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♦ Conducted blue-sky research and compliance, private company financing for the company and investor,
capitalization spreadsheets, and Section 16 Reporting.
♦ Assisted in closing several major mergers and acquisitions.
♦ Created new business entities and assisted in taking the companies public.
♦ Managed the corporate structure and business entities for clients, securities compliance for clients, and business
development including major acquisitions.
♦ Conducted blue sky research and compliance, private company financing for the company and investor,
capitalization spreadsheets, and Section 16 Reporting.
COOLEY GODWARD, LLP – CORPORATE & SECURITIES PARALEGAL
1999 – 2002
♦ Assisted with several public offerings.
♦ Maintained corporate and stock records, administered company equity incentive plans including 701 compliance
issues.
♦ Conducted blue-sky research and compliance, private company financing for the company and investor,
capitalization spreadsheets, and Section 16 Reporting.
♦ Assisted in closing several major mergers and acquisitions.
♦ Created new business entities and business structure.
♦ Managed the corporate structure and business entities, securities compliance, and business development for several
clients, including major acquisitions.
♦ Conducted blue-sky research and compliance, private company financing for the company and investor,
capitalization spreadsheets, and Section 16 Reporting.
♦ Managed substantive document review and summary of documents, researched patent issues in European countries,
drafted privilege logs, and assisted in trial preparation.
KENNEDY & CHRISTOPHER, PC – LITIGATION PARALEGAL
1996 – 1999
♦ Professional malpractice defense, including medical malpractice, employment law, contract disputes, and legal
malpractice.
♦ Summarized depositions and medical records for key points.
♦ Managed substantive document review and summary of documents, drafted privilege logs, and assisted in trial
preparation.
♦ Coordinated trial calendar.
♦ Worked with insurance companies regarding various malpractice claims.
♦ Assisted in witness preparation, located expert witnesses, coordinated calendars with outside counsel, witnesses
and insurance companies for depositions, document reviews.
Key Accomplishments:
♦ Sold an aircraft pursuant to seizure by the Federal Government, including bid offer, lien release negotiation, and
payment of sales and use tax.
♦ Researched revised ECCN rules and regulations and successfully identified and complied with international
regulations for the shipment and purchase of goods in the Ukraine.
♦ Managed a $3.2 billion acquisition, other acquisitions ranging from $22 million up to $635 million, a $100 million
private placement, a $4.25 million unit public offering, and several joint ventures.
♦ Coordinated collection and review of documents in a complex $800 billion Internet privacy class action suit.
♦ Assisted with preparation of several Private Placement Memorandums and recently coordinated the successful close
of a private placement between companies located in Chile, Singapore and the United States.
♦ Created system for evaluating costs post-projects to determine accuracy of bids.
♦ Established all office protocols for newly formed public company.
♦ Established process for all securities filings, unit tracking and entity tracking for newly formed public company.
♦ Researched and implemented conversion from paper board books to electronic distribution.
3. EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT
REGIS UNIVERSITY, Denver, CO, MBA specializing in Finance and Accounting, August, 2010
DENVER PARALEGAL INSTITUTE COLORADO, Denver, CO, Paralegal Certificate
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY, Boise, ID, Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION, Board Member, 1996 – 2000
DCP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP, Fundraising Team Captain for the American Heart Association
DCP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP, Media Training Certification