MS Office
Diego Villanueva
Legal / Compliance
Luxembourg
Summary
Experienced Legal professional with over 14 years of experience in Litigation, Corporate Law and Compliance. Additional experience of over 6 years in management positions.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Legal & Corporate Relationship Manager
CSC
12.2022 - Current
- Draft and review of legal documents for all transactions performed by clients' entities;
- Maintenance of entities' legal documentation and registers up to date and within regulatory requirements
- Performing KYC, AML and regulatory checks to ensure clients' compliance to Luxembourg and EU regulations
- Preparation of reports for global compliance teams
- Attending client's meetings for alignment and definition of best legal strategies
- Holding and attending meetings of Board of Directors for Luxembourg based entities, drafting minutes and organising legal documents to be tabled
- Coaching and review of work of junior members of the team
Compliance Manager
HSBC
08.2022 - Current
- Surveillance process / operations expert, fully dedicated to propose and test different strategies to improve the efficiency or risk detection of the controls.
- Designed, proposed and tested different strategies aimed at improving the efficiency of risk detection in the existing Surveillance controls and processes.
- Maintained statistics and metrics for appropriate stakeholders, identifying patterns and contributing to senior management reports.
- Drove optimization of regulatory risks management, control testing and process improvements.
- Acted as a SME for Compliance and Surveillance teams, creating guidelines, providing training and keep the team up-to-date on the recent developments in the area.
- Coached and trained staff on surveillance processes and performed quality control of work in determined projects
Compliance Analyst
HSBC
11.2020 - 07.2022
- Investigated and analised alerts generated by monitoring system.
- Improved and tested monitoring systems to improve results quality.
- Developed and implemented internal control tests to verify employee compliance with established policies and procedures.
- Liaised with risk management, internal audit and employee services departments to direct compliance issues to appropriate channels for investigation and resolution.
- Prepared reports and relevant documentation for upcoming audits and inspections.
Talent Acquisition Operations Specialist
Philip Morris International
07.2018 - 11.2020
- Created and maintained work contracts of all employees in affiliates in Portugal and Spain
- Managed projects focused on the company's transformation and continuous improvement.
- Audited expenses claims raised by candidates and new hires.
- Reviewed and updated legal documents' templates for Talent Acquisition in affiliates in Spain in Portugal.
- Prepared relevant reports for upper management and upcoming audits and inspections.
- SME for GDPR and privacy-related issues regarding candidates.
- Coached junior member and interns of the team, providing guidance, training and performing review of work.
Payments Specialist
IG Markets
03.2017 - 09.2017
- Provided front line payment support to clients.
- Monitored and managed client payment systems.
- Acted as first line of defencse for AML complaince.
- Conducted audit checks.
- Prepared reports of incidents or highlighted cases for escalation.
Lawyer /Partner
Ortiz, Vaz & Villanueva Advogados
10.2012 - 12.2016
- Lead of Corporate Law and Litigation areas of the firm
- Subject Matter Expert on Litigation, Compliance and Corporate Law for clients and internal business partners.
- Responsible for management of associates and interns.
Legal and Procurement Manager
MCD Fire Comércio Importação e Exportação Ltda
03.2013 - 11.2016
- Drafted and negotiated commercial agreements locally and abroad on behalf of company. Negotiated complex contracts by working closely with internal and external stakeholders.
- Advised on statutory compliance by interpreting regulations and suggesting company policies.
- Monitored state and federal regulations to keep company up to date with changing laws.
- Developed policies and best practices for the company.
- Supervised compliance measures regarding domestic and international tariffs and customs regulations.
- Managed procurement requests and acted as point-person for suppliers and customers.
- Built relationships with vendors to negotiate ideal conditions.
Corporate Law/Litigation Manager
Siqueira Castro Advogados
08.2011 - 10.2012
- Managed a team of 5+ lawyers within Corporate Law and Litigation areas of the firm.
- Subject Matter Expert for Corporate Law
- Personally handled high profile cases.
- Performed quality control over work performed by team of lawyers
- Main point of contact for clients and Court officials
- Assessed, trained and gave feedback to lawyers supporting their development
Corporate Law/Litigation Manager
Magadan & Maltz Advogados Associados
09.2007 - 07.2011
- Managed a team of 15+ lawyers within Corporate Law and Litigation areas of the firm.
- Subject Matter Expert for Corporate Law
- Personally handled high profile cases.
- Main point of contact for clients and Court officials
- Performed quality control over work performed by team of lawyers
- Assessed, trained and gave feedback to lawyers supporting their development
Education
J.D. - Law
PUCRS
Brazil 03.2002 - 09.2007
Master in Law - Litigation Law
ABDPC
Brazil 03.2009 - 12.2011
Skills
Policy analysis
Corporate law
Commercial litigation experience
Controls tests
Client Relationship Management
Team Management
Quality controls
Internal Audits
Project Management
Software
Bloomberg
ATS
JIRA
SAP
Viewpoint
Academic Work
- Guest lecturer at the Jagiellonian University - Faculty of Law in Kraków, Poland.
- Guest Lecturer at Kardinala Stefana Wyszynskiego University in Warsaw, Poland.
- Co-author of ¨Status Prawny Sedziego - Panstwa Pozaeuropejskie (Status of the Judiciary - non-eu countries), published in Warsaw, 2020.
Timeline
Legal & Corporate Relationship Manager
CSC
12.2022 - Current
Compliance Manager
HSBC
08.2022 - Current
Compliance Analyst
HSBC
11.2020 - 07.2022
Talent Acquisition Operations Specialist
Philip Morris International
07.2018 - 11.2020
Payments Specialist
IG Markets
03.2017 - 09.2017
Legal and Procurement Manager
MCD Fire Comércio Importação e Exportação Ltda
03.2013 - 11.2016
Lawyer /Partner
Ortiz, Vaz & Villanueva Advogados
10.2012 - 12.2016
Corporate Law/Litigation Manager
Siqueira Castro Advogados
08.2011 - 10.2012
Master in Law - Litigation Law
ABDPC
03.2009 - 12.2011
Corporate Law/Litigation Manager
Magadan & Maltz Advogados Associados
09.2007 - 07.2011
J.D. - Law
PUCRS
03.2002 - 09.2007