How do you approach managing legal aspects during periods of instability or crises, and how does your legal strategy align with the broader business strategy to ensure the organisation’s resilience? 

Our legal team works closely with business units to align strategies, ensuring legal decisions support continuity and growth. We maintain open communication with leaders, use data analytics for informed decision-making, and engage external experts as needed. We conduct thorough risk assessments to identify potential challenges, analysing regulatory changes, market shifts, and geopolitical factors. Our contingency planning includes predefined legal responses to mitigate adverse effects. By integrating legal and business strategies, we enhance resilience, adapt to changes, and support long-term stability and success. 

What are the main cases or transactions you have been involved in recently? 

As an in-house lawyer overseeing diverse business processes, I handle a broad spectrum of legal areas including Corporate Law, Compliance, Tax, Labor, IP-Tech, and Privacy among others. Recently, my focus has been on structuring three pivotal products for the education sectors in Colombia and Ecuador: a SaaS collection platform, factoring services, and credit solutions. This involves extensive work in regulatory compliance and the establishment of holistic risk management processes for transactional flows. Additionally, a significant aspect of my role has been organising the company for corporate growth transactions, ensuring all internal processes are streamlined and fully compliant with regulatory standards. 

What emerging technologies do you see as having the most significant impact on the legal profession in the near future, and how do you stay updated on these developments? 

At Mattilda, our legal team’s processes are measured by operational and functional maturity. To adapt to this evolving landscape, we implement processes that facilitate change and ensure reliable resources. For instance, we use a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system that enables smooth interactions with clients, commercial entities, and operational roles, aiming for operational excellence in our Service Delivery Models. 

Additionally, comprehensive KYC (Know Your Customer) and KYB (Know Your Business) tools are crucial for understanding our suppliers, collaborators, and employees. Even in a fast-growing culture, it is essential not to compromise regulatory and compliance standards. To stay updated on these technological advancements, we continuously monitor industry trends, participate in relevant seminars and workshops, and engage with leading technology providers. 

In your opinion, what are the main trends that are salient in your country currently? 

Educational institutions are part of a greatly neglected and abandoned sector. They are trapped in a vicious cycle where poor collection processes result in a lack of liquidity, preventing them from accessing credit or financial solutions to grow their educational business. At Mattilda’s legal team, we have focused on structuring services that help institutions break free from this cycle: a SaaS collection platform, factoring services, and B2B credit for investment in educational infrastructure. Our legal team is dedicated to providing services that are typically highly regulated and have significant entry barriers, in a manner that is easy and smooth without compromising regulatory and compliance aspects.