Senior Legal Assistant
New York, Ny And Stamford, Ct
Asked by K Road successor company to continue and augment previous role. Direct report to the General Counsel. Sole legal assistant; senior title given to recognize substantial experience. Stock transfer administration and management: Created and maintained accuracy and trust of company stock information data relied upon for millions of dollars' worth of stock transfer transactions. Enabled seamless $900M stock transfer in connection with corporate buyout. Corporate Governance: Reduced amount of General Counsel’s time devoted to Board of Director meeting and agenda material assembly and distribution. Solicited and incorporated Board and Shareholder Meeting agenda items, scheduled meetings, prepared and distributed meeting and agenda materials to appropriate parties. Created Board & Officer resolutions and written consents. Worked on Confidentiality Agreements & SEC Forms 144A. Drafted & filed, as applicable, charters and bylaws for legal entity formation. Created & managed lists/spreadsheets of Shareholders, Board of Directors & Officers’ key information. Organized minute books, managed D&O Questionnaire production and distribution and processed subsequent responses thereto.Transactional support: Document review, revision & redlining in MS Word; Compiled and drafted exhibits to transaction documents. Assembled & distributed transaction closing sets. Created & managed virtual data rooms (using Merrill Datasite) for Shareholders & Board of Directors. Engaged in MS PowerPoint presentation creation & editing, flagged deadlines and processed regulatory filings and audit responses. Created SharePoint database for management & review of legal invoices & monitoring legal department budget expenditures.https://www.easterngeneration.com/
