Experience

Shuart & Associates

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contract Attorney

  • Sep 2022 - Present



St. Tammany Parish Public School System

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher

  • Sep 2020 - May 2021

  Taught U.S. History and Louisiana History/Social Studies at Fifth Ward Junior High School. Taught U.S. History and Louisiana History/Social Studies at Fifth Ward Junior High School.



Aksia

• United States
• Financial Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Operational Due Diligence, Senior Analyst, Esq.

  • Jun 2015 - May 2017

  Aksia is a specialist research and portfolio advisory firm providing hedge fund, private credit and opportunistic strategy solutions to institutional investors. As a member of the Operational Due Diligence team, I perform operational and legal due diligence for hedge funds and private credit investments. We provide investors detailed and opinionated reports that span a fund's corporate, legal and financial documents, through on-site meetings with key personnel, independent service provider reviews and in-depth formal reporting of findings against our internal standards. • Publications: • Aksia Strategy Oulook – Q2 2016 – The Inside Scoop on What’s Happening with Insider Trading – an analysis of recent rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding insider trading. • HFM Investor Relations, “The scarlet letter(s)” – an article on the use of side pockets. December 2016, Issue 5. Show less



DLA Piper

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Attorney

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2015

  Corporate/Finance. Corporate/Finance.



Georgetown University Law Center

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Guest Lecturer - Regulation of Derivatives

  • Nov 2014 - Dec 2014

  Current issues in laws and regulations affecting derivatives trading, including swaps, futures, and options markets. Topics include: overview of the history of derivative trading; development of derivatives regulation in the U.S. during the 20th century; the current jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the post-Dodd/Frank world, new regulations promulgated to effect Dodd/Frank mandates; application of commodities statutes and regulations, as well as certain securities and banking statutes and regulations to derivative transactions; registration and regulation of market participants; administrative and injunctive enforcement powers involving violations of the Commodity Exchange Act; current developments in self-regulatory oversight; and foreign market access to derivatives trading. Show less



U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  Division of Trading and Markets Division of Trading and Markets



Santander Asset Management

• Greater New York City Area

• Attorney

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2012

  Operational Risk Lawyer Operational Risk Lawyer



Santander Asset Management

• London, United Kingdom

• Operational Risk Lawyer

  • Nov 2007 - Apr 2009

  Lawyer with Fund of Hedge Funds. Lawyer with Fund of Hedge Funds.



Clifford Chance

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contract Attorney

  • Jul 2007 - Aug 2007

  Assisted with UK investigation into Antitrust application for merger between Thompson and Reuters. Advised with regard to US and UK legal implications. Assisted with UK investigation into Antitrust application for merger between Thompson and Reuters. Advised with regard to US and UK legal implications.



Linklaters

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contract Attorney

  • Jan 2007 - May 2007

  Contract attorney advising Fortune 500 companies with regard to employee investment and stock options, ERISA rules as they apply internationally and international implications of a mobile workforce. Advised on both US and UK law, regulation and taxation. Contract attorney advising Fortune 500 companies with regard to employee investment and stock options, ERISA rules as they apply internationally and international implications of a mobile workforce. Advised on both US and UK law, regulation and taxation.



Fragomen

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Attorney

  • Mar 2005 - Aug 2006

  International corporate employee migration, particularly into the Baltics, Eastern Europe and Russia. International corporate employee migration, particularly into the Baltics, Eastern Europe and Russia.



Dean Witter Reynolds (Morgan Stanley)

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 1994 - Sep 1994

  Summer intern in private wealth management. Analyzed portfolios and provided investment recommendations. Summer intern in private wealth management. Analyzed portfolios and provided investment recommendations.