Experience

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  Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Discovery Attorney

    • Aug 2017 - Present
    • Greater New York City Area

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  New York University

  • New York, NY

  • Adjunct Instructor In Comparative Law

    • Nov 2007 - Present
    • New York, NY

    Synchronous teaching at New York University School of Foreign Languages to students all over the world. Three courses:Comparative Law, Master in the Science of Translation,(Syllabus attached)English-to-French Legal Translation Level I, andAdvanced English-to-French Legal Translation.Developed all courses and assignments. Consistently received outstanding reviews both from students and the Dean.

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  Confidential

  • New York, NY

  • Expert Witness

    • Dec 2013 - Apr 2014
    • New York, NY

    I acted as an Expert Witness in a divorce proceeding and testified regarding the enforcement of a French marriage contract and the ability of the Court to apply the French rules governing the matrimonial regime chosen by the parties to said contract.

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  CHD-CREGO S.A.S

  • France

  • In-House Counsel

    • Sep 2006 - Aug 2007
    • France

    In-House CounselDrafted and negotiated Letter of Intent, Stock Purchase Agreement and tended to closing of a private EEC corporate acquisition. Drafted numerous French stockholders and buy-out agreements. Drafted and issued French and US legal opinions, audited numerous French and US contracts, drafted summaries and reviewed and updated French and US corporate records of privately held corporations. Translated numerous legal/accounting documents in French/English and English/French for French subsidiaries of foreign corporations.

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  Rozan& Nilson, LLP

  • New York, NY

  • Founding Partner

    • Sep 1989 - Jul 2006
    • New York, NY

    Small firm specializing in International Corporate and Commercial Practice:Private acquisitions; drafted and negotiated letters of intent, conducted due diligence, drafted and negotiated stock/asset purchase agreements, tended to closing and all post-closing issues such as claims for breach of representations and warranties. Drafted and negotiated commercial contracts such as: trademark and "know how" licenses, distribution, franchise and sales representation agreements, contracts for the purchase and sale of products and raw materials, financing agreements (loan, factoring, credit), service contracts, employment and consulting agreements, joint venture agreements, commercial leases. Creation and administration of corporations: maintained corporate books drafted and negotiated shareholders agreements and acted as Corporate Secretary and Director. Fiduciary management and investigation services: supervision of corporate officers, bookkeeping and sales force and reporting to the parent. Pre-trial litigation and commercial arbitration. Supervision and management of international litigation, Arbitration of disputes as an Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.Varied clientele included financial institutions, traditional industry manufacturers, service providers, software designers and distributors, pharmaceutical companies, fashion houses, food and wine merchants, agricultural growers and not-for-profit organizations.Generated business to the partnership worth approximately 1350 billable hours per year and contributed to growth by bringing approximately 10% in new clientele each year.

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  RICHARD K. BERNSTEIN & ASSOCIATES

  • New York, NY

  • Senior Associate

    • Sep 1982 - Aug 1989
    • New York, NY

    Small size firm with heavy European clientele engaged in international commercial and corporate law.Practice and clientele similar to the above but with more focus on litigation: Trial assistance and appellate practice. Wrote winning Appellate brief in the landmark Second Circuit libel case of Mr. Chow vs. Gault & Millau. You may read the Second Circuit Opinion attached.