EXPERIENCE:
ScaleUp Legal – Managing Partner Miami, FL
• Manage formation and development of ScaleUp program for startups seeking representation
and counsel to raise capital, overcoming due diligence difficulties, and structuring deals.
• Qualify, evaluate, and manage affiliated PE investments and portfolio of startups.
• Counsel US and global clients (businesses and executives), on corporate structure,
immigration, PE/VC, international tax, compliance, and complex international transactions.
• Review, negotiate, and supervise hundreds of commercial, procurement, and licensing
contracts, DPAs, and more with clients, vendors, and partners .
• Counsel clients on the legal aspects of investing in blockchain technology and making other
cryptocurrency investments.
• Counsel domestic and international (including Egypt, Philippines, Spain, and Argentina)
clients on entity formation in Delaware, Florida, and Nevada, tax implications, registered
agents, power of attorney, and tax IDs for corporate and individual clients.
• Search, and file for, new trademarks, respond to office actions, and manage trademarks.
CoachHub – Sr. Legal Counsel Miami, FL and Berlin, Germany
• As VP and officer of the US subsidiary, negotiate and manage hundreds of deals in the US,
Latin America (including Brazil), and Spain. Counsel and negotiate with C-level executives,
on corporate structure, immigration, PE/VC (more than $300M raised in VC), international
tax, compliance, and complex international transactions.
• Review and determine adequacy of software as service platforms, and their compliance with
our internal requirements as well as FedRAMP, GovCloud, GDPR, CCPA, SOC II, and ISO.
• Hire, lead, and mentor team members in the UK, Germany, and the US by examining their
work, setting priorities, providing feedback, and facilitating improvements and growth.
• Work with Human Resources to establish a nationwide employment strategy minimizing labor
costs and risks for a workforce of around 150 employees across 27 states and several countries.
• Clients and partners included Silicon Valley Bank, Amazon, Meta, Twitter, T. Rowe Price,
Capital One, Kellogg's, Thomson Reuters, Repsol, Banco Santander, and more.
Indiana Department of Workforce Development – Investigator Miami, FL and Indianapolis, IN
• Determined the facts and created a record relevant to the claimants’ claims by using
questioning techniques similar to the ones used for deposition, direct, and cross examination.
• Applied relevant Indiana labor law and jurisprudence to assist in adjudicating unemployment
and COVID-19 pandemic benefits claims.
Maine Department of Labor – Appeals Hearing Officer Miami, FL and Augusta, ME
• Heard appeals from unemployment claimants in the state of Maine and applied relevant law
concerning unemployment benefits and emergency assistance related to COVID-19.
• Conducted hearings with claimants over the phone, created a record, and made decisions over
the qualifications of claimants to receive unemployment benefits.
• Affirmed or reversed decisions by unemployment benefit deputies based on the record created
during the hearings and the applicable law.
M3N – Founder Miami, FL and Barcelona, Spain
• Founded M3N, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and established the corporate documents
necessary for corporate governance and operations in Florida.
• Developed the business and technology to invest in triple net CRE using data science.
• Through the COVID-19 pandemic, developed and leveraged the network of contacts necessary
to raise the funds necessary to begin operations and deploy capital.
Trueba & Suarez – IP Law Miami, FL
• Drafted motions for Federal court, State court, and TTAB proceedings. Drafted responses to
USPTO office actions. Provided litigation support including document management,
document review, eDiscovery, and client coordination.
• Researched and summarized TMEP, the Hague convention (for service on international
defendants), Federal (Lanham Act, DMCA, and the Copyright Act), and Florida statutes
related to trade secrets, international copyrights, trademarks, and franchises.
• Initiated, followed up with, negotiated, and delivered take down notices, demand letters, and
cease and desist letters to content and service providers (like YouTube, GoDaddy, and others)
and opposing parties as necessary to protect the intellectual property rights of our clients.
• Evaluated searches performed by outside vendors on trademarks and patents. Evaluated
potential pre, and post, AIA patent cases, patent office actions, and patents used by examiner
to deny patents.
InternetDynamo – Founder Miami, FL
• Acquired clients generating more than $800,000 in revenue per year.
• Led the team responsible for the design, deployment, growth, and maintenance of the hosting
infrastructure necessary to sustain the website ranked number 20 in traffic in the world.
• Led the design and development, with a team of DBAs, the cluster database infrastructure
responsible for hundreds of millions of transactions per day spanning several databases,
servers, networks, and geographic locations.
EDUCATION:
Universidad de Barcelona, Facultad de Derecho Barcelona, Spain
Grado en Derecho (Legum Baccalaureus (LL.B.)/Bachelor of Law) – EU Law and Data Privacy
University of California - Berkeley, School of Law Berkeley, CA
Legum Magister (LL.M.)/Master of Law – Intellectual Property (IP)
Nova Southeastern University, College of Engineering and Computing Miami, FL
Master of Science in Management Information Systems (M.MIS) – Data Science
Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Juris Doctor (J.D.) – International Law & Civil Law
Stetson University College of Law: Tampa, FL
International Institute of Social Studies The Hague, Netherlands
Truman Bodden Law School Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Florida Institute of Technology, Nathan M. Bisk College of Business Melbourne, FL
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), cum laude – Business Administration & Computer Information Systems
OTHERS:
Native Reader, Writer, and Speaker of Legal and Business English and Spanish
Member of the Florida Bar – Bar No. 1027712 Miami, FL
CIPP/US Miami, FL
Startup @ Berkeley Law/VC University – Certificate in VC Berkeley, CA
Chairman of Board of Our Children, Our Future (non-profit) Hollywood, FL
Nova Southeastern University – Certificate in Civil Law Ft. Lauderdale, FL
University of California, Berkeley – Certificate in Law and Technology (IP) Berkeley, CA
InfraGard, South Florida Members Alliance Miami, FL
Nova Southeastern University – Certificate in International Law Ft. Lauderdale, FL
HNBA/Microsoft, Intellectual Property Law Institute (IPLI) Scholar Washington, DC
Master Swimmer Miami, FL
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