Experience

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  Agins Law Firm, PLC

  • United States
  • Legal Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Managing Member

    • Jun 2013 - Present

  • Managing Member/Attorney

    • Jun 2013 - Present

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  Sigman & Zimolong, LLC

  • Sigman & Zimolong, LLC

  • Partner

    • Jun 2009 - May 2013
    • Sigman & Zimolong, LLC

    • Commenced and defended civil litigation focusing on construction-related issues, requiring preparation of pleadings, memoranda of law, briefs and appeals.• Negotiated zoning board acceptance of $4.8 million planned community, retaining property owner’s interest and providing public recreation easement.• Successfully prepared and filed petitions and applications in family-based immigration cases and EB-5 foreign investor visas in business-based immigration cases.• Conducted depositions and propounded interrogatories and requests for production of documents in civil litigation.• Prepared articles of incorporation/organization, by-laws and operating agreements for small to mid-sized corporations and limited liability corporations including 501(c)(3) corporations.

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  Bingham McCutchen LLP

  • Restructuring, Finance and Business Attorney

    • Sep 2003 - May 2009

    • Implemented and successfully prosecuted €100 million of bilingually-filed claims in historically largest Spanish real estate company insolvency proceedings under the Spanish Civil Code.• Researched and drafted memoranda of law on many discrete issues including equitable estoppel under the “Deep Rock doctrine” and on many insurance-related topics.• Drafted corporate resolutions and operating agreements for not-for profit entities as part of firm’s pro bono initiative.• Represented numerous high-yield-investor creditors’ committees in domestic and cross-border insolvency proceedings.

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  Cara Stimmel, Ltd.

  • New York, New York

  • President

    • 1988 - 2003
    • New York, New York

    • Managed consumer products business with annual revenue in excess of $3 million.• Supervised staff and oversaw sales, administrative, production, and personnel functions.• Designed media campaign for launch of product line five times per year.• Collaborated with design department and sales representatives to forecast direction of product line.

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  RRN Associates, Inc.

  • Greater New York City Area

  • CEO/Consultant

    • Apr 1983 - Mar 1988
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Founded and directed management consulting firm serving the construction, industrial supply, food service and wholesale distribution industries helping clients to improve efficiency and increase profitability.• Negotiated $57 million sale of a construction company resulting in substantial profit and debt reduction to client.

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  Kenedy Electircal Supply Corp.

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Chief Financial Officer

    • Jun 1980 - Mar 1983
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Managed financial accounting department.• Implemented computerization of accounting function.• Instituted real-time inventory reporting procedures.• Served as member of management team.

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  National States Electric Corp.

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Vice President Finance

    • Sep 1970 - Jun 1980
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Managed cost accounting and financial accounting for $25 million electrical contractor.• Worked with project managers to ensure proper cost-to-complete reporting.• Integrated costs into percentage of completion realization of income for reporting on parent company’s Forms 10K and 10Q.• Negotiated large material purchase contracts and collaborated with field managers in negotiation of contract change orders.