Vanessa Junqueira Weksler
Compliance Officer at Grant, Herrmann, Schwartz & Klinger LLP- Claim this Profile
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Portuguese Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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Italian Full professional proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Bio
Experience
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Grant, Herrmann, Schwartz & Klinger LLP
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Compliance Officer
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Sep 2010 - Present
(as well as April 1998 - November 1999)Work directly with Partners and Office Manager. Consult with Latin American and European law firms and internationalprivate banks to best accommodate clients' needs. Work directly with clients for international complaince regulation requirements. Supervise and train Paralegals in various corporate transactionsincluding mostly offshore and domestic company formation and maintenance, restructurings, estate planning, assetmanagement and real estate. Assist with legal translations, property management and billing.
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Freelance Translator
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Jan 1993 - Present
Translate and proofread translations from Italian, Portuguese and Spanish into English for clients including AT&T, theBrazilian Consulate in New York, Benetton, People Magazine, People en Español, Reader's Digest Magazine, Viva Filmsand various law firms in Europe, Latin America and the United States. Translate and proofread translations from Italian, Portuguese and Spanish into English for clients including AT&T, theBrazilian Consulate in New York, Benetton, People Magazine, People en Español, Reader's Digest Magazine, Viva Filmsand various law firms in Europe, Latin America and the United States.
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Senior Corporate Paralegal
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Nov 2008 - Apr 2009
Assisted in all stages from negotiation to finalization of corporate transactions including joint ventures, assetpurchases, operations transfers and corporate restructurings for Healthcare Group. Assisted Bankruptcy and Real Estate practicegroups. Assisted in all stages from negotiation to finalization of corporate transactions including joint ventures, assetpurchases, operations transfers and corporate restructurings for Healthcare Group. Assisted Bankruptcy and Real Estate practicegroups.
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
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United States
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Corporate Paralegal
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Jul 2004 - Nov 2008
Provided support for attorneys working primarily with International clients. Edited, proofread and revised client filingswith the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases and publications. Organized Continuing Legal Educationseminars. Prepared correspondence, agreements, by-laws, minutes, powers of attorney, opinions, and contracts in English,Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. Performed legal translations. Contributed to pro bono projects including asylum cases. Provided support for attorneys working primarily with International clients. Edited, proofread and revised client filingswith the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases and publications. Organized Continuing Legal Educationseminars. Prepared correspondence, agreements, by-laws, minutes, powers of attorney, opinions, and contracts in English,Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. Performed legal translations. Contributed to pro bono projects including asylum cases.
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CorporateTransactions Manager Legal Assistant
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Jul 2003 - Jul 2004
Performed international client development and researched emerging markets. Trained Foreign Associates. Drafted,revised and edited various agreements, powers of attorney, minutes, notes, consents, and certificates. Performed international client development and researched emerging markets. Trained Foreign Associates. Drafted,revised and edited various agreements, powers of attorney, minutes, notes, consents, and certificates.
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Civil Law Paralegal/Legal Secretary and Translator
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Apr 2002 - Apr 2003
Provided support for senior partners of firm. Performed legal translations and arranged for legalizations. Performed legalresearch. Served as liaison with other South American and European law firms. Provided support for senior partners of firm. Performed legal translations and arranged for legalizations. Performed legalresearch. Served as liaison with other South American and European law firms.
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Head Corporate & Technology and Bankruptcy Paralegal
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Nov 1999 - Jan 2002
Supported over 25 attorneys. Incorporated foreign and domestic companies and maintained company minute books andstock ledgers for same. Trained Summer Associates and Paralegals. Supervised distributions. Supported over 25 attorneys. Incorporated foreign and domestic companies and maintained company minute books andstock ledgers for same. Trained Summer Associates and Paralegals. Supervised distributions.
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Education
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Columbia University
Bachelor of Arts, Comparative Literature