PROFILE: Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Certified Risk
Management Specialist and Government Attorney with knowledge,
experience and background in finance, anti-money laundering, risk
management, insurance, consumer protection, legislative and
regulatory affairs, legal services, and project management. Highly
conversant in French.
EXPERIENCE: Office of the New York State Attorney General, Mineola, NY,
Attorney (part-time) (4/12-Present)
. Pursue charges against company engaged in million-dollar
fraud scheme; recovered thousands of dollars in tax
arrears for State; investigated allegations of veterans'
charity fraud; negotiate and oversee real estate
transactions, mergers, and dissolutions of and by
charities and religious organizations.
Nassau County Attorney's, Mineola, NY, Attorney (part-time) (8/10
-3/12)
. Represented County in cases involving civil rights,
municipal tort liability, and healthcare.
Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC, Law Clerk
(5/09-7/09)
. Researched and analyzed provisions to future Dodd-Frank
Act, as well as capital requirements under Basel Accords
and differences in FDIC conservatorship and bankruptcy
code.
. Authored major CRS memorandum for Congress on Article 2
of Clean Air Act to explain breadth of EPA powers and to
assist Congress in formulating new environmental
policies.
World Jurist Association, Bethesda, MD, Legal Intern (6/08-8/08)
. Spearheaded research pertaining to settlement of
international investment disputes, national security,
intellectual property, and human rights; research included in
major international law conference held in Kiev, Ukraine.
EDUCATION: Queens College, Financial Statement Analysis & Credit Risk
Management, May 2013 (completion date) (taught by Sylvain
Bouteille, Head Key Account Management at Swiss Re, and Jeffrey
Satenstein, former Managing Director and CFO at JPMorgan)(topics
include credit analysis, derivatives, credit portfolio management,
valuations, compliance, etc.). Achievements: (1) Accounting & Risk
Analysis Report on Pfizer; (2) High score (100+) on exam covering
all aspects of finance and credit risk; (3) PowerPoint
presentation on Senate report re: JPMorgan's Synthetic Credit
Portfolio.
New York University, Real Estate Finance and Investment, April
2013, Grade: A (time value of money calculations, real estate
appraisal methods, mortgage and tax calculations, etc.).
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, Cert.
AML Specialist (CAMS), November 2012 (expertise in detecting,
monitoring and combating money laundering and other illicit
financial transactions; KYC and KYE rules and best practices).
AICPCU, Associate in Risk Management (ARM), Certification, October
2011 (achieved high scores on exams on statistics, general
accounting principles, ratio analysis, insurance and reinsurance
plans, catastrophe bonds, insurance securitization, underwriting,
legal & compliance).
Villanova University School of Law, J.D., May 2010 Honors:
(1) Villanova Environmental Law Journal, Associate Editor of
Outside Works; (2) Moot Court Competition, Finalist
Other: Corporate Finance Course - covering OTC governing
documents, ISDA, CSA, etc.
University of Maryland, B.A. in Political Science, May 2006; Study
Abroad: Paris, France
SKILLS: (1) Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, macros, pro forma,
etc.), Word, and PowerPoint; (2) Advanced internet research
(Bloomberg, Lexis, Westlaw, Edgar, etc.); (3) Legal, Accounting,
Financial, and Regulatory Analysis; (4) Expert-level ability to
produce clear, concise, and thoughtful written reports.
PUBLICATIONS: Deciphering CERCLA's Vocabulary: United States v.
Burlington -"Reasonable" Division and "Arranger" Liability, 20
VILL. ENVT'L. L.J. 275 (2009) (Critically analyzed risks and
liabilities faced by major chemical and petrochemical corporations
such as Exxon Mobil; Supreme Court later granted certiorari and
majority opinion aligned with my note's analysis).