Medical Device Real Estate

Debra Ann Nazar (Villa)

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EDUCATION

LL.M International and European Law

Institute of European Studies (IES), Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Brussels, Belgium (1989 1990).

Thesis: “Mergers & Acquisitions: U.S. and EC Law Comparative Highlights

Pertaining to the Antitrust, Securities, and Tax Law Aspects to Transaction”.

Honors: Attorney Stagiaire, DGIV, Directorate C, Merger Control, The

Commission of the European Community (EU), Brussels, Belgium (Winter,

1989).

Honors: Fellowship, Virginia and Dean Rusk Fellowship for “The Brussels

Seminar” on the Law and Institutions of the European Community at ULB

(Summer,1988).

J.D. College of Law

The University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio (1987)

Honors: Moot Court.

Honors: Internship, Canadian House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament,

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (for David Kilgour, MP, Edmonton Strathcoma,

Alberta) (Summer, 1986).

Honors: Comparative U.S. and Developing Chinese Law, Columbia University

School of Law, Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law, and East West

School of Law, Shanghai, PRC (Summer, 1985).

MPS Publication Specialist Program

George Washington University

Washington, DC (1977)

A.B. Washington University

St. Louis, MO (1974)

Honors Program: Department of Psychology

CONTRACT ATTORNEY EXPRIENCE

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Integreon/Boise Schiller & Flexner – Morrison Foerster (New York, NY) (July, 2011)

Contract Attorney

Privilege log only electronic document review for IT Fortune 500 companies’ patent infringement MDL

complex litigation.

Synergy and Huron Consulting/ JP Morgan (New York, NY) (May, 2011 to June, 2011)

Contract Attorney

Electronic discovery and privilege review of real estate transactions, mortgage applications, CDOs,

MBSs, and related derivative, lending, and banking supporting documentation.

Linklaters LLP/Hire Counsel (New York, NY) (May, 2011 to June, 2011)

Contract Attorney

Electronic discovery and privilege review of FCPA documents, both U.S. and E.U., for intellectual

property regulatory review, related to a potential M&A. French language document review.

MERRILL CORPORATION (New York, New York) (November, 2009 to February, 2011).

Contract Attorney

Electronic discovery and privilege document review for state and federal court litigation relating to: 1)

antitrust, corporate transaction (asset sale), and environmental aspects of the merger between two (2)

major U.S. teaching hospitals and institutions e.g. healthcare law related; 2) merger and acquisition of

two(2) limited liability companies and corporate entities; and 3) international M&A antitrust, price

fixing, and intellectual property regulatory review related to heavy industrial, automobile, and

electronics consolidation amongst Asian, Canadian, EU, and US entities.

WIGGIN & DANA, LLP/Hire Counsel (New Haven, CT) (July, 2010).

Contract Attorney.

Electronic discovery and privilege document review for Yale Medical School subsidiaries’

anesthesiology/medical device patent re antitrust (monopoly) and Lanham Act litigation.

AXXIN VELTROP & HARKRIDER, LLP/ De Novo Legal Staffing (New York, NY) (October,

2009).

Contract Attorney

Electronic document and privilege review for expedited Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) “Second Request”

related to an international M&A/antitrust transaction In Re Bemis.

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PATTON BOGGS, LLP/Compliance, Inc. Legal Staffing (New York, NY). (September, 2006 to

October, 2009).

Contract Attorney

Electronic document review, including QC and 2nd line privilege review team member for complex

environmental clean up and insurance (captive) litigation related to WTC “9/11”: In Re WTC

Lower Manhattan Disaster Site Consolidated Litigations(s) and In re Sept 11 Litigations (21 MC 101,

04 CIV. 7272, 08 Civ. 3719, 08 Civ. 3722).

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD. and TYCOM / E.P. Dine Legal Staffing (New York, NY)

(February, 2003 to August, 2006)

Contract Attorney

Electronic document review, including QC and 3rd and 4th line privilege review team member. Assisted

with drafting the privilege log and training other contract attorneys for complex corporate MDL In Re

Tyco Securities and ERISA Litigations and Tycom Ltd. Litigation.

HUGHES HUBBARD & REED, LLP. / MERCK& CO., INC. / TMP Legal Staffing (New York,

NY) (October, 2002 to February, 2003)

Contract Attorney.

Electronic document review for MDL complex pharmaceutical litigated matter re VIOXX.

PROFESSIONAL ATTORNEY EXPERIENCE

LAW OFFICE OF DEBRA MONAGHAN NAZAR, Brooklyn Heights, NY (September, 1993 to June,

2010)

Attorney. Independent Practice of Law

Secondment to local Brooklyn and Manhattan solo practitioners for court appearances, motion practice,

depositions, arbitrations, mediations, and settlement conferences. Substantive Law: contracts/UCC,

commercial and corporate transactions (including LPs, LLPs), insurance (defense), environmental,

products liability, and negligence/ personal injury. Member (1992 2009)

and Secretary (1997 2004), Committee on European Affairs (originally Committee on Central

and Eastern European Affairs) under Donald Rivkin, Esq., Blaise G.A. Pasztory, Esq. and Juris

Padegs, Esq., Association of the Bar of the City of New York.Committee Secretary for seven (7) years

requiring monthly planning, coordinating, organizing, and communication with committee members,

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guest speakers, and ABCNY meeting services staff for monthly meetings and special events. Assisted

with annual committee long range planning, budgeting, and financial affairs. Community Pro Bono:

Board of Trustees’, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn Heights Cobble Hill, Community Advisory

Representative (1996 2000); “Court School for Child Witnesses”, Brooklyn Family Court, Brooklyn

District Attorneys’ Office, and Brooklyn Junior League (1995 1998).

NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT, FIRST DEPARTMENT, New York, NY (Summer, 1991)

Court Attorney.

Legal research, writing, and drafting of justices’ opinions, including responses to motions for summary

judgments.

OWENS ILLINOIS, INC., OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, Toledo, OH (1984 1987).

Law Student Intern (work study).

Assigned to asbestos and products liability litigation discovery team. Responsibilities included drafting

pleadings, answering and preparing interrogatories and requests for production, summarizing expert

testimony and depositions, legal research and writing.

LICENSES AND ADMISSIONS

District of Columbia (#427681) and New York State (#2216927).

Admitted to U.S. Court of International Trade.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

D.C. Bar Association, New York City Bar Association (ABCNY), and New York State Bar Association

(NYSBA), New Haven Junior League (2010 present), Brooklyn (Heights) Junior

League (1995 2010), Long Island College Hospital (Brooklyn Heights Cobble Hill) Board of Trustees’

Community Advisory Panel (1996 2000).

ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY PLATFORMS AND SOFTWARE

Kroll OnTrack, CatalystCR, Concordance, Summation, Amici, Lextranet, CaseCentral,

iPro, Excel, Access, Relativity, and others.

“LINKEDIN” PROFESSIONAL PROFILE AND SUMMARY

Under “Debra Monaghan Nazar (Villa). Contact: 860-***-**** and 860-***-**** (mobile).

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