LEGAL EDUCATION

Ø The University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia
LL.M. May 2001
Ø Faculdades Integradas Cândido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Masters of Business Law, March 1996 - December 1996
Ø Pontifícia Universidade Católica – PUC/RJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J.D. equivalent, March 1986 - December 1990

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Ø Translation (via e-mail) – Daniel Brilhante de Brito School of Translation - September 2005
Ø Trados Workshop – AML Global Communications Support – July 2006
Ø Trados – IEDEC - September 2006


EMPLOYMENT

Free-lance
Translator July 2000
ENG > PORT - PORT>ENG
Translations of legal, marketing documents and websites.
Interpreter July 2004
ENG > PORT - PORT>ENG
Consecutive interpretations of hearings, interviews, medical appointments, etc over the telephone and in person.

Trident Corporate Services, Inc. Atlanta, GA
Assistant Counsel January 1999 – July 2000
Responsible for the formation of offshore structures, working together with the offices that the company has worldwide and dealing with international taxation. Assisted the head of the U.S. office with analyses of trust deeds. Client service experience. Clients included national and international law firms, brokers and banks. Took trips to visit clients and attended to seminars.

Benefit Consultoria Ltda. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attorney March 1991 – April 1998
Gained experience in different areas of law related to Pension Funds, the exclusive clients of the firm. During my first years with the firm was responsible for the Labor Law department. Later had significant experience in the Tax Law department. Attended court, acted in cases from the beginning to the final decision. Prepared contracts and legal opinions, upon the requests of the clients. For a year assisted one of the associate attorneys with the supervision of the work of eight lawyers. Attended at least one conference per year in order to be updated with the many changes in Brazilian legislation.


Texaco do Brasil S.A. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Intern October 1989 – October 1990
Responsible for following up with the procedural steps of the cases related to the company and doing research to assist the attorneys.

Criminal Public Prosecutor Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Intern August 1989 – October 1989
Assisted with the writing of criminal petitions and attended hearings of cases in which the Prosecutor was acting.

Mineração Rio do Norte S.A. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Intern July 1987 – July 1989
Prepared contracts under the supervision of the head of the Legal Department of this company and followed up with the labor claims against the company.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Portuguese - native
English - fluent
French - good understanding
Spanish - good understanding