Wendy Singer has combined her passion for business and law into a successful career as an inhouse counsel. Her focus on improvement through legal tech, business growth and building strong relationships lead her to Encora on April 2021. She is always looking for new cooking recipes, especially when times are busy, there is no better way to put her mind at ease than a good recipe and people to share it with!

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Wendy manages Latin America´s legal function including commercial negotiations, employment, and corporate compliance efforts. Scaling the legal department through constant process improvement is a primary focus of her. Additionally, Wendy is also involved in global initiatives by adapting policies and practices to properly conduct profitable business while respecting local customs and legal requirements.

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Previously, she served as a Corporate Counsel in tech companies such as VMware and Oracle, gaining significant international experience in contract negotiation and business practices, international compliance efforts and investigations and rolling global legal initiatives such as remote work.

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Wendy received her J.D., Cum Laude, from Escuela Libre de Derecho in Costa Rica, an MBA from Tecnológico de Costa Rica, and an LLM, with Merit, from The University of Edinburgh in International Commercial Practice and Law.

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By joining the AAEC she is looking forward to expand inhouse counsel’s tools and knowledge within Latin America, and give back to the in house community in different ways.