Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Real estate development and financing, Bank Representation, and Corporate Law

❖ Advise clients on various transactional matters involving real estate, commercial lending, tax, estate and asset protection, employment, and corporate law, as well as complex commercial litigation.❖ Collaborate seamlessly across practice groups and offices to provide clients with exceptional service, sophisticated advice and creative and practical solutions that reflect a deep understanding of the legal landscape, market trends and the clients’ businesses and objectives.❖ Provide innovative and practical solutions to clients that require attention and commitment to client service in order to empower clients to realize their goals.❖ Work closely with clients to provide effective legal advice and business solutions while holding the bottom line.❖ Responsible for managing the office’s e-Discovery related to litigation.

❖ Assisted in the review of existing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with governing laws and regulations in various areas including commercial lending, corporate finance, private equity and mezzanine financing, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, regulatory examinations, corporate governance, board materials and relations, regulatory filings, real estate, risk management and compliance.❖ Shadowed senior commercial loan officers from pre-flight to closing to obtain a better understanding of the commercial lending process.❖ Drafted several internal checklists to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, including a checklist to conform with § 619 (12 U.S.C. § 1851), better known as the “Volcker Rule”.❖ Assisted in legal research and the review and negotiation of vendor contracts, SaaS agreements, etc.

❖ Responsible for the day to day operations and compliance stemming from the firm’s East Coast offices and the management of 5-7 staff members while providing excellent communication and operational assistance to over 100 attorneys nationwide who specialize in complex litigation.❖ Worked with the Executive Director in the negotiation and subsequent planning of all firm commercial office leases, subleases, license agreements, etc., in addition to drafting, reviewing and negotiating RFPs, vendor contracts and lease agreements to include key contract terms.❖ Prepared and monitored the firm’s annual operational budget while working closely with senior management to project revenue and expenses across eleven offices nationwide.❖ Project manager for all large-scale firm projects, including the rollout of a firm intranet, and all national space planning projects, which included coordinating the logistics for a 40,000-square foot office move.❖ Responsible for firm compliance with regards to records retention and client data.❖ Led all operational directives in successfully rebranding the firm twice in five years.❖ Worked closely with the firm’s Director of Human Resources in the research, preparation and editing of the firm’s updated employee policy manual, while becoming familiar with Federal Employment Laws.

❖ Assisted the MacKinnon Group, a team of financial advisors, by communicating with clients and consistently dealing with Individual Retirement Accounts, while becoming familiar with portfolio management, retirement planning, and estate planning/preservation.❖ Helped the team with external marketing in order to attract prospective clients across the nation. ❖ Prepared securities transfer paperwork and performed follow up on transfer process.

❖ Aided attorneys Daniel and Jill Burzynski with asset protection planning, advocacy services, and certain elder law services, including wills, trusts, and crisis intervention.❖ Became familiar with the framework behind Medicaid basics, veterans’ benefits, and estate planning.❖ Gained a practical understanding of working in a small, yet fast-paced legal environment.