Nes Patrick K. Senor
Law | Tech | Entrepreneurship | Investments
Nes Patrick K. Senor
Law | Tech | Entrepreneurship | Investments
Cebu, Central Visayas
Overview
Work Experience
Entrepreneur in Residence
2022 - 2022
Antler is a global early-stage VC that builds and invests in groundbreaking technology companies. • Nordics Cohort Member 2022
Venture Scout & Analyst
2021 - 2021
Sony Europe's Startup Acceleration Program is Sony’s global open innovation initiative, helping startups to realize their vision. SSAP Europe helps idea creators from companies, startups, universities, and non-profit organizations, by providing them support from ideation through incubation, marketing, and expansion. • Scouted seed-stage startups all over Europe and Israel for Sony Startup Acceleration Program (SSAP). Focus industries include, FinTech, Gaming, Deeptech, Industrial IoT, Healthtech, Agritech, Music and AI; • Supported other deal flow activities such as interviews, follow up meetings and bootcamp screening activities to thoroughly qualify the leads and assess relevant investment potential; • Assisted a team of Sony employees (PlayStation London, CSR Group, etc.) in creating new alternative business models for their internal startup, taking into account sustainability aspects while addressing areas relating to financing, non-monetary benefits and costs.
Legal and Compliance Manager
2017 - 2020
FN Ventures is a boutique venture capital firm focusing on fast-growth tech companies. At present, it has investments in twenty-two (22) companies under its portfolio spanning diverse industries (IT, BPO, Legal, Compliance, FinTech, etc.) across different parts of the globe. • Started as the Lead Counsel for Special Projects but later on promoted to become manager and established the organization’s first Legal & Compliance Team; • Worked closely with senior leaders and business partners across the organization to advise them on managing legal, regulatory and compliance risks as well as providing legal support on commercial, corporate, labor, regulatory, corporate governance, and compliance matters; • Lead adviser of the policy-making and disciplinary bodies of the group's Human Resources (HR) team; • Led the drafting, review and negotiation of commercial contracts such as Framework Agreements (Master Services Agreements, Master Consultancy Agreements, etc.), Statement of Works, Legal Service Agreements, Purchase Orders with Terms and Conditions, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Bid Documents, Shareholders Agreements, Employee Share Option Plans, etc.; • Managed relevant key stakeholders including regulators, vendors, customers and external counsels based in the Philippines, Singapore and Australia; • Directly reported to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organization.
Legal Compliance Officer
2015 - 2017
Sun Life Financial is an international leader in protection and wealth management with key operations in North America, Europe and Asia. In the Philippines, Sun Life is the leading life insurance company in terms of total premium income. • Responsible for the day-to-day implementation of Regulatory Compliance, Data Privacy and Corporate Governance programs across Sun Life Financial Group of Companies (a total of 8 subsidiaries/affiliates): • Spearheaded the Regulatory Compliance & Control Group, a monthly meeting with the Senior Management composed of the COO, CFO, CTO, General Counsel, etc., to discuss and risk-assess various regulatory issuances; • Regularly collaborated with different department and business unit heads to ensure all initiatives and projects are compliant with existing relevant regulations and company policies on Data Privacy; • Ensured the company’s timely completion and submission of the the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) - the standardized evaluation of corporate governance practices and principles of publicly-listed companies in the ASEAN Region; • Directly reported to the Chief Compliance Officer but with concurrent reporting duties to the Senior Management Team and key officers in Hong Kong (Regional Office) and Canada (Corporate Office).
Associate Lawyer
2013 - 2015
Batuhan Blando Concepcion & Trillana is a general professional partnership engaged in the practice of law. It was founded in 2001 by lawyers who trained and practiced with SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (“SyCip Law”), the largest law firm in the Philippines. • Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated a wide variety of commercial agreements and contracts, including sales agreements, license agreements, supply/procurement agreements, real estate agreements, and other routine legal documents; • Appeared before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) to act as counsel for the largest publicly listed food, beverage and packaging company; • Represented the leading local telecommunications provider in various land dispute cases; • Rendered a legal opinion and assisted the entry of the country’s largest electric distribution utility company into retail electric distribution outside its franchised area; • Assisted in the drafting of a Petition for Certiorari to the Supreme Court for a London-based aerospace company; • Attended board meetings and performed corporate housekeeping and due diligence work for the largest real estate property developer in the country.
Delegate / Student Ambassador
2006 - 2006
NMUN-New York is an annual gathering of students from different colleges and universities around the globe. Delegates represent UN-member countries as student ambassadors and participate in actual UN proceedings. • Chosen as one of the Philippine representatives to the National Model United Nations Assembly held in the UN Headquarters, Manhattan, New York, USA; • Represented the Republic of Maldives in the General Assembly and other member-committees; • Authored position papers and committee resolutions; • Participated in several dialogues with incumbent UN ambassadors and American government officials.