FELIPE SANTAMARÍA PINEDA
Summary
Results-driven lawyer with 5 years of experience advising clients in corporate, labor, tax, and litigation law. Skilled in drafting legal documents, negotiating settlements, and managing the corporate and administrative matters of over forty international clients. Poised and dedicated professional with a proven ability to thrive in complex and detail-oriented Global Entity Management environments.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Senior Executive
TMF COLOMBIA LTDA.
04.2020 - Current
- Management & Leadership: supervisor of four people of TMF's legal team, part in Colombia and Ecuador.
- Assignment, distribution, and prioritization of processes.
- Being the main point of contact with the other internal departments and between the team and the Legal Manager.
- Responsible for the labor, immigration, tax, and corporate processes of more than forty clients.
- Advice and support to international clients, answering requests and direct handling of clients.
- Used industry expertise, customer service skills and analytical nature to resolve customer concerns and promote loyalty.
- Support in managing the billing and collection of the legal team
- Preparing feedback and performance evaluations for supervised members of the team
- Preparation and delivery of training on legal issues to the different areas of the company.
- Boosted operational and legal efficiency through implementation of lean principles, resulting in reduced waste and improved production timelines.
- Negotiated favorable contract terms with vendors, leading to significant cost savings while maintaining product quality and timely delivery.
- Formulated long-term strategic plans that drove sustained growth in revenue, profitability, and shareholder value.
Legal Analyst
FAJOBE S.A.S.
07.2019 - 03.2020
- Litigation management: attorney in tax and administrative litigation: Industry and Commerce, Social Security and Income Tax
- Preparation of legal documents, investigative work, updating of legal proceedings, preparation, and participation in hearings
- Supervision of labor litigation
- Protection actions, among others
- Labor Law: execution of disciplinary processes (discharges), active member of the labor committee, legal concepts, drafting and answering rights of petition and other legal documents, drafting of the labor committee regulations.
- Corporate Law: supervision and support in reorganization and judicial liquidation processes before the Superintendence of Companies, preparation of minutes, legal documents-concepts, response to requests to the Superintendency.
Legal Assistant
FAJOBE S.A.S.
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Litigation: monitoring the company's legal proceedings at national level, support in the preparation and drafting of legal documents, research of legislation, jurisprudence, concepts, among others
- Corporate Law: support in the judicial liquidation process, later support in the judicial validation process, reorganization agreement reform, among others
- Innovation: support in the process of call No
- 800 of 2018 Colciencias
- Participant in the Global Innovation Management (GIMI) Certification process, support in internal innovation projects
- Legal support: legal support and assistance to Human Resources, Accounting, Finance and Management, depending on the needs and circumstances that may arise on a day-to-day basis.
Legal Trainee
FAJOBE S.A.S.
07.2018 - 12.2018
- Litigation: monitoring of legal proceedings, drafting and preparation of legal documents, research in the field
- Corporate Law: support in the judicial reorganization process
- Drafting of tutelas and other legal actions to face subsequent judicial liquidation
- Legal support: support and teamwork with the different areas of the company in all matters related to legal issues.
Education
Specialist in Business Law - Law Enforcement Administration
Universidad De Los Andes
Bogotá, Colombia02.2021
Bachelor of Law - Law
Universidad De Los Andes
Bogotá, Colombia02.2019
High School Diploma -
Liceo De Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia11.2013
Skills
- Negotiation
- Effective communication
- Creativity and analysis
- Fellowship and support
- Organization and effective time management
- Customer service/handling difficult customers
- Attention to detail
- Corporate Communications
- Report Preparation
- Cross-functional Team Coordination
- Performance Improvement
Courses and activities
- Zoni Language Centers, ESL Intensive Program, Vancouver, Canada, 2014
- Yale University, American Contract Law I, 2020
- SENA, Training talented, integral, and competitive leaders, 2018
References
References on request.
Languages
Spanish
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
RemoteHybridImportant To Me
Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureWork from home optionFlexible work hoursTeam Building / Company RetreatsPaid time offTimeline
Legal Senior Executive
TMF COLOMBIA LTDA.
04.2020 - Current
Legal Analyst
FAJOBE S.A.S.
07.2019 - 03.2020
Legal Assistant
FAJOBE S.A.S.
01.2019 - 06.2019
Legal Trainee
FAJOBE S.A.S.
07.2018 - 12.2018
Specialist in Business Law - Law Enforcement Administration
Universidad De Los Andes
Bachelor of Law - Law
Universidad De Los Andes
High School Diploma -
Liceo De Colombia
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