Haggen Kennedy • Translator & Attorney
Translations engineered for absolute precision.
High-stakes localization with more than just fluency: heavy-duty intellectual and technological infrastructure backed by over 25 years of dedicated expertise to deliver every client secure, meticulously engineered solutions for their most critical assets.
Linguistic Scope
Working Languages & Pairs
Brazilian Portuguese Native
Translation From:
English, Spanish, Modern Greek
Interpreting:
English ↔ Portuguese
Multimedia:
Transcription, subtitling, voice-over
English Source & Target
Translation From:
Portuguese, Spanish, Modern Greek
Interpreting:
English ↔ Portuguese
Multimedia:
Transcription, subtitling, voice-over
Spanish & Greek Source Only
Translation To:
English, Brazilian Portuguese
Specialized:
Ancient Greek & Modern Greek (Certified by University of Athens)
Language Services
Translation
Delivering linguistic equivalence in sensitive, technical, and proprietary documentation for over 25 years. Every project is meticulously localized to ensure strict terminological accuracy, legal compliance, and cultural resonance across four global languages.
Proofreading
Rigorous quality assurance and structural refinement for pre-translated materials. Ensuring grammatical perfection, stylistic consistency, and native-level fluency while strictly adhering to your industry-specific glossaries and corporate guidelines.
Interpreting
Highly accurate, real-time English ↔ Portuguese mediation for corporate negotiations, legal proceedings, and international conferences. Seamlessly capturing not just the complex terminology, but the exact tone, nuance, and intent of the speaker.
Transcription
Meticulous audio-to-text conversion for legal depositions, corporate board meetings, and multimedia assets. Executed entirely within a secure, offline environment to guarantee absolute data privacy and pinpoint accuracy, even with dense technical jargon.
Subtitling
Broadcast-ready subtitles in SRT and other desired formats. Flawlessly adapting complex dialogue for pacing, readability, and cultural context without compromising the original audiovisual impact of your multimedia campaigns.
Voice-over
Pristine vocal recording for corporate presentations, e-learning modules, and commercial assets. Powered by dedicated acoustic hardware (Focusrite Scarlett interface) to deliver uncompressed, high-fidelity audio with an authoritative and articulate delivery.
Legal & Academic Precision
Dual-qualified attorney and linguist. Every project benefits from extensive academic and real-world knowledge, specialized terminology databases, meticulous attention to detail, and strict legal exactitude.
Advanced Tech Stack
Fully equipped for heavy-duty processing: Trados Studio delivers industry-standard localization capabilities, and the full Adobe suite tackles complex audio, video, and subtitling tasks.
Absolute Data Security
Proprietary files and unreleased financials remain strictly confidential. Offline processing and stringent NDA compliance guarantee zero exposure to public AI models.
25+ Years Commitment
Over two decades of continuous operational experience. A long-haul professional commitment ensuring stability, deep cultural nuance, and unfailing delivery across 4 languages.
Entrusted by Global Institutions & Industry Leaders
Industries Served
Applying uncompromising standards across highly technical and culturally nuanced industries.
LEGAL & CORPORATE LOCALIZATION
Attorney-Driven Precision & Absolute Confidentiality.
In high-stakes corporate environments, a single lexical error or "false friend" can alter the jurisdiction of a contract, void a patent, or trigger catastrophic liabilities. Both AI translation engines and generalist translators may fall victim to these traps as they process words without understanding the underlying jurisprudence or the critical nuances between the Common Law and Civil Law systems.
🔒Beyond accuracy, uploading proprietary legal documents to machine-learning platforms poses a severe risk to corporate data secrecy. Unreleased financials, patents, and litigation strategies must remain strictly protected.
True localization requires a legal mind and a secure infrastructure. Contracts, litigation, and corporate compliance documents are translated with the precise eye of a Bar-certified attorney. This ensures your sensitive documents are completely shielded from algorithmic errors and data leaks.
Mining & Energy
Localization for onshore/offshore oil & gas, and ore mining operations. Ensuring flawless technical accuracy.
Culture & Tourism
Museum exhibitions, hospitality marketing, and international tourism campaigns. Capture the inviting, natural tone required for your target audience. Avoid soulless, robotic AI translations.
Classical Antiquity
Historical texts are backed by academic context. Formal studies in Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Athens have led to servicing museums, academic publishers, and cultural institutions. From archaeological guides to classical literature, texts are localized with unique attention to etymology, historical accuracy, and the delicate bridge between Latin, as well as Ancient and Modern Greek.
Multimedia
Studio-grade audio processing complete with professional microphone, studio monitors, Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 audio interface, and a dedicated DAW (FL Studio complete edition, and full Adobe Suite available). Other options include time-coded subtitling, transcription, and corporate voice-over integration.
Executive Profile
A Legacy of
Multidisciplinary Precision.
Haggen Kennedy is a dual-qualified attorney and senior linguist with over 25 years of continuous operational experience in the global translation sector. Since 1999, he has served as a trusted linguistic partner to sovereign governments, multinational energy corporations, and global tech innovators, delivering mission-critical accuracy across four languages.
What separates Mr. Kennedy from traditional translation agencies is a rare, highly specialized academic foundation. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) as a Bar-certified attorney; he majored in Translation at the Federal University of Bahia, in Brazil, with an extra specialization in Classical Languages — Latin and Ancient Greek; and he possesses specialized academic training in Archaeology and Ancient History from the University of Athens, Greece.
"His unique triad of legal, linguistic, and historical expertise allows him to navigate the world's most demanding texts with absolute authority."
— Dr. James A. S., Consul
Whether localizing transnational litigation, complex offshore drilling manuals, or delicate cultural exhibitions, he applies a rigorous, multidisciplinary methodology to every project.
Operating from a secure, enterprise-grade, climate-controlled facility in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Kennedy provides uninterrupted, highly confidential linguistic infrastructure to top-tier clients worldwide — ensuring their global message is protected, precise, and flawlessly localized.
Contact Me
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