Work Experience

Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY

Law Clerk, Corporate Group, October 2012 to Present; Summer Associate, 2010 and 2011

• Support associates and partners across a wide range of mergers, acquisitions, offerings and

regulatory advising matters. Focus on private equity transactions, primarily in the real estate sector.

Responsible for negotiating and drafting transaction documents and disclosure statements,

transaction management, and performing research tasks as necessary to support a variety of complex

negotiations, entity creations, and international transactions.

• Spent the summer of 2011 working in the Clifford Chance Amsterdam office as one of two United

States law clerks selected for the program.

• Served as a member of the following firm committees: ARCUS, the Black and Latino

Subcommittee, and the Asian and Pacific Islanders Subcommittee.

• Worked with recruiting, human resources, and partners to develop new plans to expand upon

recruiting efforts across a diverse group of legal career candidates across the United States.

My NYC Media Group, New York, NY

Founder, March 2010 to Present

• Created and managed a full-service social media, digital marketing, and event planning consortium

specializing in event concepts, management and publicity, and brand awareness. Responsibilities

included market strategy creation, customer growth and retention modelling, and the production of

revenue streams that have continuously surpassed yearly targets.

• Created and maintained a wide variety of websites, managed design teams, and led search engine

optimization team in achieving number one organic search rankings for a variety of keywords.

• Developed and executed a long-term strategic plan over a four-year period for a variety of venues

serving the New York City area, resulting in increased market exposure in social media and print.

Pfizer, Inc., Athens, GA

Pharmaceutical Sales Representative, Urology and Respiratory Division, October 2006 to July 2008

• Launched Chantix in the United States and developed regional and district marketing plans resulting

in territory sales of 232.27% of target quota.

• Selected to appear in Steere Detrol LA IMPACT Video at National Managers' Meeting and POA

Cascade for outstanding territorial performance and innovation in presentations.

• Recognized as the National Viagra Blue Room Competition winner for marketing innovation and

collaborative efforts with primary care doctors and urology specialists.

• Recognized for the creation and implementation of seven high-impact targeted speaker programs,

working across divisions to create new synergies for prescriber behaviour changes.

• Recognized for achieving the highest physician call average, the creation and execution of

innovative speaker programs, and for the creation of national brand strategies.

• Recognized for leadership and sales contributions in assisting district and territory in surpassing

overall quota attainment goals.

A&M Fencing Supply, LLC Athens, GA

Partner and Director of Business Development and Strategy, October 2006 to July 2008

• Created and served as a board member for an ornamental steel fence and gate wholesale distributor.

• Managed the business development and strategy team in marketing and sales efforts, creating

innovative strategies that resulted in rapid market share increase and revenue growth, directly

leading to the sale of the company less than two years from formation for an amount in excess of

$1,000,000.

FPC, INC Winston-Salem, NC and Lawrenceville, GA

Regional Sales Director and Marketing Manager, May 2002 to July 2003

• Managed the sales and marketing for membership services and personal training for a group of

privately owned and operated franchise gyms in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

• Increased year-on-year membership sales by 117%, revenues by 206%, created and implemented

new cash flow channels, and reduced operating costs by 24% through the implementation of

effective new marketing strategies, the creation of new training programs, and the implementation of

new metrics for measuring goal attainment, resulting in profits previously unrealized for owners.

• Responsible for the development of strategic alliances with local, regional, and national brands in

order to boost sales and marketing efforts over a multi-state territory.

Education

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, New York, NY

• Juris Doctor, May 2012

• President of the Student Bar Association; AnBryce Scholarship Recipient; awarded Vanderbilt Medal

Recipient for outstanding contributions to the School of Law, President's Service Award Recipient,

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Scholar; Staff Editor, Journal of Law & Business; served as Social

Chair and First Year Class Representative

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, Athens, GA

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology, August 2006; graduated number one in class, awarded the

designation of First Honor Graduate, Summa Cum Laude, with Highest Honors

• Presidential Scholar; HOPE Scholarship Recipient

• Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity (Rush Class President and Brother-at-Large); Phi Theta

Kappa Honor Society; Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi; Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society; Peer

Counselor for the University of Georgia Psychology Department; Phi Beta Lambda National

Business Fraternity

Bar Exams Passed

NEW YORK STATE BAR EXAMINATION, PASSED, FEBRUARY 2013

Additional Information

• Phi Beta Lambda National Champion in Business Principles (2000); Virginia State Champion in

Business Principles and Impromptu Speaking (2000)

• Phi Beta Lambda National Champion in Business Law (2003); Phi Beta Lambda National Champion

in Business Ethics (2003); Georgia State Champion in Business Law (2003)

• Member, MENSA

• Enjoy volunteering at Habitat for Humanity, travelling, skydiving, whitewater rafting, and playing

chess

SELECTED SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS

Corporate Group Practice

• Acted as part of a team advising Riverstone National Inc. in its merger with Greystar Real Estate

Partners, LLC, leading to the sale of outstanding company shares for a base purchase price of

$94,000,000. Responsibilities included entity formation, filing of merger documents, organization

and management of closing room, and the drafting of key documents to effectuate the merger within a

limited timeframe.

• Acted as part of a team advising Madison International Realty, LLC, on the formation of Madison

International Real Estate Liquidity Fund V, L.P., a $750,000,000 private fund designed to aid Madison

in the acquisition of fractional and/or partial ownership interests in core real estate properties and

portfolios. Responsibilities included document drafting, communicating with investors, and drafting

various side letters and confirmation letters while maintaining individual investor confidentiality.

• Advised, as part of an international team, a U.S. client on the Federal Communications Commission

rules and regulations in relation to direct foreign investment in United States broadcast companies,

for use in reciprocity transaction. Served as the primary research lead on U.S. regulatory aspects of

transaction, and worked with Spanish counsel in advising on the deal.

• Acted as part of a team advising Long Wharf Real Estate Partners IV, LLP, in the formation of a

private fund for purposes of real estate investment. Responsibilities included drafting documents and

being responsible for the organization and delivery of the closing set to the client.

• Advised, as part of a team, RDS Ultra-Deepwater, Ltd., a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Rubicon

Drilling Services-Aluguer de Equipamentos Tecnológicos, Unipessoal, Lda. (Zona Franca da

Madeira), on a $270,000,000 tender offer and consent solicitation for holders of its outstanding

11.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2017. Responsibilities included drafting, review, client

communication and the coordination of counsel opinion letters across multiple jurisdictions.

• Acted as part of a team advising on the creation of biotechnology fund. Responsibilities included the

creation and execution of various entity formation documents, and assisting the coordination of

multiple law firm interaction in the negotiations of key points in regards to the management and

operations of the fund.

• Advised, as part of an international team, Scaldis Capital LLC, on a U.S. $12,000,000,000

commercial paper offering and entity restructuring, as well as acted as part of the team that formed

new entities to assist with non-U.S. offerings of commercial paper. Responsibilities included drafting

key documents, the formation of various U.S. entities, the coordination of activities with BNP Paribas

in a variety of jurisdictions, and managing client communications and expectations.

Pro Bono Work

• Pro bono work primarily focused on assisting My Sister's Place, an interactive community dedicated

to assisting the victims of domestic abuse. Primary activities included assisting women with pro se

representation in divorce proceedings, with special focus on the preparation and timely filing of court

documents necessary to achieve expressed goals, as well as conducting client interviews and working

with staff attorneys to facilitate success for clients.

• Volunteered advising international students on U.S. law school life, assisted with the obtainment of

U.S. study materials and bar exam preparation, and was responsible for the creation and organization

of the annual international job fair networking event, now in its fourth year of existence and growing.

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