Bárbara Swiszcz
London
Summary
Dynamic Senior Legal Counsel with a proven track record in contract negotiation and regulatory compliance. Adept at enhancing processes and driving customer engagement, I excel in building trust and relationships while providing strategic legal guidance that supports business growth and innovation. Fluent in English, French, and Spanish.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL
VONAGE
London
02.2024 - Current
- Review, negotiate, create, and manage commercial contracts with customers, partners, and resellers.
- Support continuous improvement in streamlining and simplifying processes for contract negotiations, operational processes, and the provision of legal support to all other areas of the company.
- Engage with Vonage customers to address their needs, resolve questions, and negotiate contract terms.
- Advise internal teams (e.g., product, security, compliance), and senior leaders on solutions to support company growth.
- Support the sales teams by reviewing RFPs, assisting indirect sales, and advising on new market opportunities.
- Provide legal guidance on the development of new products and services.
- Enhance and standardize contract templates, processes, and procedures for a global framework that enables cross-selling across services.
LEGAL COUNSEL
DOTMATICS
London
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Draft and negotiation of information technology contracts (SaaS) across multiple international jurisdictions.
- Provide advice on legal and regulatory issues in the areas of intellectual property, data protection, open source software and information technology law.
- Advise on commercial matters, with special focus in the areas of trade practices, privacy, contract and some employment law.
- Contract negotiations with vendors.
- Implementation and maintenance of legal management systems.
- Development of policies, procedures and training programs for staff on relevant legal issues.
- Legal and policy research.
CONTRACTS MANAGER
ELEVATE SERVICES
London
04.2019 - 09.2020
- Draft and negotiation of SaaS agreements through Salesforce in ENG/FR for Egencia (Expedia Group).
- Filling GDPR questionnaires.
- Improving processes.
- Assisted on all aspects of contracting, from initial advice through to managing client-facing communications.
- Facilitated successful negotiations and deal closures.
- Communication at senior level.
- Skilled Corporate Lawyer with nine years of international experience in litigation, negotiation of commercial agreements and providing legal advice on all corporate matters.
- Customer-focused and business oriented.
- Thrives in dynamic environments and quickly adapts to the ever-changing demands of the legal field.
- Fluent in French, English and Spanish.
SOLICITOR
LAW FIRM MARVAL, O'FARRELL & MAIRAL
Buenos Aires
04.2011 - 03.2015
- July 2014 - March 2015: Associate in Commercial Law. Litigation and legal advice to PSA Group in claims for damages.
- July 2012 - July 2014: Junior Associate in 'Trainee' program with four 6 months rotations in different legal fields: Intellectual Property, Corporate Law, Labour law and Bankruptcy.
- April 2011 - July 2012: Paralegal.
Education
Compliance - Business Ethics
ICSA: The Governance Institute
London, UK01.2019
Master-level University Degree - Business Law
University of Paris II Panthéon - Assas
Paris, France01.2017
Lawyer -
University of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina01.2012
Skills
- Client advocacy and development
- Communication skills
- Building trust and relationships
- Stakeholder management
- Contract negotiation
- Commercial contracts
- Regulatory compliance
- Intellectual property
- Data protection
- Policy development
- Legal research
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Customer engagement
- Process improvement
- Risk assessment
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
Websites
Languages
- Spanish, Native
- English, Fluent
- French, Fluent
Languages
Spanish
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
French
Advanced (C1)
C1
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL
VONAGE
02.2024 - Current
LEGAL COUNSEL
DOTMATICS
01.2021 - 01.2024
CONTRACTS MANAGER
ELEVATE SERVICES
04.2019 - 09.2020
SOLICITOR
LAW FIRM MARVAL, O'FARRELL & MAIRAL
04.2011 - 03.2015
Compliance - Business Ethics
ICSA: The Governance Institute
Master-level University Degree - Business Law
University of Paris II Panthéon - Assas
Lawyer -
University of Buenos Aires
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