Carla Matthews
Corporate Paralegal at Landmark Dividend LLC- Claim this Profile
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Renee Becker
I worked with Carla Matthews at Caesars Entertainment. As a corporate paralegal, Carla was a critical member of the corporate legal team that helped lead the company out of bankruptcy in 2017. Her organizational skills helped us keep hundreds of pages of documents in order, accurate and delivered timely. Carla has a range of skills. She assisted me with due diligence related to the company's transactions and public disclosures. She assisted with board and committee meeting preparations and minutes. She also managed the company's corporate subsidiaries, including dissolving international subsidiaries. Carla is very hardworking, pays attention to detail and dives in to help wherever and however she can. She gives 100% and was a pleasure to work with.
Renee Becker
I worked with Carla Matthews at Caesars Entertainment. As a corporate paralegal, Carla was a critical member of the corporate legal team that helped lead the company out of bankruptcy in 2017. Her organizational skills helped us keep hundreds of pages of documents in order, accurate and delivered timely. Carla has a range of skills. She assisted me with due diligence related to the company's transactions and public disclosures. She assisted with board and committee meeting preparations and minutes. She also managed the company's corporate subsidiaries, including dissolving international subsidiaries. Carla is very hardworking, pays attention to detail and dives in to help wherever and however she can. She gives 100% and was a pleasure to work with.
Renee Becker
I worked with Carla Matthews at Caesars Entertainment. As a corporate paralegal, Carla was a critical member of the corporate legal team that helped lead the company out of bankruptcy in 2017. Her organizational skills helped us keep hundreds of pages of documents in order, accurate and delivered timely. Carla has a range of skills. She assisted me with due diligence related to the company's transactions and public disclosures. She assisted with board and committee meeting preparations and minutes. She also managed the company's corporate subsidiaries, including dissolving international subsidiaries. Carla is very hardworking, pays attention to detail and dives in to help wherever and however she can. She gives 100% and was a pleasure to work with.
Renee Becker
I worked with Carla Matthews at Caesars Entertainment. As a corporate paralegal, Carla was a critical member of the corporate legal team that helped lead the company out of bankruptcy in 2017. Her organizational skills helped us keep hundreds of pages of documents in order, accurate and delivered timely. Carla has a range of skills. She assisted me with due diligence related to the company's transactions and public disclosures. She assisted with board and committee meeting preparations and minutes. She also managed the company's corporate subsidiaries, including dissolving international subsidiaries. Carla is very hardworking, pays attention to detail and dives in to help wherever and however she can. She gives 100% and was a pleasure to work with.
Experience
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Landmark Dividend LLC
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United States
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Corporate Paralegal
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May 2020 - Present
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Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
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United States
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Hospitality
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700 & Above Employee
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Jan 2017 - Mar 2020
Filed SEC 16 filings, involved in corporate governance and preparation of directors/shareholder meetings; due diligence, legal research, and document execution relating to closing transactions; entity maintenance for over 200 entities, company formations, drafted power of attorneys, officer and secretarial certificates; and state filings.
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Nov 2014 - Jan 2017
•Drafting and reviewing contracts•Negotiating contracts and license agreements•Assisting with billing, annual maintenance fees and upgrades•Corporate compliance and governance duties•Contract searches and filings•Research•Transactional support•Maintaining legal and corporate files•General organization and various special projects
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Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC
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Moorpark, California
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Corporate Paralegal
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Nov 2012 - Apr 2014
Manage corporate compliance and filings for parent company and all subsidiaries; perform electronic research and obtain documents from public and government agencies; assist attorneys with preparation of documents and coordination of closings in capital markets and correspondent lending; filed trademark applications and USPTO research. Manage corporate compliance and filings for parent company and all subsidiaries; perform electronic research and obtain documents from public and government agencies; assist attorneys with preparation of documents and coordination of closings in capital markets and correspondent lending; filed trademark applications and USPTO research.
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Area Leasing, Inc.
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Chicago, Illinois
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Real Estate Paralegal
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Sep 2007 - Aug 2012
Assisted R.E. Broker in all aspects of residential and commercial real estate closings; drafted closing documents, and general administrative and office support. Assisted R.E. Broker in all aspects of residential and commercial real estate closings; drafted closing documents, and general administrative and office support.
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DLA Piper US LLP
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Chicago, Illinois
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Corporate Paralegal
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Jun 2006 - Oct 2007
Perform UCC lien searches; prepare finance statements and closing documents; annual corporate reporting; contract/lease agreement review and modification; corporate transactions, filed state filings for name changes, dissolutions, and amendments. Prepared SEC Section 16 compliance forms, Edgar electronic filing of SEC forms, and assisted with trademark searches. Perform UCC lien searches; prepare finance statements and closing documents; annual corporate reporting; contract/lease agreement review and modification; corporate transactions, filed state filings for name changes, dissolutions, and amendments. Prepared SEC Section 16 compliance forms, Edgar electronic filing of SEC forms, and assisted with trademark searches.
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Mayer Brown
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United States
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Litigation/Corporate Paralegal
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Dec 2000 - Jun 2006
Performed e-discovery using Concordance and Stratify, prepared pleadings binder, legal research, prepared witnesses, and assisted in trial preparation; Filed corporate name changes,dissolutions, mergers, stock changes, etc. Prepared meeting notices and agenda items for Board of Director's meetings, Recognized as "Valuable Team Member" on various transaction deals; formation and maintenance of corporations, LLC's, and partnerships; performed all aspects of commercial finance transactions; UCC searches and ordered corporate documents; prepared incumbency and secretarial certificates, power of attorney forms, bill of sales, waivers, affidavits, etc. Researched and monitored Blue Sky Laws; prepared forms and assisted in closing transactions for M&A's. Show less
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Sears
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Corporate and Securities Paralegal
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Sep 1998 - Jul 2000
Certified user in converting SEC 16 filings from Microsoft word documents to HTML test for electronic filing; researched and reviewed franchise law in various states and prepareed agreements; created, revised and reviewed contracts and agreements, maintained document files and contract database. Maintained corporate maintenance for all subsidiaries. Certified user in converting SEC 16 filings from Microsoft word documents to HTML test for electronic filing; researched and reviewed franchise law in various states and prepareed agreements; created, revised and reviewed contracts and agreements, maintained document files and contract database. Maintained corporate maintenance for all subsidiaries.
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Education
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National-Louis University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General -
Harper College
Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Paralegal Studies