PETER N. EFREMENKO
West Haven, Connecticut 06516
914-***-**** (Cell)
EXPERIENCE
*/** – 11/12 Paralegal, Silgan Holdings Inc., Stamford, Connecticut (Global consumer packaging company).
Managed statutory financial filings and corporate housekeeping for subsidiaries worldwide;
Assisted in managing U.S. securities filings and legal implementation of acquisitions;
Served as Records and Web Site Manager for corporate office; and
Assisted General Counsel in attending to issues concerning all topics of law and business.
4/06 – 8/06 Paralegal, General Electric Capital Corp., Stamford, Connecticut (Temporary Position).
Reviewed Real Estate Division’s minute books for content and updating;
Populated Legal Entity Database with business entity information; and
Provided corporate housekeeping assistance (qualifications, resolutions, etc.).
2005 – 2006 Office Manager, Sal’s Hauling Corp., Bronx, New York (transportation and recycling company;
assisted best friend to start up).
Performed compliance with respect to transportation and employment laws and licensing agencies;
Reviewed and administered contracts and performed corporate housekeeping for 3 entities; and
Issued checks, performed bookkeeping and provided general strategic input.
2002 – 2005 Paralegal, Akzo Nobel Inc., Dobbs Ferry, New York (Global coatings and chemicals company).
Performed general corporate housekeeping for 50 North American subsidiaries;
Coordinated implementation of records management system for U.S. legal offices;
Liaison with European and American management for supervisor, who traveled 75% of time;
Coordinated acquisitions and divestments, including preparing and reviewing documents; and
Deposition witness for corporate secretarial component of litigation involving the company.
1999 – 2002 Paralegal, Finn, Dixon & Herling LLP, Stamford, Connecticut (40+-attorney business law firm).
Created and dissolved entities, qualified in foreign jurisdictions, registered trade names, and prepared
resolutions and maintained minute books;
Prepared federal and state securities filings dealing with broker-dealers, investment advisors and
securities offerings (intimate knowledge of forms ADV, D, 13-F and U-4);
Reviewed employee trading activity for compliance with investment advisor client’s code of professional
conduct and federal securities laws involving complex spreadsheet and database report preparation and
interaction with top management of the advisory firm;
Prepared closing documents for financings, mergers and acquisitions; and
Prepared applications and managed trademarks.
1995 – 1999 Legal Administrator, Citizens Utilities Company (now Frontier Communications), Stamford, Connecticut.
Prepared Forms 3, 4 and 5 for SEC Reporting Persons and maintained Section 16 diaries;
Assisted in management of stock plans and director compensation;
Prepared board resolutions; communications with directors; annual meeting preparation;
Assisted in preparation of proxy statements, regulatory filings and organized litigation discovery;
Created entities, maintained minute books, registered trade names, integrated acquired entities, and
created and maintained MS PowerPoint organizational charts for 65+ active subsidiaries;
Designed, administered 7,000-file MS Access database to track expenditures for 170+ outside law firms;
Prepared outside counsel cost reports and recommended and administered $6+ million budgets; and
Managed employee severance contracts, coordinated 4 workforce reductions (300 employees).
Peter N. Efremenko
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EDUCATION Pace University School of Law – J.D. (2000)
New York University – Paralegal Certificate (1994)
Fairfield University – B.A. Political Science (1993)
OTHER Notary Public: Current office holder in Connecticut.
Languages: Fluent in Russian and proficient in French; familiarity with Romance and Slavic languages,
especially written Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Polish.
Computer Skills: Skilled in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Updated August 10, 2013