Stjepan Klinar Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

New York, New York, United States

• Represented clients and manage work streams and tight deadlines in practice areas spanning M&A, debt finance, venture capital, capital markets, and fund formation.
• Drafted due diligence memoranda and entity formation documents for funds and transaction documents for M&A and startup clients based on firm precedent and NVCA documents.
• Conducted legal research on topics in M&A and securities law.
• Served as team member on several successful M&A closings and venture… Show more
• Served as team member on several successful M&A closings and venture capital financing rounds. Show less

New York, New York, United States

• Assisted Clinic leadership in drafting an academic article on visual legal advocacy through filmmaking.
• Surveyed and evaluated relevant scholarship, and organized findings into a comprehensive master document.
• Drafted the outline of the argument for the article.

New York, New York, United States

Provided pro bono legal services to independent filmmakers through counseling and drafting transactional documents under clinic staff supervision.

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Provided guidance on rules and regulations impacting the financial services industry, including the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, broker-dealer regulations, ERISA, and retail banking issues.
• Reviewed complex commercial agreements as a part of procurement negotiations.
• Led the company’s initiative to improve conflicts of interest disclosures.

New York, New York, United States

• Researched and edited case law and law review articles for the professor’s Contracts class at NYU Abu Dhabi.
• Prepared case law excerpts spanning jurisdictions including United States, England, Singapore, and Australia for a diverse student body with no legal background.

New York, New York, United States

• Closely collaborated on the production of several law journal articles on antitrust issues.
• Conducted extensive online research for academic and non-academic resources.
• Edited a 51-page draft paper using the Bluebook, 20th Edition.

Zagreb, Croatia

• Maintained and updated the association’s contact list.
• Managed communications with persons and legal entities outside of the association.
• Ran the association’s social media accounts.

Zagreb, Croatia

• Conducted the Mamforce Standard, an audit designed to improve HR management policies and organizational cultures of companies.
• Wrote reports, prepared summaries and policy recommendations. Assisted in the presentations of the findings and HR staff training sessions.
• Translated key documents and the methodology into English and facilitated the company’s effort to expand into foreign markets.

Abu Dhabi

• Assisted a Political Science professor with an upcoming book by finding and summarizing relevant literature
• Collaborated with a fellow research assistant and constructed a comprehensive list of more than 150 academic articles and books
• Used databases such as Google Scholar, EBSCO, and JSTOR to find relevant sources
• Conducted research in English and Spanish and systematically summarized more than 20 academic sources earmarked by the professor

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Assisted lawyers in legal research, as well as conducted individual research on companies operating in the UAE and on local and international governmental organizations.
• Reviewed and analyzed documents and agreements between the Firm and their clients
• Prepared reports and summaries of results in presentation and memorandum forms
• Regularly used legal databases such as Reuters’ WestLaw Gulf

Zagreb, Croatia

• Worked with journalists and editors in the newsroom of a recently founded regional television that in less than two years acquired 10% ratings in Croatia.
• Along with a small group of interns assisted with maintaining the news standard of the company in light of upcoming parliamentary elections.
• Contributed heavily in news producing and editing using news-searching sites and editing programs such as Octopus and Adobe Pro. Selected and translated international news in English… Show more
• Contributed heavily in news producing and editing using news-searching sites and editing programs such as Octopus and Adobe Pro. Selected and translated international news in English and Spanish.
• Conducted fieldwork tasks that included minor camerawork, statement taking, and assistance in interview taking. Worked alone and in a team in conducting interviews with various government and foreign officials. Show less

Zagreb, Croatia

• Worked closely with the owner and director of the leading regional HR policy consulting company specializing in gender equality policy implementation through a comprehensive patented methodology.
• Assisted the company to branch out to stakeholders in the European Common Market.
• Worked with the company leadership on expansion plans, translated key documents, mission statements, and methodology overviews.
• Completed various PR-related tasks for major multinational and… Show more
• Completed various PR-related tasks for major multinational and regional corporations and local political parties
• Organized documents and translating memos that led to successful marketing of products and services. Show less

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Activities and Societies: Heyman Scholar, Heyman Center on Corporate Governance; Articles Editor, Cardozo International and Comparative.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science

Honors: Cum Laude Major: Political Science Minor: Legal Studies Minor: Economics Minor: Spanish Senior Thesis in Political Science: The.