RAFAEL PEREZ VIEIRA CESAR
São Paulo
Summary
Persuasive expert analyzes complex legal issues, formulates legal arguments and provides sound advice on wide range of topics. Adept at navigating legal systems, leveraging resources and communicating with clients. Thorough understanding of precedents and regulations. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Director
Yara Brasil Fertilizantes S/A
05.2017 - Current
- Experience – Wide range of international corporate and contracts activitieswithin LATAM, US
- ChinaandNorway;
- ESG, compliance e corporate governance – Preventive efforts related to business practices related, such as FCPA, Sox, GDPR, Code of Ethics and overall policies;
- Litigation – Wide Strategic management of outside counsel and law firm experiences;
- Contracts – Seasoned in negotiation, drafting and managing Brazilian and international contracts, management system implementation and electronic signature plugins;
- Full Sales Department support - Established routines of supporting sales departments on client meetings, sales representative management, credit and collateral analysis, etc;, International fertilizers’ sector company - gross revenue of US$ 6B and 7.000 employees in Brazil
Legal Director
01.2023 - Current
- VP Legal Americas
- Main responsibilities
- Team leadership and management;
- Member of the Brazil Leadership Team;
- Full reporting of Brazil Legal and Business activities to the Central Team;
- Environmental mapping and continuous improvement routines;
- Lead on several M&A projects and integration;
- Lead on Contract Management System implementation in Brazil for legal analysis;
- Lead on e-signature implementation in Brazil;
- Lead on Real Estate divestments over BRL 500M;
- Russia/Belarus Global crisis committee full-time member;
- Regional Data-Privacy team member – Brazil Panel in Berlin in 2018;
- Training sessions for dawn raids, contract management, sales representatives and antitrust;
- Business plan elaboration and budget controls;
- Corporate management for Brazilian entities;
- Market Access Committee full-time member;
- Compliance and fraud Committee full-time member.
Interim Head of Legal Brazil
08.2022 - 12.2022
Sr
LegalManager
04.2022 - 07.2022
Manager
1 1 - 04.2022
Midea Carrier ABC JV
07.2010 - 05.2017
- International world-wide leader in home appliances, gross revenue of US$ 1B and 1.500 employees in
- Brazil
Soluções em Aço Usiminas S/A
12.2006 - 07.2010
- (heavy steel industry, gross revenue of USD 2,4B in 2010
Sr. Lawyer
04.2010 - 07.2010
Associate lawyer
Pl. Lawyer
09.2008 - 04.2010
- Main responsibilities: wide range of preventive and litigation activities under Civil, Corporate
- Contracts, Tax and Labor cases for companies such as Petrobrás Distribuidora, Cia
- Ultragaz
- S/A, General Motors, Dana Albarus, GKN, Kepler Weber, Azaleia, Embratel, among others.
Jr. Lawyer
12.2006 - 09.2008
Legal Manager
Boettcher e Zanini Advogados
11.2004 - 12.2006
- Lead role on two M&A projects to the merge into Usiminas;
- Strong union negotiation for collective dismissals;
- In-house litigation efforts;
- Creation of credit analysis and collection policies;
- Collections held over USD 10M in 2009 (380% increase over 2006);
- Diagnosis and action plan to reassess the sales representative strategy;
- Matter
Legal Coordinator and Latam Board Secretary
M&A
- Legal lead on the, project and corporate management of the Joint Venture between
- Carrier and Midea;
- TSA Committee permanent member;
- Representation of Brazil on a compliance summit in Hong Kong (2017);
- Legal lead on a capacity increase for an industry plant in Manaus, over 50.000m2 and 1.800 employees;
- Legal lead on logistics distribution center in Cajamar/SP;
- Litigation management of plus 2.500 cases;
- Several improvements on the contract management system (aprox
- 300 monthly analysis);
- Training sessions for contract management, compliance and FCPA and sales representative;
- Legal support on Latam expansion;
- Brand management for new product innovation and registries’ maintenance;
- IP management for technologies and solutions, including digital marketplace and web environments;
- Strong efforts into drafting, negotiating and managing contracts.
Education
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Harvard University
2024
Master - Business Law
Fundação Getúlio Vargas
2020
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2016
MBA - Corporate Law
PUC
2005
Bachelor - Law
PUC
2004
Skills
- MOBILITY
- Full Experiences living in Porto Alegre and São Paulo;
- MAIN PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
- Management and team leadership – Twelve-year experience within leadership positions;
- Solid M&A background– Strong in-house efforts on due diligences, closing and post-closing
- Integration;
Accomplishments
- Lean Competency – LCS1b – 2021
- Lean Competency – LCS1a – 2021
- Legal Management: Law, Ethics and Compliance (LEC) - 2017
- Leadership and team management: Carrier Corporation – 2011 and 2014;
- Reverse Logistics: Pinheiro Neto Advogados – 2011
- Stock Market introduction: Solidus Broker S/A – 2008;
- Post major in English grammar – 1996;
- 95% score on a TOEIC test held in 2011.
Timeline
Legal Director
01.2023 - Current
Interim Head of Legal Brazil
08.2022 - 12.2022
Sr
LegalManager
04.2022 - 07.2022
Legal Director
Yara Brasil Fertilizantes S/A
05.2017 - Current
Midea Carrier ABC JV
07.2010 - 05.2017
Sr. Lawyer
04.2010 - 07.2010
Associate lawyer
Pl. Lawyer
09.2008 - 04.2010
Soluções em Aço Usiminas S/A
12.2006 - 07.2010
Jr. Lawyer
12.2006 - 09.2008
Legal Manager
Boettcher e Zanini Advogados
11.2004 - 12.2006
Legal Coordinator and Latam Board Secretary
M&A
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Harvard University
Master - Business Law
Fundação Getúlio Vargas
MBA - Corporate Law
PUC
Bachelor - Law
PUC
Manager
1 1 - 04.2022
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