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NATALIA BERDUGO VERGARA

LAWYER
London,LND

Summary

NATALIA BERDUGO Qualified lawyer with over 5 Years practicing law advising different technology companies with regulatory requirements for market entry, gaming activity, licensing, and testing processes in different countries and managing the business operations of a government municipality looking to apply business knowledge and experience to a challenging role in the startup ecosystem. I love being part of a team and helping it grow. Having been around the London startup scene over the past 6 Years, I want to contribute and be a part of the excitement that comes with working in a startup. 2 years in the Gaming Industry, gaining valuable transferable skills in relationship building, gaming regulation and compliance and the industry in general. I also worked for 1 year in Pret a Manger and 2 years in Kosher events catering while I was studying. Strong record of quickly learning and adapting in new complex situations. Eager to leverage a diverse range of talents in an new and engaging professional setting.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Legal Advisor

GetaClub
City Of London, LND
07.2020 - Current
  • Legal and Compliance Advisory
  • GETA CLUB is an e-sports technology video game & online tournament company
  • The Company organizes daily virtual arenas, where players can compete with other players online for a prize
  • Market Entry Due Diligence
  • Advised GETA CLUB on all legal and regulatory requirements for market entry into 15 countries including UAE, UK, Malta, EE.UU., Germany, France, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Panama, Mexico, and Brasil
  • Reviewed initial market entry requirements including gambling and gaming, technology, taxes, and data protection (processing of personal data)
  • Analysed GETA CLUB’s gaming activity and cross-referenced with each market’s licensing regulations ensuring all regulatory requirements were met in advance of submitting gaming applications to gaming authorities
  • Reviewed requirements and drafted mobile application store submissions for Google Play, Samsung Galaxy, Yandex, Aptoide, Getjar, and UptoDown
  • Performed regulatory horizon scanning to monitor regulatory changes and updates to country specific gambling authority requirements across the various jurisdictions GETA CLUB operated
  • Areas of focus included changes to gaming designations (Gambling and Betting vs
  • Skilled Games), App store updates, and Payment Regulations
  • Managed all testing and final certification processes for three developed games working alongside a 3rd party testing service provider to ensure each game met the appropriate regulatory technical characteristics to fall outside ‘gambling’ designation and designated as a ‘skilled’ game
  • Company formation, Licensing and Payment Regulation Due Diligence
  • Oversaw initial company formation and incorporation in the USA, UAE, and Colombia
  • Focus areas included preparation of employment contracts for full time and freelance employees, visa processes for Company Directors, creation of the Board of Directors, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Intellectual Property Assignments, Software Development, and Acquisition of Software agreements
  • Organised and managed all presentations required to set up bank accounts and payment gateways in the UAE and USA via Worldpay and TransferWise
  • Competition Research
  • Conducted detailed benchmarking of competitor landscape to identify information on games and companies that were competition to GETA or that had similar games
  • Focus areas analysed included privacy policies, terms and conditions, payment methods, conflict resolution, company information, and corporate structure
  • Financial Fundraising
  • Oversaw legal requirements for series A fundraising for four videogames including collecting information such as company risks and financials and defining the offering memorandum
  • Prepared an offering memorandum to raise funding via a SEC regulation D offering (rules 504 and 506b)
  • Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications
  • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service
  • Collaborated with team members to achieve target results
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
  • Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents
  • Developed team communications and information for meetings
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems
  • Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity
  • Monitored state and federal regulations to keep company up to date with changing laws.
  • Directed and supported staff with business registrations and other legal requirements.
  • Collaborated with human resources and outside counsel to protect company from legal claims.
  • Offered in-house training to company personnel on relevant aspects of law.
  • Developed compliance best practices for company.
  • Conducted legal research and conferred with colleagues with subject matter expertise to develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
  • Worked with management and staff to resolve pre-litigation disputes.

Legal Assistant

RegTrail
City Of London, LND
09.2019 - Current
  • RegTrail is a Regulatory Technology platform servicing Chief Compliance Officers for Commodity Companies, providing real time, tailored compliance news from a variety of sources allowing them to proactively monitor regulatory and industry relevant updates
  • Review regulations and related regulatory bodies to identify in scope data sources for Europe & USA
  • Each day, read articles posted to platform in Admin Console and discard articles that are not relevant while posting relevant articles to end users
  • Define filters based on underlying data sources consolidating fragmented news feeds based on themes e.g
  • Market abuse, sanctions, regulatory reporting and thus enhancing user experience

Lawyer

Municipality of Medellin
Medellín, Colombia
02.2013 - 08.2015
  • Oversaw the relationship between municipality and wider government oversight bodies for all inquiries or audits
  • Managed the government contract tender process for all contracts issued by the municipality
  • Designed the legal framework for any new government contract tender process including legal contracts, warranties, guaranties, and 3rd party legal documents required to participate
  • Drafted the final legal contract to the winning 3rd party of the tender and managed warranty procedures to ensure winning party could meet contract obligations
  • Provided legal advice to senior management for external cases presented against the municipality
  • Researched relevant legal code and applied interpretation of legal code to underlying facts in order to determine municipality´s formal legal response
  • Presented the formal legal response to senior leadership outlining the appropriate next steps
  • Managed the legal procedure actions for all cases presented against the municipality
  • Assessed the legal case submitted by an external judge to understand the argument against the municipality
  • Collated evidence through research and interviews and documented the formal response to be submitted to the judge

Independent Consultant

Natalia Berdugo Consulting, Comercializadora de Bienes NP S.A
Medellín, Colombia
01.2011 - 07.2013
  • Perilla y cia s en c., Comfort S.A
  • Consulted senior management on legal matters related to commercial law including share ownership distribution, corporate entity structure, and government requirements for a newly created company in Colombia
  • Drafted the required corporate statute documents and submitted to shareholders for approval and Chamber of Commerce for legal entity registration

Education

LLM - International Business Law

BPP University
City Of London, LND
09.2015 - 05.2017

International Contract law

Universidad Externado De Colombia
BOGOTA
01.2013 - 05.2015

Employment Law

WEA
City Of London, LND
01.2012 - 12.2012

Law

Universidad EAFIT
MEDELLIN
01.2004 - 12.2010

Skills

SAP - contract managementundefined

Certification

Qualified Lawyer Certification: Colombia

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Timeline

Legal Advisor

GetaClub
07.2020 - Current

Legal Assistant

RegTrail
09.2019 - Current

LLM - International Business Law

BPP University
09.2015 - 05.2017

Lawyer

Municipality of Medellin
02.2013 - 08.2015

International Contract law

Universidad Externado De Colombia
01.2013 - 05.2015

Employment Law

WEA
01.2012 - 12.2012

Independent Consultant

Natalia Berdugo Consulting, Comercializadora de Bienes NP S.A
01.2011 - 07.2013

Law

Universidad EAFIT
01.2004 - 12.2010

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