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Newport Beach, CA, US

Newport Beach, California, US

Newport Beach, California, US

• Provide legal support for SEC reporting and compliance. Draft SEC disclosures and filings such as 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statement, and Section 16 reports. Ensure timely and accurate filings. Provide advice, make.
• Support the corporate secretary function, providing counsel to the Board and its committees, preparing meeting agendas and materials, drafting resolutions, coordinating logistics, and drafting minutes. Ensure.
• Support strategic transactional matters such as M&A, corporate finance, capital markets transactions, and joint venture deals. Provide transactional and operational counsel on these matters, conduct due diligence, and.
• Manage legal entities, including drafting resolutions, consents, minutes, certificates, charters, bylaws, and LLC agreements. Ensure compliance with applicable entity governance and reporting requirements.
• Support the equity compensation program, advise on all aspects of equity management, and assist with executive compensation planning, governance, documentation, and reporting.
• Support the compliance function by drafting, maintaining, and implementing internal policies and training programs. Advise on investor relations, corporate communications, marketing, corporate social responsibility.

New York, US

• Reviewed, drafted and negotiated various transaction documents, including merger agreements, debt and equity offering documents, asset and stock purchase agreements, leases, license agreements, master service.
• Drafted, revised, and coordinated the submission of public filings with the SEC, NYSE, and NASDAQ, including proxy statements, 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly reports, 8-K current reports, earnings releases, and.
• Advised clients, counsel, and stakeholders regarding corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinated and organized the due diligence processes in capital markets, mergers, and acquisition transactions, including review and analysis of transaction materials and preparation of disclosures.
• Researched and developed comprehensive precedent for a variety of transactions across multiple industries, including real property leases and public company corporate governance materials.
• Served as the local leader in the Latham & Watkins Hispanic/Latin American Lawyers Group which strives to enhance the diversity of the firm and cultivate business relationships that deepen ties with the Hispanic/Latin.

New York, US

• 2016 Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholar.
• Assisted in the preparation and execution of closing deliverables in various finance transactions for both private and public equity markets.
• Researched and prepared memoranda regarding intellectual property rights and considerations.

New York, US

• 2015 Latham & Watkins Diversity Fellow.
• Researched and prepared memoranda regarding sustainable energy markets and regulations.
• Developed comprehensive precedents for real estate sale and leaseback agreements.
• Completed a 4-week corporate counsel secondment with Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Ba, English, Global Cultures