Celeste Jackson Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

London, GB

New York, NY, US

New York, New York, US

• Represented leading corporate clients in a broad range of global transactional deals in connection with mergers and acquisitions, exit financing, amendments to facilities, vessel/shipping transactions, and other.
• Drafted and reviewed key transaction documents including: credit agreements, commitment and engagement letters, fee letters, NDA’s, term sheets, security documents, board resolutions, officer’s certificates, and other.
• Managed and collaborated with specialist teams including but not limited to regulatory, technology, tax, intellectual property, environmental, real estate, insurance and gaming in connection with due diligence and.
• Lead and organize global counsel with respect to multi-jurisdictional regulations, policies and transactions.
• One-year general corporate rotation with broad exposure to mergers and acquisitions, project finance, and capital markets.

São Paulo, SP, BR

• Edited English legal documents and researched and outlined Brazilian law in response to corporate legal questions.
• Translated English-Portuguese corporate documents.
• Participated in client and attorney meetings to gain broad exposure to Brazilian corporate legal structure.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Reviewed Microsoft’s partner and vendor terms of service and privacy agreements and prepared reports with concise executive summaries outlining legal issues and potential risks.
• Conducted extensive legal research, analyzed and drafted memoranda and presented analysis to various Microsoft attorneys with respect to trademark infringement, domain name disputes, trademark and copyright license.
• Collaborated and worked closely with trademark and copyright attorneys in a cross-functional manner by participating in internal business client meetings.

Geneva, CH

• Managed and administered the registration of hundreds of asylum applications.
• Interviewed and counselled asylum-seekers on the UNHCR process and their legal rights.
• Drafted the UNHCR tutorial on effectively managing the in-take process.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

• Drafted the HIAS guide for ‘Dreamers’ under Obama’s deferred action plan for undocumented immigrants, advised potential benefactors on the application process and their immigration status under the plan, and.
• Represented multiple Spanish-speaking clients with immigration concerns.

New York, NY, US

• Prepared, organized and co-led seminars on various political, social and legal topics.
• Tutored elementary school children at an after-school program for Arab children living in Jaffa, Tel Aviv.
• Conducted interviews and composed a book documenting the Israeli-Jewish cultural, racial and religious mosaic.

New York, NY, US

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Global Law

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science, African And African American Studies

And Political Science; Government And Political Geography

Education record

High School