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Consultant to MFREIF. New York, New York. Attorney Mar. 2002 - Dec. 200
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Legal consultant to MFREIF Partners (Merrick Real Estate Investment Fund) and th
e KAB Group, LLC (Investment Banking and Venture Capital Advisory Firm).
* Performed Blue Sky and compliance functions; assisted in drafting and preparat
ion of subscription documents.
Clifford Chance Rogers & Wells LLP. New York, New York. Attorney May 19
97 - Feb. 2002
* Contracted to perform duties pursuant to international patent litigation; limi
ted corporate activity.
Researched and briefed issues concerning international patent litigation includ
ing, but not limited to, international trade marketing rights, trade secrets, p
atent rights, privilege rights of foreign patent agents and attorneys; prepared
summary judgment motions, affidavits, privilege logs; conducted document review
and production; translated from French to English scientific and business docume
nts; preparation of witnesses for deposition; conducted due diligence on interna
tional deals; redlined contracts.
Oppenheimer & Co. New York, New York. Attorney Jan. 1997 - May 1997
* Contracted to the Investment Partnerships Department.
Performed compliance functions for deals qualified under '33 and '40 Acts; advi
sed brokers and clients on eligibility requirements for investments; drafted su
bscription documents for future investment products; conducted closings, reopen
ings, asset transfers.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
FBI. Miami, Florida and New York, New York. Linguist.
Jul. 1994 - Dec. 1996
* Contracted to provide legal support to agents and US attorney based in lingui
stic
analysis, assist in preparation and classification of evidence.
Office of Lauren J. Walter, Attorney. Garden City, New York. Law Clerk.
Summer 1994
* Performed legal research and writing.
Office of the U.S. Attorney, E.D.N.Y. Garden City, N
ew York. Law Clerk. Summer 1993
* Performed legal research on evidentiary issues including: search and seizure r
equirements,
conspiracy, accomplice liability, suppression of evi
dence; drafted appellate briefs and memoranda; partic
ipated in witness interviews; assisted at pre-trial hearings.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore. New York, New York. Legal Assistant.
Sept. 1989 - Aug. 1991
* Assisted in international arbitration and international litigation: maintained
case files;
provided legal support at trial; document review and preparation pursuant to di
scovery;
performed legal research using Westlaw; other duties as assigned.
Soulier, Azema, Reinhard et Associes. Lyon, France. Legal Intern.
Spring 1994
* Drafted correspondence to foreign clients, reviewed and translated internation
al
contracts, provided counsel regarding drafting of American contracts.
EDUCATION: University of North Carolina, School of Law. Chapel Hill, North Caro
lina.
J.D. May 1995.
Honors and Activities:
*Dean's List, Spring 1995
*Prisoner's Rights Project
*President, First Year Class
New York University in France. Paris, France
M.A. French Language and Civilization. October 1992
Columbia University. New York, New York.
B.A. Political Science, International Relations. May 1989.
Honors and Activities:
*Dean's List
*Chairperson, Minority Recruitment Committee
OTHER EDUCATION
University of Lyon, III, Jean Moulin School of Law. Lyon, France. Spring 1994.
Columbia University in Paris, Reid Hall. Paris, France. Spring 1988
FOREIGN
LANGUAGE: French, Fluent
Member of the New York State Bar, Southern District of New York, Eastern Distric
t of New York