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The highly talented in-house legal team of Distribuidora Nissan, is comprised of four lawyers and is led by Catalina Robledo Ramirez who is the legal manager – general counsel. The team has been consolidating, not only its functions, but also the empowerment of each one of its members, which in the words of Ramirez, ‘has been reflected in the recognition and respect that the rest of the company shows for each member of the legal team and for their work, and the confidence in the support we give to all the areas of the company, with solutions and alternatives to the different situations they bring to us, looking for support and solutions’. Each member of the team plays a specific role within the department. Erika Ortiz, senior lawyer has more than 10 years of experience covers the most complex agreements, defines the legal defence strategy, and orchestrates the policies and management of the team. Rafael Saavedra is the senior coordinator of the legal department, with more than 7 years of experience in law firms and has been in the team for three years as corporate lawyer. He is currently in charge of all the lawsuits related to corporate law, including criminal law and he also coordinates all the outsourced practitioners hired by the company to represent the interests of Distribuidora Nissan for all kinds of lawsuits. Ortiz and Saavedra are joined by Ana Maria Martinez who is involved with PI and copyright law and Juan Carlos Montejo who supports litigation and private law matters. On the team’s development, Ramirez highlights that, ‘the ethic and the principles we act with are reflected in the success of the cases and in the effectiveness of the negotiations which are revealed in agreements that give security to the transactions made by the company’.