Office Manager/Executive Assistant

Daniel F. Albert

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EDUCATION

Northwestern University School of Law and Kellogg School of Management (Chicago, IL)

LL.M. in Tax with Honors - Concentration in International and Corporate Tax 2007

North Carolina Central University School of Law (Durham, NC)

J.D., cum laude – Top 15% - Concentration in Tax and Intellectual Property 2006

• Spes Bona Academic Achievement Award; Law Review – Senior Editor; Moot Court Board - Vice Chairman

• Trial Advocacy Board - Texas Young Lawyers Assoc. Nat’l Trial Competition Participant; IP Society – Chairman

• IP Research Assistant 2004 –2005

Drafted patent applications, performed administrative duties in patent applications, and researched prior art.

• Tax Research Assistant 2005 – 2006

Performed tax research for Walter H. Nunnallee, Professor of Taxation, on various areas of tax law and updated tax manuscript for his nationwide workshop, the “05/06 Federal Tax Update Seminar”.

University of New Orleans School of Business (New Orleans, LA)

M.B.A. with Highest Honors - Concentration in Finance and Accounting 2002

• MBA Academic Achievement Award with highest class GPA of 4.0

Tulane University School of Engineering (New Orleans, LA)

B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering 1999

WORK EXPERIENCE

Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, LLP (New York, NY) - Tax Associate 2009 –2010

• Reviewed contracts, financial and official statements, tax certificates, and other documents relating to the issuance of municipal bonds; performed due diligence and compliance, researched tax issues, and drafted legal memos and client letters; issued tax opinions certifying the tax-exempt status of general obligation and housing municipal bonds.

• Successfully closed on 50+ deals involving billions of dollars in bonds for state and local governments and agencies (power, transportation, housing, port authorities) in NY, CA, NC, AK, FL, SC, MN, NV, and Virgin Is.

United States Tax Court (Washington, DC) - Law Clerk to Honorable Maurice B. Foley 2008–2009

• Prepared the Judge for trial and advised him on new and past tax laws and regulations; performed significant tax research, evaluated trial briefs, records, and evidence and crafted Tax Court opinions and rulings.

• Experienced a broad area of complex tax issues including federal individual, partnership, corporate and international tax, acquired an in-depth understanding of Tax Court and IRS rules and procedures, and worked on high-profile precedent-setting cases such as Veritas v. Commissioner (transfer pricing with $2.5B in controversy).

KPMG, LLP (Houston, TX) - Tax Senior Associate – International Corporate Tax Services 2007 – 2008

• Researched and analyzed federal and international tax issues including transfer pricing, cross-border transactions, corporate reorganization, Subpart F income, foreign tax credit, and branch profits tax.

• Provided clients with complex international corporate tax planning and merger and acquisition advice.

• Drafted opinion, engagement, and client letters.

Wolff Law Offices, PLLC (Chapel Hill, NC) - Patent Agent/Intellectual Property Law Clerk 2006

• Drafted patent applications, responded to USPTO actions, and performed patent eligibility research.

• Drafted trademark applications and successfully obtained trademark rights for clients.

BAR ADMISSIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2005), Texas (2006), U.S. Tax Court (2008), New York (2009), D.C. (pending)

• NASD Series 6, 63, and 26; Life, Health, and Accident; Annuity; Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (Win2K)

• Candidate for CPA (passed 2 out of 4 exam) and CFA

INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

• Ballroom dancing, tennis, golf, martial arts, world travel, computers, volunteering, & community service

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