Larissa Baker Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

Global, Us

Support Private Equity business unit with emphasis on Debt Finance and M&A practice areas.

• Train bankruptcy judges and court staff to use innovative system for telephonic court appearances• Attend hearings to provide chambers with in-person support; monitor hearings remotely• Assist attorneys and other customers with account creation, hearing registration, and billing inquiries• Respond to customer needs via phone, email and live chat platforms• Meet with clerks of court to present product; work with chambers and court staff to complete on-boarding process for judges and staff• Review and edit all customer facing resources for accuracy and usability• Provide input on all aspects of business development, including website content and development, marketing materials, presentations and proposals

New York, Ny, Us

• Researched debt obligations, entity relationships and other financial information using EDGAR • Prepared and updated resource compilations for attorney and client reference• Performed legal research, cite checked, Shepherdized and proofread pleadings• Analyzed documents and compiled information for special projects• Organized and reviewed client materials. Distilled into usable data for attorneys and clients

New York, Ny, Us

• Prepared and filed formation, qualification, merger, acquisition, conversion, withdrawal and dissolution documents in various jurisdictions for all varieties of legal entities• Coordinated multi-debtor lien searches; prepared and filed UCC-1s and UCC-3s• Registered and renewed state Blue Sky filings• Drafted resolutions, consents, closing certificates, stock powers and other transactional documents• Managed database of corporate information and housekeeping calendar for 100+ entities• Provided comprehensive support for closings, including: drafted documents, organized receipt andexecution of all documents, compiled closing binders, and coordinated administrative details• Obtained state and Federal Tax ID numbers (EINs)• Maintained corporate minute books and stock ledgers; issued, transferred and cancelled stockcertificates• Compiled and edited updated set of corporate business forms for firm-wide use• Assisted in training and transitioning of new paralegals

New York, Ny, Us

• Assisted with all aspects of case management for large, multi-debtor Chapter 11 filings • Drafted Notices, Motions, Lien Settlements and various other pleadings• Maintained case calendars, scheduled hearings with chambers and prepared hearing agendas• Filed pleadings electronically and monitored electronic dockets• Responded to creditor inquiries regarding proofs of claim, schedules and states of financial affairs,plan and disclosure statement documents and all other matters• Coordinated service of all pleadings on 300+-party mailing lists• Prepared and submitted monthly fee statements and quarterly fee applications for court approval• Managed team of 8 paralegals when coordinator was out or unavailable, including scheduling nightly“on-call" paralegal, assigning work and coordinating fee application processing• Conducted multi-debtor, multi-jurisdiction, pre-petition UCC searches and summarized results

New York, Ny, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Researched and compiled industry statistics for Industry Overview section of S-1s• Organized and maintained data room for large transactions• Assisted in preparation, editing and filing of SEC forms, compiled due diligence documents for outsidereview and supervised project assistant work

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Coordinated unclaimed property search for ABA, its divisions, franchises and subsidiaries• Orchestrated all state filings for new and existing franchises and managed 3,000+ contract file

Master Of Arts - Ma, Theology/Theological Studies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba

Certificate, Legal Assistant Program

Diploma