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Amat victoria curam (“victory loves preparation”) could be Francisco Hernández’ motto, according to external counsel who’ve worked alongside him. Recently appointed general counsel for growth markets at Tyco International, he joined the company in 2005 as chief compliance officer and senior corporate counsel, before being appointed general counsel for Latin America in 2007. ‘He’s probably the most thorough and well-prepared in-house I have met’, comments Costa, Waisberg, Tavares Paes Advogados’s Antonio Tavares Paes Jr. In his new role he remains involved in Mexico and Brazil, and in particular the latter, where the company not only recently acquired Exacq Technologies in a $150m deal, but also has a number of joint ventures. Insiders repeatedly identify his ‘strategic approach when dealing with cases’ and also note his ‘concern to anticipate the main issues that may arise’. Regarded as an ‘incredible team leader and team player’, counsel also appreciate that ‘while he expects his strategies to be executed with efficiency, he is very interactive and open, rather than dictatorial; he understands the problems and gives one the opportunity to voice an opinion’.