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Roseland, New Jersey, United States

Roseland, Nj

West Orange, Nj

Counseled and advised a broad range of corporate clients on transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and business entity formation, structure, operation and dissolution; drafted, analyzed and negotiated a variety of agreements for publicly and privately held companies, including asset purchase, stock purchase, merger, operating, stockholders, voting, assignment, employment, consulting, confidentiality, non-disclosure, restrictive covenant, and settlement agreements.Interacted extensively with product managers and salespeople of an international credit ratings company in connection with the drafting and negotiation of software and data license agreements relating to the company’s financial products and services; represented institutional lenders and borrowers in diverse commercial lending transactions, including asset-based loans, real estate acquisition loans, and the sale of non-performing loans to third-party purchasers; drafted and negotiated various loan documents, including loan agreements, promissory notes, mortgages, guarantees, and pledge and security agreements.

Parsippany, Nj

Litigated corporate matters representing both defendants and plaintiffs in a range of claims, such as breaches of contract, employment discrimination, theft of trade secrets, and products liability claims; prepared order to show cause and temporary restraining order papers; conducted all manner of discovery, including analyzing corporate documents, financial records, product formulae and medical records, and preparing for expert and fact witness depositions; interviewed and prepped corporate officers for mediations and arbitrations; counseled corporate officers regarding defense strategies and prepared corporate witnesses for depositions; deposed corporate representatives; drafted, opposed, and argued motions; prepared for trial; conducted direct examination at arbitration hearings; drafted appeal papers; negotiated settlements and releases.Performed an assortment of transactional work, including preparing contracts and advising executive management regarding their ramifications; drafted and analyzed personnel materials, such as policy and employment manuals; counseled companies on employment matters, including terminations of employees; drafted termination and severance agreements.Counseled and advised clients on various compliance matters, including HIPAA compliance issues, the applicability of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and conformity with EPA regulations and guidelines and New Jersey gaming regulations.

Gained familiarity with certain environmental statutes including the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

J.D.

B.A., History, Italian Studies

Activities and Societies: Golden Key National Honor Society; Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society