ERIK M. PATEL, ESQ.

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Watervliet, NY 12189

Cellular: 646-***-****

Email: abg331@r.postjobfree.com

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York, Aug. 2009

EDUCATION

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, New York, NY JURIS DOCTOR, May 2007

Associate Editor, The Journal of Law & Liberty

GPA and class rank metrics not used

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, Houston, TX B.B.A. IN FINANCE, summa cum laude, 2004

Cumulative GPA: 3.86; Major GPA: 3.91

EXPERIENCE

KIESELSTEIN LAW FIRM, PLLC, Latham, NY ASSOCIATE, Dec. 2009 Present

Negotiating and drafting trade confirmations, purchase and sale agreements, and pricing for distressed and

par syndicated bank loan transactions using LSTA-based and LMA-based documentation.

Negotiating and drafting ISDA schedules and credit support annexes, and reviewing related trade

confirmations, relating to various OTC derivatives transactions.

Negotiating and drafting customized transfer documentation, representation letters, and drafting opinions of

counsel, in connection with resales of restricted securities under ’33 Act.

Negotiating and drafting assignment agreements for bankruptcy claims and swap termination claims.

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP, Palo Alto, CA ASSOCIATE, Oct. 2007 Jun. 2008

Reported regularly directly to the Chairman of the firm’s Derivatives and Structured Products Group.

Negotiated and drafted ISDA schedules and credit support annexes, and reviewed related trade

confirmations, relating to various OTC derivatives transactions.

Wrote legal memoranda on securities regulations applicable to various swaps and to auction rate securities.

Assisted clients with ’34 Act reporting, including drafting portions of Form 8-K and 10-K filings.

Engaged in private-side M&A due diligence, including drafting a securities purchase agreement.

Drafted legal memoranda regarding SEC Rule 415 comments regarding PIPE transactions.

HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP, New York, NY SUMMER ASSOCIATE, May 2006 – Aug. 2006

Drafted legal memoranda on various matters, including on issues in bankruptcy, intellectual property, UK

securities law, outsourcing, and NASD arbitrations.

Wrote about proposed replacements for obviousness test in IP law, including analysis of appellate courts’

application of Graham test for obviousness prior to the inception of the Federal Circuit.

Wrote portions of client alert regarding deepening insolvency theory in bankruptcy law.

Prepared memorandum on UK securities law focusing on investor reporting requirements.

NASD (n/k/a FINRA), New York, NY LEGAL INTERN, May 2005 – Aug. 2005

Wrote education material on finance and securities regulations in preparation for an international version

of the General Securities Representative exam (a/k/a Series 7 exam).

Wrote foreign countries’ securities laws, hedge funds’ regulation, and securities professional ethics matters.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Fluent in Gujarati; conversant in Hindi.

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