Jeffrey Pace Email & Phone Number

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Draft and negotiate various documents including ISDA Master Agreements, Credit Support Annexes, Futures and OTC Clearing Agreements, and other ancillary documents with domestic and international counterparties. • Collaborate with credit officers, sales teams, and traders to address and resolve credit and business-related issues arising during negotiations. • Research, analyze, and provide guidance on regulations and statutes concerning derivatives transactions.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Litigated motions for summary judgment and various foreclosure matters, on behalf of creditors and debtors.• Drafted answers and affirmative defenses for foreclosure complaints, related motions, and discovery requests.• Represented clients at mediation to modify home mortgages and negotiated settlements.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Litigated municipal ordinance violations and negotiated settlements on behalf of the city.• Researched and composed memorandums of law on various topics of local and city government law.• Lead litigation and research for First Amendment issues regarding freedom of speech and other legal areas.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Synthesized tax and legal information regarding the formation of a nonprofit corporation.• Researched and composed memorandums of law about religious discrimination by private employers and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appellate process.• Wrote briefs appealing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) decisions and supporting school accommodation of religious practice.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Updated Otto Trefteterer’s Commentary to the Rome Statute in relation to the Common Article 3 provision of outrages upon personal dignity.• Identified and briefly summarized the cases, article and commentaries on Common Article 3, Article 27 and Article 14 of the Geneva Conventions and sexual violence.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Drafted pleadings for commercial litigation proceedings.• Researched and composed memorandums of law regarding various construction and commercial law areas.• Generated, organized, and compiled documents for evidentiary discovery purposes.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Developed 20 country profiles synthesizing research on local education systems, including higher education administrative structure, student demography, and recent country trends in higher education.• Produced process diagrams specifying the legal activities required for universities to establish campuses in target countries.• Identified English public schools franchising abroad and researched their legal incentives and obstacles.

Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey

Outat El Haj, Morocco

• Volunteered in a community youth center in rural Morocco, working with underprivileged youth.• Received a Small Project Assistance grant to fund awareness programs for local environmental concerns.• Coordinated Civil Engagement Activities, HIV/AIDS and Environmental Awareness Programs.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: The Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy• Honor roll in Fall 2010 and Fall 2011. • Book award.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, Phi Mu Delta Fraternity, Leadership Studies Seminar.• Dean's list, honor.