as required by clients;
- Developed strategies to resolve cases in client's best interest.
- Prepare quotes for clients which include services from local offices in Latin America
Preschool teacher
The Cushman School
Miami, FL
08.2017 - 02.2019
- Assist in the caring of children under the age of 5 and teaching of basic social, problem-solving and language skills.
- These concepts were taught both one-on-one and in groups, using techniques such as games, storytelling, experimenting, art, music and play.
Associate Lawyer, Attorney
Kennedys Latin America
Miami, Florida
02.2014 - 02.2015
- (Re) insurance and related Regulatory Affairs.
- Activities and Responsibilities:.
- Same as above.
Associate Lawyer
Carrizosa Abogados
Bogota, Colombia
01.2009 - 05.2009
- Attorney in: Financial, Banking and Contract law.
- Attorney to the firm’s clients (banks) such as DAVIVIENDA, AV VILLAS, and BCSC.
- I was involved in litigation processes concerning contract breach, housing loans, application of interest rates and legal banking procedures.
- In charge of supervising the litigation area of the firm and judicial practitioners.
- Drafting of legal documents concerning all the stages of the judicial process needed to defend the client and to ensure due process.
- Managed court litigation directly attending at different stages throughout the process and/or when legal assistance was required according to the law.
Associate Professor
Universidad
Bogota, Colombia
01.2008 - 05.2009
- Taught an International Business Law course to third year undergraduate students at the University’s Business School.
- Couse was taught in English.
Associate Lawyer
Cardozo Coral
Bogota, Colombia
11.2007 - 01.2009
- Asociados, Bogota, Colombia.
- In house legal counsel for Fiduciaria Colseguros S.A, An Allianz Company.
- Legal Counseling in: International, Commercial, Financial, Civil and Contract law.
- Responsible for the company’s legal department.
- Legal advisor for commercial, contract, financial and corporate matters.
- Structured and legalized all of the Company’s financial products through the creation of legal vehicles.
- Legal Structuring of private equity and venture capital funds.
- Provided support on Merger and Acquisition due diligence related to one of the company´s subsidiaries.
- Structuring and creation of trusts and trust-related contracts.
- Estate planning strategies for the company’s clients.
- Drafting of legal opinions requested by the company, conducted all the research and investigation.
Associate Lawyer
Cardozo Coral & Asociados
Bogota, Colombia.
05.2005 - 11.2007
- Worked as Legal advisor on corporate, international and commercial matters.
- Managed relationships with new and prospective clients through weekly meetings.
- Assist the firm’s clients on the preparation and presentation of public and private placements.
- Responsible for several lawsuits and follow up in commercial litigation matters.
- Legal Advisor on Civil, Commercial, Corporate, Tax and international affairs to firm’s clients.
- Support on the legal structuring of securitization processes managed by the firm with public and private corporations.
- Support on the legal structuring of financial transactions by using trust funds for companies in order to ensure better management of their resources and to provide them with liquidity.
- Legal structuring of Private Equity Funds for firms clients and elaboration of all legal documents concerning private equity funds (LLC agreements, prospectus, fund by-laws, etc).
- Translation of various types of commercial contracts from English to Spanish and Spanish to English.
- Creation and follow up of legal documents concerning the creation of off-shore companies in different countries.
Education
Paralegal Certificate -
University of Miami
Miami, FL 11.2009 - 03.2010
Certificate on Basic Finance -
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Bogota, Colombia 01.2007 - 04.2007
J.D. - Attorney
Universidad De La Sabana
Bogota, Colombia 08.2001 - 11.2006
Certificate on Legal English -
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Bogota, Colombia 01.2009 - 08.2021
Associate Professor of International - Business Law
Universidad de la Sabana
01.2008 - 05.2009
Teaching Assistant of a Securities Course during law school - undefined
Universidad de la Sabana
01.2004 - 01.2005
Assistant of a Constitutional Law Course during law - undefined
Universidad de la Sabana
01.2003 - 01.2004
Skills
Efficient researcher
Affiliations
I am a Colombian qualified attorney with ample experience in international commercial and insurance law. I also have experience in corporate consulting and advisory with particular focus on contracts, insurance (and reinsurance) law and international business transactions. I was a professor of the International Business Law course for the International Business Administration School at Universidad de la Sabana in Bogota, Colombia.
Currently I have been working for almost 5 years with Kennedys Law firm focusing on regulatory research, licensing and compliance matters and handling some marine and aviation reinsurance claims in various Latin American and Caribbean countries and maintaining the high standard of service offered to the firm’s existing clients and assisting in furthering the professional reputation of the firm and team and contributing to the team’s development. My experience in the law firm has been mostly client focused as part of the firm’s policy and values is to offer a distinguished client service. I also have a Paralegal certificate from the University of Miami.
Timeline
Associate Lawyer
Kennedys Law Firm
02.2019 - Current
Preschool teacher
The Cushman School
08.2017 - 02.2019
Associate Lawyer, Attorney
Kennedys Latin America
02.2014 - 02.2015
Paralegal Certificate -
University of Miami
11.2009 - 03.2010
Certificate on Legal English -
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
01.2009 - 08.2021
Associate Lawyer
Carrizosa Abogados
01.2009 - 05.2009
Associate Professor
Universidad
01.2008 - 05.2009
Associate Professor of International - Business Law
Universidad de la Sabana
01.2008 - 05.2009
Associate Lawyer
Cardozo Coral
11.2007 - 01.2009
Certificate on Basic Finance -
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
01.2007 - 04.2007
Associate Lawyer
Cardozo Coral & Asociados
05.2005 - 11.2007
Teaching Assistant of a Securities Course during law school - undefined
Universidad de la Sabana
01.2004 - 01.2005
Assistant of a Constitutional Law Course during law - undefined
Universidad de la Sabana
01.2003 - 01.2004
J.D. - Attorney
Universidad De La Sabana
08.2001 - 11.2006
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