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ATTORNEY

Well-rounded and energetic professional with 10+ years experience seeks

 new challenge and opportunity to apply consummate skills as a Senior Attorney. 

 

♦ Key areas of Expertise ♦

 

   Litigation

   Legal Document Management

   Legal Research

   Cross Examination

• Negotiations
• Preliminary Due Diligence
• Personnel Management
• Leadership and Training

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Professional Profile                                                         

  Self-motivated professional with proven track record; expertise in renewable energy, mass torts litigation, and pharmaceutical litigation

  Organized and detail oriented with exceptional leadership and personnel management qualities; participate in recruitment activities; analyze resumes, and conduct interviews; provide positive team motivation, supervision and training

  Escalate business development through legal document management, research, and effective client representation

  Dedicated and versatile multi-tasker; experience conducting research, and drafting acquisition and disposition negotiations, various agreements, memoranda, briefs, responses, cross examinations, and corporate transactional documents

  Demonstrate diagnostic decision making and collaborative problem-solving skills; efficiently apply skill set and litigation strategies to diverse cases

  Exhibit exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; successfully design training curriculums, and develop functional teams

yyyyyy x. yyyyyyEmployment History                                     

General Counsel and Company Secretary                                                                    05/2008 C Present   

Solar Power Conversion Inc. ▪ Fort Washington, PA                                                

   Increase business development through superior management of corporate records and drafting of various legal documents

   Key player conducting research on renewable energy and providing expertise on legal and regulatory framework

 

Dechert LLP ▪ Philadelphia, PA                                                                                    09/1999 C 04/2008

Senior Staff Attorney                                                                                                    01/2005 C 04/2008

   Demonstrated strong personnel management qualities; skillfully managed team of attorneys which produced high profile pharmaceutical litigation

   Essential team member who created and implemented a training program for new attorneys

   Effectively analyzed witness files and accurately prepared memoranda to develop clients positions

Litigation Associate                                                                                                      12/2001 C 01/2005

   Served as member of Mass Torts and Product Liability practice group; conducted research of substantive and procedural legal issues

   Demonstrated positive management skills; directed federal caseload pending in the state of Minnesota, and supervised contract lawyers conducting large-scale document review

   Developed cross-examinations and prepared witnesses for depositions

   Proficiently created briefs and responses to requests for discovery

Corporate Law Associate                                                                                              09/1999 C 12/2001

   Fundamental team player who negotiated and drafted documentation for acquisitions and dispositions of various companies; employment agreements, confidentiality agreements, shareholders agreements, limited partnership agreements, and limited liability company agreements

Summer Associate                                                                                                       05/1998 C 08/1998

Latham & Watkins ▪ New York, NY

   Maximized business development by providing exceptional support to corporate transactional and securities practice groups

   Vital representative who conducted preliminary due diligence for clients

   Drafted precise corporate transactional documentation

yyyyyy x. yyyyyyVolunteer Representations                     

   Served as member of defense team which successfully obtained a life sentence for a mentally retarded capital prisoner in post conviction proceedings

   Represented clients through Volunteers for the Indigent Program and Homeless Advocacy Project

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Honors and Professional Affiliations                          

   Certificate of Achievement in International and Comparative Law ▪ Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law of Columbia University 

   Best Oral Argument in Section ▪ Moot Court program

   Member, Environment, Energy and Resources Section of American Bar Association

   Board Member, CHOICE ▪ Philadelphia

   Staff Member, Columbia Journal of Environmental Law

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Education                                                                            

Juris Doctor                                                                                                                                     1999

Columbia University School of Law ▪ New York, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies, Cum Laude                                                                                1995

The University of Pennsylvania ▪ Philadelphia , PA

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[Organization s Name]

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Dear [Insert Name]:

 

This letter and the enclosed r sum are an expression of my interest in seeking a rewarding position as [Attorney] within your organization. I bring 10+ years of valuable experience which makes me an excellent match for your advertised position.

 

You will gain a dedicated and motivated individual who can communicate well with all levels of the organization. I am able to inspire others to achieve common goals and create innovative solutions to complex problems. Expertise in litigation, legal document management, research, negotiations, and leadership and training are some of my strengths.

 

I would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss how my skills and background might fit in with [Organization Name s] current and future needs.  Please do not hesitate to contact me for further information or to arrange an interview that best suits your schedule.  Thank you for your time and consideration.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Deborah Winokur

 

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