April/May/June 2012
Cultura / Arts & Entertainment
Cultura / Community Impact
Cultura / Family Heritage
Cultura / World View
Feature / Corporate Champions
Feature / International Chameleons
Negocios / Entrepreneurs
Negocios / Initiatives
Negocios / Stepping Stones
Voces / Innovators
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Nicolas Perez Stable’s early plans to focus on transactional law in Latin America were temporarily grounded by 9/11.
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Thomas Warnock was taught to always move forward, never backwards—not even to gain momentum.
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After being accepted to Harvard at age 16, Rosanna Durruthy became homeless.
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Growing up, Terri Giron-Gordon says she “always had to be the lead.”
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Henry Fleches and Gerard Amaro were football teammates at Dade Christian High School.
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José Vélez-Silva and Iñaki Escudero are Anything But Two-Dimensional
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Juan Guerrero’s supply-chain career includes a foundation in strategic sourcing with PepsiCo and Starbucks.
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Partners Homero Tristan and Pedro Cervantes avoided the obvious road for Latino lawyers.
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Pedro DeJesús Jr. has made some bold leaps—from X-ray technician to in-house counsel.
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Silicon Valley’s social butterfly Frederick Gonzalez helps high-tech players “go public.”
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Some may view the legal department as a squad of naysayers.
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Trained as an electrical engineer, David Cabello never intended to be a lawyer.
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When Adrian Velasquez pitched his high-tech start-up idea, banks balked at the risk proposition.
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When Brian Arellanes was in eighth grade he was voted “Most Likely to Work at McDonald’s.”
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“It’s not easy being green” doesn’t quite compute with Larry Madrid.
Voces / Insiders
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Discovering law outside Newton’s with Benjamin Yrun-Ostapuk of Intel Corp.
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Flying high with Perfecto M. Solis of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
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Food for thought with Susan Santiago of Hyatt Hotels Corporation
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Giving the apparel industry a technological makeover with Luis Paez of Perry Ellis International, Inc.
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Managing risk with Ilieva Ageenko of Bank of America
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Reaching the multicultural market with Joseph Vizcarra of Unilever
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Shifting from Science to Health-Care Law
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Taking charge with LaKisha Garcia of MasterCard
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Tapping Into the Latino Market
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Tuning into a corporate counsel career with Claudia Teran of Fox Networks Group
Voces / Insights
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“As general counsel, I have to know when to step back from details and see a bigger picture when decisions are considered.”
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“Growing up in the United States to immigrant parents has inspired me to work hard, to never take anything for granted, and to seize every opportunity.”
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“Health care appealed to me because it was a field that was open to women; it wasn’t the ‘good ol’ boy’ kind of culture.”
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“I believe the company culture has to reflect the leadership … it has to be entrepreneurial.”
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“I was working 16 hours a day, seven days a week. I loved the adrenaline.”
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“If you’re a lawyer who wants to move to the business side of things, you have to love challenges and be willing to transition to new roles.”
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“My mother ingrained in me that the minute I walked out the door, I was representing my family, my Christian faith, my culture, and my nationality.”
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“Our mission is to take technologies that are on the cusp of being proven, and take [them] to the next step.”
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“Since I was a child, I’ve been aware of the importance of labor and employment issues on an individual’s day-to-day life.”
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“The fear of failure drives me; I never rest on past successes.”
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“There’s a limited window where you can resolve a claim in litigation efficiently and make it a win-win situation. Past that point, it’s either a win-lose or a lose-lose for both parties.”
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“What I like about finance for women is that you can always quantify what you’re doing. Did you save money for the client? Did you bring in revenue?”
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“You have to be willing to pay your dues. A lot of what we do requires getting dirty.”
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“[Law] takes me back to the days in the tough neighborhoods, where the bigger kids were there to defend the little kids. I’ve always been one to protect the underdog.”
Voces / Mentoring
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