Neele Bartels

Data Protection Consultant

Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Aug 2024 - Present
1 year

Data Protection Consultant

Consulting industry

  • Developed and implemented a data protection management system for a consulting firm.
  • Ensured compliance with data protection regulations.
  • Drafted a data protection policy and related documents.
  • Embedded data protection sustainably in the company, including implementing a training program for employees.

Approach/Methods:

  • Compliance management.
  • Data protection.
  • Process development.
  • Project management.
Feb 2024 - Jul 2024
6 months

Corporate Law Consultant

Online business industry

  • Provided corporate and labor law advice from German and Luxembourg perspectives for merging multiple companies.
  • Drafted and presented a merger proposal in collaboration with the legal team in Luxembourg.
  • Adjusted the financial years of the remaining companies.
  • Prepared all required corporate documents and coordinated with notaries, authorities, and courts.

Approach/Methods:

  • Corporate law.
  • Transaction advisory.
  • Project management.
  • Stakeholder management.
  • C-level communication.
  • Intercultural collaboration.
Dec 2023 - Jun 2024
7 months

Corporate Law Consultant

Toy industry

  • Conducted legal analysis of a spin-off of the retail business from corporate and labor law perspectives.
  • Conducted feasibility studies with legal teams from Poland and Bulgaria.
  • Prepared commercial register filings and other documents and coordinated with notaries, authorities, and courts.

Approach/Methods:

  • Corporate law.
  • Transaction advisory.
  • Project management.
  • Risk management.
  • Stakeholder management.
  • Intercultural collaboration.
Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
4 months

Commercial Law Consultant

Hygiene industry

  • Provided legal advice and reviewed the scope of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG).
  • Conducted workshops to analyze and optimize due diligence duties.
  • Analyzed existing risks and documented potential human rights violations and environmental harm.
  • Developed measures to minimize risks.

Approach/Methods:

  • Compliance management.
  • Process analysis.
  • Risk management.
  • Stakeholder management.
  • C-level communication.
May 2023 - Nov 2023
7 months

Commercial Law Consultant

Building materials industry

  • Provided legal advice and implementation for introducing the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG).
  • Implemented the LkSG requirements to meet due diligence obligations in the company.
  • Assessed the scope and conducted legal research, especially on products containing mercury and other environmentally hazardous chemicals.
  • Led workshops with staff and management to identify risks and control measures.
  • Prepared various documents related to the LkSG implementation.

Approach/Methods:

  • Compliance management.
  • Interview rounds and requirements gathering.
  • Workshop facilitation.
  • Risk management.
  • Stakeholder management.
  • Process optimization.
  • C-level communication.
Apr 2023 - Jun 2024
1 year 3 months

Corporate Law Consultant

Chemical industry

  • Legally reviewed the transaction structure for acquiring a company from German and Italian perspectives.
  • Assessed feasibility of all alternatives with the Italian legal team and prepared a feasibility study.
  • Executed mergers.
  • Drafted all necessary corporate documents for the mergers and coordinated with notaries, authorities, and courts.

Approach/Methods:

  • Corporate law.
  • Transaction advisory.
  • Knowledge transfer between different project teams.
  • Project management.
  • Stakeholder management.
  • C-level communication.
  • Intercultural collaboration.
Aug 2022 - Jul 2023
1 year

Team Project Lead

Pharmaceutical industry

  • Large-scale international restructuring project within a leading pharmaceutical group.
  • Member of the project leadership team and primary contact for project documentation.
  • Spin-off of a product division by establishing companies in over 25 countries.
  • Coordinated and integrated legal and business requirements across different jurisdictions.
  • Compiled comprehensive data sets on certifications and chemical permits.
  • Implemented a SharePoint site at the client for project documentation.
  • Provided legal advice, prepared necessary documents and contracts, and coordinated the sale of the product division.

Approach/Methods:

  • Detailed project planning and leadership in close coordination with the client's project management.
  • Cross-border team coordination.
  • Requirements management.
  • Stakeholder management.
  • C-level communication.
  • Legal documentation.
  • Intercultural collaboration.
Apr 2022 - Jul 2024
2 years 4 months

Corporate Law Business Lawyer

International consulting firm

  • Provided legal advice on management changes and amendments to articles of association.
  • Independently managed companies in Germany for 15 clients headquartered abroad.
  • Performed regular 'health checks' of the corporate structure and compliance management.
  • Prepared and coordinated corporate law documents (e.g., shareholder resolutions, commercial register filings).

Approach/Methods:

  • Process development.
  • Stakeholder management.
  • Project management.
  • Crisis management.
  • Optimization of legal processes.
  • Intercultural collaboration.
Apr 2022 - Jul 2024
2 years 4 months

Business Lawyer in Corporate Law Team

International consulting firm

  • Provided corporate law advice, including compliance management (ensuring legal and regulatory requirements are met) and drafting necessary corporate documents.

Summary

  • Experience in international project management

  • Business lawyer

  • Consultant in corporate law / commercial law

  • Intercultural skills and international experience

  • Communicative and solution-oriented project management personality

  • Development and implementation of data protection management for a consulting firm

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Advanced

Education

Apr 2023 - Jun 2024
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Master of Laws, International Law and Business · International Law and Business · Germany

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Bachelor of Laws, Law and Marketing in the Information Society · Law and Marketing in the Information Society · Germany