With more than 10 years of experience within Hoteles City, Santiago Parra has held different positions and has been in charge of the relationship with financial and banking institutions, with...

Jose Wilmer Meléndez Sanago, is well known for his sense of justice, listening skills, and fact-based opinions. His ability to argue and his assertiveness are among his most notable qualities,...

Can you briefly explain how the legal team is structured? Globally, the legal and compliance team at Danaher is divided by platforms (i.e. operating companies falling under the same function)...

Can you briefly explain how the legal team is structured, highlighting key individuals and their role within the department? Aside from general counsel Central America and the Caribbean Zamira Zapata...

Reflecting on his journey from international law firms in New York and Paris to the Alghanim Industries legal department in Kuwait, which he joined in 2007 and now leads, Santiago...

Led by New York-based general counsel Timothy Chow, Diageo’s Latin America and Caribbean legal team is a brand protection powerhouse. Given the huge range of products Diageo produces, with a...

In the last year, Diageo’s Mexico legal team has consulted on the US$400m acquisition of Tequila Don Julio as part of the firm’s larger investment plans in the country. The...

British-headquartered multinational beverages company Diageo owns some of the most famous alcoholic brands in the world. Heading the legal team of Diageo’s Mexican subsidiary is Zamira Zapata who, within five...

Described by sources as ‘an outstanding lawyer with a high personal commitment and exceptional technical and people management skills’, ‘a very proactive and efficient lawyer’, ‘a problem solver’ and ‘a...

An increasingly respected voice in the Portuguese in-house market, Tiago Matias is a highly skilled lawyer, with vast experience in private practice and in-house roles. He started his career with...

One of the premier alcoholic distillers in the world, and until April 2017 the largest alcoholic beverage company globally by market capitalisation, UK-headquartered Diageo boasts an enviable range of brands....

SalomãoZoppi Diagnósticos contributes to the health of Brazilians by running laboratories that utilise some of the most modern scientific and technological concepts. Ana Luiza Duarte de Barros Dourado joined the...

Silvia Santiago is the legal manager at Guy Carpenter, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan that specialises in risk and reinsurance. Santiago is proficient in technical and legal support in...

Nominators spoke highly of general counsel Blair Williams, general counsel of insurance company IAG New Zealand and the legal department he leads, one source stating that Williams ‘oversees a very...

A brilliant lawyer with strong skills in intellectual property and contract negotiation, Santiago Ojea Quintana has been the general counsel of Holcim Argentina since July 2014. Known as a ‘proactive...

Santiago Monti is the legal manager of Honda Argentina, a subsidiary of the multinational automobile manufacturer, a position he has held since March 2016. Monti joined Honda in 2011 and...

‘I believe that having an engaged team of well-prepared lawyers is the key to going smoothly through long days and achieving good results’, explains Santiago Gini, regional legal manager of...

OLX is a global online marketplace that operates 17 brands in more than 40 countries, employing around 5,000 people worldwide. Found in 2006, OLX is the largest online classified advertisements...

Santiago Codazzi is the regional legal counsel covering South and West Latin America at Louis Dreyfus Company, a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods, active in over 100 countries...

Gustavo Biagioli started working at JLL in June 2014. Before that, he worked for RR Donnelley (printing services), Software AG and IT giant Hewlett Packard. In all, he has dedicated...

Diageo produces some of the world’s most iconic drink brands and Africa makes up 12% of the multinational’s net global sales, a sizeable proportion which its legal team in the...

With some of the world’s best known brands in its portfolio including Guinness, Smirnoff and Ciroc, global alcoholic drinks producer Diageo has a worldwide presence including notable operations in Central...

Diageo is the number one premier alcoholic distiller in the world boasting an enviable range of brands with more than 180 different products. The company’s operation in Colombia is one...

Diageo’s ownership of major Irish brands Guinness and Baileys Irish Cream means it occupies a special place in the Irish business landscape. Indeed, regional counsel, Richard Kindred mentions that perhaps...

Santiago Rabassa is described by one nominator as ‘a seasoned business adviser who can always find ways to solve even the most difficult problems’. Since 2015 he has supported the...

Jardine Cycle & Carriage (JC&C) is a leading listed company in Singapore with a market capitalisation of approximately US$11.5bn as of November 2017. Headed by group general counsel, director of...

During his five-year tenure at Elementia, the Mexican building materials conglomerate, Santiago Bernard Covelo has impressed with his work on a number of high profile corporate transactions, such as acquisitions...

The in-house legal team at drinks multinational Diageo has a sprawling global mandate: the company’s 140 lawyers cover the 180 countries it does business in, all from 40 countries where...

Having worked in-house for over 30 years, Santiago Sainz de Baranda y Casado is widely praised by peers as demonstrated by the quantity and quality of positive testimonials provided by...

Based in Bilbao, multinational electric utility Iberdrola earns over €30bn in annual revenues and is an international leader committed to low-emission energies. As the company’s director of legal services, Santiago...

Described as a ‘rising star’ by nominating sources, Tiago da Mota is responsible for providing legal support for the operations of Fox Networks Group in Portugal and Portuguese African countries,...

Created as a public company in 1976, Sonangol EP is the sole concessionaire for oil and gas exploration on the subsoil and continental shelf of Angola. General counsel of the...

Guinness in Cameroon has a history dating back to the 19th century, when European traders first brought stout to the African continent. The traditional Irish alcoholic beverage has since become...