Jacobo Imach

Senior Vice President - General Counsel - Legal & Public Affairs @ Mercado Libre

About

Law degree and Law & Economics masters, with an twenty year career at MercadoLibre, managing legal affairs and government relations, coordinated the Initial Public Offer (IPO) of the company and several M&A deals; gained a vast experience in legal issues related to technology and Internet. Holds key positions in industry chambers Specialties: General Counsel, Corporate legal matters, coordinated the Initial Public Offer (IPO) of the company and several M&A deals, contract drafting and negotiation. Management and coordination of external law firms. Consumer protection and internet related law compliance. Government liaison, Intellectual Property and Data protection. SEC compliance.

Country

argentina

City

argentina

Industry

law practice

Skill

intellectual property, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, cyberlaw, privacy law, legal writing, legal advice, negotiation, consumer law, e commerce, strategy, litigation, contract negotiation, legal issues, corporate governance, competition law, it law, commercial litigation, international law, management, english, trademarks, spanish, employment law, data privacy, mergers, patent litigation, joint ventures, team leadership, start ups, public relations, due diligence, legal assistance

Experience

senior vice president

lawyer

estudio movsovich

1998-2 - 1999-8 · 1 yr 7 mos

senior vice president - general counsel - legal and public affairs

mercadolibre.com

2017-7 - Present · 9 yrs 3 mos

general counsel - director of government relations

mercadolibre.com

2006-1 - 2010-3 · 4 yrs 3 mos

* Design and implement strategy related to Legal affairs and Relations with Government * coordinated the Initial Public Offer (IPO) of the company * Lead and coordinate M&A deals * Lead Legal’s 13 people team in Argentina and Brazil. * Assist from the legal perspective to different business units: commercial, marketing, customer service, IT * Revise, draft and negotiate contracts for different business units * Coordinate relations with outside counsel

corporate counsel

mercadolibre.com

2004-1 - 2005-12 · 2 yrs

* Designed and implemented strategy related to Legal affairs and Relations with Government. * Coordinated the legal areas of the acquisition of the assets of eight operations of DeRemate in Latin America. * Assumed key positions in industry chambers; drafted bill of law that was discussed by Congress. * Drafted and implemented legal procedures for different business units * Coordinated relations with outside counsel. * Directed the Intellectual Property Protection Program; received several awards for that work and achievments.

legal counsel for argentina

mercadolibre.com

1999-8 - 2003-12 · 4 yrs 5 mos

* Assisted from the legal perspective to different business units: commercial, marketing, customer service, IT. * Kept updated policies of the web sites. * Revised, drafted and negotiated contracts for different business units. * Registered and managed MercadoLibre’s Intellectual Property rights. * Developed the Intellectual Property Protection Program for MercadoLibre, to protect 3rd party IP rights, Takedown of items allegedly infringing IP rights, etc.