Prime Services Attorney servicing the Prime Brokerage Desk. Supervising Prime Broker/ISDA Negotiators. Negotiating and advising on Structured Financing and Prime Brokerage.

Servicing Cash & Derivatives Desk and Prime Brokerage. Resolving questions from the desk on a real time basis and handling all documentation requirements including ISDA, CSA, Prime Broker Margin Agreement, Securities Lending Agreement, Custodial Agreement, MCA, and Soft Dollar, Electronic Trading, Give-Up and other agreements. Multi-tasking in a high pressure deadline oriented environment. Working across departments (Credit, Risk, AML and Operations) and regions (Asia, South America and Europe) to resolve issues. Designing templates and user guides for various negotiated documents and related control functions. Working with stakeholders in different departments and regions to design a platform capable of producing documents and tracking negotiated terms for control purposes.Advising the equities desk on general questions and queries.Handling various additional matters including restricted stock, 144A/Reg S sales, ADR/GDR conversions and sales.

Negotiated various documentation including ISDA, LSTA, NDA, employment agreement, consulting agreement, services agreements for multiple hedge funds. Reviewed credit agreements, asset backed securities documents and structured finance documents. Drafted SEC corporate filings (10-K, 10-Q, etc.).

Established specialty bakery and coffee bar in NYC West Village which received critical acclaim from the New York Times, TIme Out, New York Magazine and a variety of other publications.Managing all aspects of the business including LLC establishment, lease negotiations, legal and tax reporting, business filings, staff management, product development, quality control, marketing, etc.Managed kitchen staff (3-5 Chinese speaking bakers & chefs) and barista/counter help (15-20).

Projects - establishment and negotiation of (i) CLSA's 1st private equity fund; 1st China-EU joint venture investment bank and (iii) mergers and acquisitions of brokerage and merchant banking entities throughout Asia.Managed legal team (2 qualified attorneys and 2 legal support staff).Worked with compliance for development of procedures and satisfaction of reporting requirements for branches and subsidiaries located in Asia, Europe and the U.S.Responsible for legal negoitations for investment banking division, and all documentation for affiliiates of the CLSA Group.

Developed derivative products Managed all aspects of international and US transactions, including IPOs, public offering structured Rule 144A and Regulation D private placements, Auction of non-US agency loans, GDRs, ADRs, shelf takedowns, block sales for equity and debt securities.Drafted public and private offering memorandum and prospectuses, and agreements for warrants, underwriting, purchase and sale, guarantees, pledges, etc.

Mergers & Acquisition/Pacific Basin Associate - Negotiated and drafted SEC Form S-1 for merger between Texas and Norwegian Oil companies; Primary Attorney for asset purchase by U.S. subsidiary of a Japanese corporation; negotiated and drafted documents and conducted due diligence on a variety of international and U.S. transactions; supervised 15-20 persons in the due diligence review of documents related to the sale of Viacom's cable business.