Mellina Mamede de Mattos Vieira, LLM (Munich), is head of legal & compliance, Latin America, at Recordati Rare Diseases, where she oversees legal and compliance matters across Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. Ms Mamede has extensive experience in the life sciences sector, having previously held positions at LEO Pharma and Siemens. Her areas of expertise include healthcare compliance, pharmaceutical regulation, corporate governance, and the legal and ethical challenges of operating across Latin American markets. She combines strategic legal advice with the development and implementation of compliance programmes in complex, highly regulated environments.