Oneil Alvarado
About Oneil Alvarado
Oneil Alvarado serves as the LATAM Legal Compliance Director at Canopy Growth Corporation, specializing in global business ethics, compliance, and risk management. With over 15 years of experience in legal affairs across Latin America and the Caribbean, he has held various legal roles in prominent multinational companies.
Work at Canopy Growth
Oneil Alvarado serves as the LATAM Legal Compliance Director at Canopy Growth Corporation since 2019. In this role, he manages and mitigates key legal and compliance risks associated with the company's operations in Latin America and the Caribbean. He oversees the department budget and external counsel management, ensuring adherence to both international and local regulations. Alvarado leads the legal strategy for complex proceedings before courts and government agencies in the region.
Education and Expertise
Oneil Alvarado holds a Master's degree in Business Law from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, where he studied from 1995 to 1997. He also earned a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the same institution, completing his studies from 1989 to 1994. His expertise encompasses global business ethics, local compliance, risk management, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiation, and government relations.
Background
Alvarado has over 15 years of experience in legal, ethics, and compliance roles within leading public multinational companies across Latin America and the Caribbean. His career includes significant positions at various organizations, including Gildan, where he served as Global Manufacturing/Director of Legal Affairs – Compliance from 2014 to 2018 in Honduras, and Colgate Palmolive as Legal Counsel from 2009 to 2014 in Venezuela.
Previous Work Experience
Before joining Canopy Growth, Oneil Alvarado held several legal positions. He worked at Cisneros Group of Companies as Legal Counsel from 1994 to 1997 and as a Legal Assistant from 1991 to 1994 in Caracas, Venezuela. He also served as an Associate Attorney at Tinoco Travieso Planchart & Nunez from 1997 to 2005 and as Corporate Attorney at Venevision from 2005 to 2009, both in the Caracas Area.
Achievements in Legal Compliance
Throughout his career, Oneil Alvarado has developed and implemented programs focused on global ethics and compliance, anti-corruption, antitrust, and data privacy protection. His work involves providing legal advice to ensure compliance with international and local regulations across LATAM and the Caribbean, contributing to the legal integrity of the organizations he has worked with.