Johanne Villalona

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acfmuk@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Performance-focused professional eager to contribute practical experience and academic background toward actively supporting a dynamic

organization in maximizing results. Exceptionally well organized with a track record that demonstrates self-motivation and initiative.

EXPERIENCE

Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP., New York, NY

2010 – 2013 Securities Litigation Legal Assistant Consultant

• Assisted a team of paralegals and attorneys on complex regulatory and civil litigation related to the selling of

mortgage backed securities and collateral debt obligations prior to the financial crisis

• Responsible for compiling, preparing and analyzing various production reports

• Organized and maintained a variety of office records and files via electronic databases, handle independent projects

and confidential matters

• Conducted online legal research regarding corporate litigation cases providing attorneys with information

pertaining to similar suits

• Established network of outside vendors for document processing and courier services

• Reviewed and assembled exhibit binders for depositions and regulatory hearings

• Collected documents from clients, coordinated production to opposing counsel and regulatory agencies, including

Bates labeling, redacting for personal and privileged information; compiled corresponding privilege logs; tracked

document productions from all parties

McCormick & O’ Brien, LLP., New York, NY

2009 Corporate / Regulatory Compliance Legal Assistant Consultant

• Reviewed legal documents for completeness, adequacy and accuracy; determined the processing required and took

the necessary actions in accordance with court rules

• Entrusted with access to confidential files for clients and was responsible for depositing funds in company’s bank

accounts and processed all expense reports

• Responsible for daily and monthly reconciliation process for number of internal accounts and prepared monthly

invoices to clients

• Coordinated meetings, travel itineraries, and conferences; prepared welcoming packages and periodical case status

updates for clients and attorneys

• Organized and compiled attorney-client privileged documents as well as assist in maintaining corporate documents

and office files

• Gathered and analyzed research data such as statutes, financial statements, legal articles, and decisions; calculated

judgment interest

• Heavy contact with clients, brokers, witnesses, judicial staff, court administrators and experts

• Familiar with organization of new corporations including preparation of articles of organization, by-laws and

issuance of stock

• Managed daily calendar outlining schedule of depositions, court appearances, pleading deadlines, and client

meetings

Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP., New York, NY

2004 –2007 Class Action / Commercial Litigation Legal Assistant Consultant

• Provided routine data entry, keying in information into designated fields using various databases

• Transcribed and coded documents into Concordance database

• Managed the progression of documents through litigation support departments, ordered transcripts from reporting

services, and fulfilled requests from outside counsel and others

• Assisted in preparation for trial, ad-hoc projects, depositions, trial notebooks for Client-Attorney's case under strict

deadlines

• Reviewed documents according to specific search criteria and determined appropriate classification and/or grouping

of documents

• Handled general administrative duties including maintaining legal files allowing for easy reference of legal

documents and relevant case materials

EDUCATION STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Albany, New York

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration May 2004

Concentrations in Marketing and Finance

SKILLS Word Perfect, Windows XP, West Law, Lexis-Nexis, Concordance, Multimedia Programs, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Pacer,

Ringtail, Share Point, LiveNote, Summation, Bloomberg, Cite Checking, QuickBooks, DocHunter, Hummingbird,

Oracle, Visual Basics, Document Imaging, Fluent in Spanish and Volunteer in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at

Kings County Hospital

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