KARINA TROST

**** **** **** ******, ********, NY 11234

646-***-**** acaqdc@r.postjobfree.com

BAR ADMISSION

Passed the July 2013 Bar Examinations in New York and New Jersey. Awaiting

Admission to the New York and New Jersey Bar.

EDUCATION

BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW

New York, NY

Juris Doctor, Concentration in Corporate Law, May 2013

Honors: Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal (CPLPEJ),

Acquisitions Editor.

Activities: Vice President of Cardozo Real Estate Law Association;

Treasurer of Cardozo Dispute Resolution Society;

CPLPEJ Symposium Organizer; Cardozo Orientation Leader

Volunteer; Cyberlaw Society; ABA Negotiation Competition.

Coursework: Mergers and Acquisitions, Distressed Investing, Securities

Regulation, Contract Drafting, Trial Advocacy, Trademark,

Federal Income Tax, Trusts and Estate, Environmental Concerns

for Corporate Transactions, Corporate Investigations.

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

New York, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History with a minor in Business Studies,

May 2010

Honors: Dean's List (6/8 semesters), University Honors Scholar, NYU

College of Arts and Science Scholarship, 2010 Founders' Day

Award, Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Scholarship,

2006 Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship.

Activities: Undergraduate Pre-Law Society; Political Union & Review;

Jewish Heritage Program; Russian Club.

EXPERIENCE

First New York Securities LLC, Legal Department

New York, NY

Legal Intern

Jan. 2013- May 2013

Drafted clauses to employment, licensing and trade secret agreements.

Attended meetings on traders' performance, adherence to employment terms

and discussed the feasibility of early termination. Researched the effects

of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act on proprietary trading, the legal consequences

of converting the trading firm to a hedge fund and on-going litigation the

firm faced. Assembled all documents for trial.

Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP

New York, NY

Summer Associate

May 2012- Aug. 2012

Worked closely with Special Counsel in the Mortgage & Tax Lien Foreclosure

group, as well as associates in Litigation, Trusts and Estate, and Real

Estate departments. Prepared pleadings, motions and discovery requests.

Conducted research and drafted memoranda on substantive and procedural

issues including disclosure of contingent liabilities, mortgage

assignability, trust accounting, confirmation of arbitration and timely

commencement of foreclosure actions. Reviewed disclosure and forbearance

agreements for clients to ensure compliance with all applicable federal

laws. Tracked and maintained status updates on court filings for over two

thousand client case files.

Thomson Reuters, Americas Markets Division

New York, NY

Legal Intern

Sept. 2011- Dec. 2011

Performed research on intellectual property, corporate, discovery and

liability issues for in-house attorneys on a daily basis. Drafted FOIA

appeal, clauses to service contracts, confidentiality agreements and

letters to clients. Reviewed legal compliance procedures and recommended

applicable changes in accordance with SEC and FINRA regulations. Partook in

client meetings where Reuters or Thomson Financial contracts were

reconciled to post-merger Thomson Reuters contracts.

New York State Insurance Fund, Legal Department

New York, NY

Legal Intern

Jun. 2011- Aug. 2011

Conducted research and drafted memoranda on the collection of attorney's

fees, creditors' rights in dissolved corporate entities and intellectual

property issues for the Fund. Drafted appeals and rebuttals on behalf of

NYSIF to the Workers' Compensation Board for workers' claims under the 2010

Medical Treatment Guidelines. Assisted underwriter in executing asset

searches and audits on policyholders with long-standing debt. Attended

workers' compensation claims hearings, pretrial conferences and bench

trials on mass toxic torts.

NYU Stern School of Business, Management and Organization Department

New York, NY

Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant

Jan. 2009 - May 2010

Researched and analyzed the effects of initial public offerings on hundreds

of medical device companies: their financing structures, rates of

innovation and organic growth rates. Collected and validated financial data

using company profiles and SEC filings, such as company registration forms,

annual reports and prospectuses. Streamlined data compilation, identified

trends and possible underlying causes for mean aversions. Graded

undergraduate course-work for Professor Geraldine A. Wu's Patterns of

Entrepreneurship class.

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Fluent in Russian. Basic Spanish. Knowledge of: WestLaw, LexisNexis,

Bloomberg Law, Worldox. Interests: Film, Cooking, and Fitness.

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