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Lucas

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Project Vitae
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Photo:         (°1955/12/31)
Mobile: 00 33 6 123 45 67

With 25 years hard work, I believe that I became a reliable legal advisor
with hands-on international operations capabilities (eg business ventures,
multiple alliances, acquisitions, contracts with private and public entities ...

My strong points are : mediation, legal and compliance audits, trainings,
contract service, business monitoring, interpersonal relations, advocacy.

If you seek a challenger with such profile, here is more detailed information.

2004 - present: IBM Europe, Software Group, Centre of Excellence Finance, business controls manager, part of financial operations EMEA.  Conduct business controls processes with the regional and geographic sales operation teams.

2000 - 2004: IBM Europe, Software Group, global contracts manager for SWG Operations (assisted closure of top 10 percent of international sales in EMEA which means approximately 60 deals worth over 3 billion USD total.  Negotiated outsourcing contracts and total solution offerings including equipment, software and services, intellectual property, knowledge transfer and licensing. Trained sales operations staff and management in various countries on compliance, licensing and contracts. Wrote quick reference pocket manual for field sales and operations teams across the region.

1992 - 1999 Alcatel, Antwerp, Belgium and Austin TX Legal team manager in multi-party joint ventures and business alliances;  Negotiated large-scale and complex contracts and solution offerings in telecommunication network building for US market.  Liaised with telecommunications and competition regulatory bodies and law firms during deregulation of the telco industry.  Closed export-financing projects worth over 10 billion USD.

1989-1992 Computer Sciences Corporation: Sr Legal Counsel, Los Angeles, CA and Brussels;  European legal affairs counsel, covering corporate bookkeeping and governance, tender offering and service contracting, handling litigation and arbitrations, and organizing contract-training sessions.  Conducted legal audit and due diligence investigations.  Negotiated mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, fair business practices, competition matters.
 
1988-1989 Digital Equipment/Compaq: Legal Counsel (jr); Brussels and Geneva  Corporate counsel (junior) for hardware and software sales,  responsible for standardization of contracts for banking and insurance customers, universities and public schools. Negotiated public tenders in NATO and German Army contracts.  Resolved disputes and handled litigations.

1982-1987 Avocat / Solicitor at the Brussels Bar: introduction and training in the general praxis of the law at the Stibbe law firm, additional pro-bono practice.

Studies
- Univ. de Bruxelles, Brussels univ., Belgium, candidatures (BA) philosophy and law
- Univ. de Louvain, Louvain univ. Belgium, licence en droit, law graduate
- Université de Strasbourg, France, droit compare, comparative law
- Northwestern University, Chicago, post-graduate legal recherché
- Presently registered at Columbia University, NY, executive management program, ongoing.
 
Languages
Fluent:  Dutch, French, English
Working knowledge:  Spanish and German
 
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