RAPHAEL NKOLWOUDOU
MIGENNES
Summary
I am a seasoned business lawyer with over 15 years of working experience. I have worked for companies of various sizes in various industry sectors, representing both buyers and sellers in all types of transactions. In my capacity as a commercial lawyer and contract manager, I dealt with legal issues linked to the sale of digital solutions, telecoms, industrial and electronic resources, to the integration and development of software, to the sale and use of remote digital services (SaaS, CcaS, PaaS, FaaS, etc.) including the purchase of various innovative technologies, for private and public customers, at national (France) and international level.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Commercial lawyer
COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Malakoff
02.2022 - 03.2023
- Sales support (from pre-sales to the end and/or termination of contracts - private customers and public tenders)
- Support of the Purchasing Department
- Support and liaising with Risk managers and other customer account managers (on regulatory issues and pre-litigation files)
- Training of newly recruited employees (Corporate governance of contracts and internal rules).
Transitional legal director
ZEUS SECURITE
Lyon
03.2021 - 12.2021
- Support for the purchasing of digital services (SaaS, Telecoms, electronic and security resources)
- Review and Consolidation of compliance with the GDPR: reminder on updating collection and processing records, requirements for subcontractors
- Assistance in defining the roles and responsibilities of process owners (processing register, activity register, internal procedures in the event of a violation, etc.)
- Review of subcontractors' contracts (to check compliance with the rules relating to the principles of the GDPR)
- Review of models for collecting consent from people visiting sites under live monitoring
- Recruitment of a junior lawyer
- Recruitment of a DPO (in outsourcing mode).
Senior sales counsel
TELEHOUSE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION OF EUROPE-KDDI
Paris
10.2019 - 07.2020
- Contract manager (via Salesforce): support for stakeholders (Sales, Finance, Risk managers, Security, Delivery) in the contract life cycle [from tenders to termination
- Assistance on all other regulatory issues: GDPR, ESG, Security (ISO 27000) documents with stakeholders (DPO, Risk Management, etc.)
Senior legal Adviser
LANDEWYCK TOBACCO
Luxembourg
05.2019 - 05.2019
- Legal support in the context of the digital transformation impulsed by the European Directive TPD2 known as Track and Trace 2014/40/EU of April 3, 2014: assistance with the implementation of the traceability system for tobacco products integrating the manufacturing chain, import, and distribution
- Support of the company in negotiations with suppliers of digital platforms and resources in connection with Purchasing
- Interface, assistance and training of staff on the implementation of the GDPR system, with the support of DELOITTE Luxembourg.
OF COUNSEL
HSTB Avocats
Paris
09.2015 - 03.2018
- Liaising legal departments of our client companies and local law firms, within the framework of their business development (European companies) in Africa
- E.g
- Danone in Kenya, Carrefour with the CFAO Group (in 8 countries)
- Focused notably on the procedures and regulations in force.
Legal manager
CONSORT Group
Paris
03.2011 - 06.2015
- I managed the entire life cycle of sales and purchase contracts (large accounts and public tenders)
- I was the legal key focus to answer questions asked by employees and management.
Education
Ph.D. - Law of Contracts
Université Paris 5 René Descartes
07-2006
Skills
- Legal Analysis
- Parole Board Hearings
- Intellectual Property Law
- Legal Advisory
- Legal Research
- Analytical Reasoning
- Client Counseling
- Litigation Experience
- Policy Knowledge
- Contract Review and Negotiation
- Organization and Administration
- Legal Interpretation and Adaptation
- Creative and Critical Thinking
- Legal Research and Review
- Microsoft Office and Docusign
- Legal Document Preparation
- Judgement and Decision Making
- Legal Case Management
- Case Law and Outcome Analysis
- Establishing Effective Relationships
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Recruitment and Hiring
- Civil Law
- Legal Writing
- Strategic Planning
- Employment and Labor Law
- Litigation Management
- Legal Brief Preparation
- Intellectual Property Law Expertise
- Corporate Law
References Available
True
Academic Trajectory
04/01/03, 06/01/06, UNIVERSITE PARIS 5 RENE DESCARTES, France, PhD in law, The legal aspects of Information System (IS) outsourcing.
Expertises
- A force to rely upon: in contractual negotiations, I have often considered the impact of the wording of the clauses, particularly the commitments, on the P&L or on legal factors and risks linked to the use of the purchased resource or service;
- Picky analyst: by carefully examining a handful of documents allowing me to learn more about the company for which I work, I always seek to find in the contracts, more than the definitions of termination and attribution of damages, how its priorities are translated into strategic actions.
Personal Information
Title: Senior Business Lawyer & Contract manager (Bilingual EN/FR)
Affiliations
- Musician at the Paris Bar Association
Languages
French
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Spanish
Intermediate (B1)
B1
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Commercial lawyer
COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
02.2022 - 03.2023
Transitional legal director
ZEUS SECURITE
03.2021 - 12.2021
Senior sales counsel
TELEHOUSE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION OF EUROPE-KDDI
10.2019 - 07.2020
Senior legal Adviser
LANDEWYCK TOBACCO
05.2019 - 05.2019
OF COUNSEL
HSTB Avocats
09.2015 - 03.2018
Legal manager
CONSORT Group
03.2011 - 06.2015
Ph.D. - Law of Contracts
Université Paris 5 René Descartes
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