Team size: Eighteen

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?

Always focusing on compliance first, communicating very clearly and directly the activities that will be carried out as a priority due to instability/crisis and those that will be scheduled to be carried out at an opportune time. It is important to highlight that, as part of the business and a member of the Board, the legal department is 100% integrated with the business needs and defines, together with the other technical and strategic areas of the business, the best direction for each of the situations.

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

Throughout 2024, I worked on many projects, but in general contractual transactions with multinationals from various segments of the economy, real estate operations, strategic tax, civil and labor litigation, and innovation and legal ops projects to simplify repetitive and bureaucratic activities. I cannot mention these projects in detail, because I am the legal head of a company that serves the main companies in Brazil that represent the various pillars of the economy (technology, retail, automotive, pharmaceutical, consumer, e-commerce) and mentioning these projects exposes the strategy and business of our clients.

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?

There is no doubt that AI is and will be a great ally for lawyers, as it provides more instant access, faster responses, and will be increasingly assertive when fed with secure data and quality information. It is also important to highlight that KPIs, and data will be essential to direct focus, efforts and the most appropriate professionals to perform a given activity. In this sense, legal ops areas formed by professionals who are not lawyers will gain greater prominence.

How do you prioritise diversity and inclusion within your legal department, and what initiatives have you implemented to foster a more inclusive and equitable work environment?

As a black woman, I understand that intentionality and the creation of opportunities are the pillars for attracting diverse people. Likewise, communication and understanding of each person’s characteristics, as well as recognising the existence of biases so that they can be addressed, are fundamental to generating retention and a sense of belonging for diverse people. It is important to highlight that here I am referring to physical diversity, behavior, and leadership style/profile. In this sense, when faced with new positions, replacements, and promotions, I intentionally seek employees who are diverse in different aspects, as this diversity generates creativity and different provocations that lead us to perform our activities with higher quality.