Project Management

CHRISTOPHER E. PUSHAW, ESQ.

** ******** ****, *****, ** 19087 / 610-***-**** /

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SUMMARY

I am a driven, hard working attorney with more than 10 years of experience

in litigation, corporate, contracts and employment law. I have a proven track

record of success in expediting litigation and corporate issues through

exceptional writing, analysis and negotiation skills. I am calm under pressure

and have a keen ability to manage multiple projects while working in fast-

paced environments, and I quickly master new roles and responsibilities. I

also have an exceptional education: I was Essays Editor at The Yale Law

Journal, a University Fellow at The University of Wisconsin, and I was Phi Beta

Kappa at The Catholic University of America.

EXPERTISE

• Litigation • Corporate & Employment Law •

Creative Problem Solving

• Contract Drafting & Negotiations • Risk

Management • In-Depth Legal Analysis

• Cost Control Strategies • Relationship Building • Outside

Counsel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Alphabuyer - Paoli, PA

General Counsel (2010-Present)

Draft terms and conditions of all corporate agreements, negotiate supply and

purchase agreements, advise on trademark issues, draft and review

marketing materials. Conduct compliance and regulatory matters, including

counseling with respect to consumer protection laws and energy regulation.

Advise, manage and execute all electricity and natural gas licensing

requirements for online energy brokerage in Midwestern and Northeast

Corridor states, including successful procurement of Pennsylvania Public

Utilities Commission license.

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Law Office of Christopher E. Pushaw - Wayne, PA

Solo Practitioner (2009-Present)

Successfully counsel a broad range of corporate clients on matters involving

incorporation and management. Represent clients on diverse, complex

commercial and employment-related matters, including strategically

defending employment discrimination suits and counseling to avoid same

issues. Research, analyze and draft commercial contracts, nondisclosure,

supplier, purchase and non-compete agreements. Review and negotiate

commercial leases. Draft compensation agreement for commercial real

estate investments. Advise hedge fund on tax issues.

• Demonstrated solid communication skills in negotiating and drafting

various corporate buyouts, updating and improving severance

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agreements and handling litigation settlement for information

technology firm.

• Successfully represented hospital network in Lehigh Valley area in

negotiating and executing clinical trial, service and nondisclosure

agreements.

• Drafted employment manuals and agreements.

• Negotiated settlement of construction dispute.

Special Counsel, Inc. - Philadelphia, PA

Contract Attorney (2009-Present)

Perform in-depth research and analysis for privilege review project involving

major pharmaceutical litigation. Appointed to serve as a litigation liaison on

project involving dissolution of radiology practice. Performed electronic

review of documents for litigation involving major fuel company in

Philadelphia area.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP - Philadelphia, PA

Associate (2007-2008)

Successfully represented individual and corporate clients in all aspects of

complex litigation, including professional malpractice, contract and securities

fraud. Managed pre-trial, arbitration, mediation and trial strategies to

successfully oversee case handling and settlement negotiations.

Collaborated closely with clients to set expectations and achieve goals and

objectives.

• Drafted 3rd Circuit brief in defense of Internet pharmaceutical

commerce.

• Drafted multiple successful motions to dismiss in civil RICO cases.

Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP - Philadelphia, PA

Associate (2002-2007)

Played a key role in representing various individuals and business clients in

complex litigation matters. Researched and authored a winning appeal in

municipal separation-of-powers case, as well as drafted and argued

dispositive motion in professional malpractice case.

• Supported partner-level attorneys as second-chair in a receivership

action involving Ponzi scheme, resulting in $32 million jury verdict in

Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP - New York, NY

Associate (2000-2002); Summer Associate (1999)

Directly handled a diverse range of legal matters involving securities fraud,

civil RICO and state separation-of-powers cases. Analyzed complex issues

and applied findings toward the preparation of memoranda, pleadings,

discovery materials and dispositive motions.

EDUCATION

J.D. - YALE LAW SCHOOL, New Haven, CT, 2000

Essays Editor; Associate Editor - Yale Law Journal

Supervised Analytic Writing (Honors): “The Painful Search for Form”: Edmund

Bacon and Urban Renewal in Philadelphia, 1947-2000. (Supervised by

Professor Robert Ellickson)

M.A., English - UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Madison, WI, 1997

University Fellowship

B.A., English - THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, Washington,

DC, 1994

Valedictorian; University Honors Scholar; Phi Beta Kappa; Varsity Football

BAR ADMISSIONS

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New York; Pennsylvania

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Eastern District of

Pennsylvania

PUBLICATIONS & AWARDS

Expert Witnesses: Pitfalls Posed by the Discovery Process, 3 Sedona Conf. J.

199 (2002)

First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Pro Bono Roll of Honor 2008-2010

AFFILIATIONS

Chester County Bar Association; Pennsylvania Bar Association; National

Lawyers Association

Yale Club; Thomas More Society; Philadelphia Art Museum; 21 st Century

Society

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