Sales Real Estate

SARA V. GREENBERG

P.O. Box ***, ** Main Street 978-***-**** /978-***-****

Pepperell, MA 01463 *****@*********.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

US GOVERNMENT POSITIONS:

SENIOR ATTORNEY November 1987 – July 1999

U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

BOSTON, MA

Investigation and litigation of consumer protection and antitrust enforcement matters: particular emphasis on

advertising . business regulation laws, including credit card and debt collection protection, franchise, Internet, mail

order and warranty regulations. Special activities included community contact for Internet privacy issues;

coordination of inter-agency conferences; liaison to local FBI office; teaching at area law schools and colleges;

membership in High Technology Crime Investigation Association and U.S. Attorney’s Computer Crimes Task

Force. FTC “On-the-Spot-Award” for litigation excellence, 1996.

TRIAL ATTORNEY March 1980 – November 1985

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Government contracts litigation, civilian and military personnel litigation, civil fraud prosecution; bankruptcy,

student loan, and probate litigation. Extensive motion, trial and appellate practice; supervising, advising and

consulting with federal and state agency attorneys, AUSAs and appellate staff; advising members of Congress

and conducting educational seminars. Attorney General’s Special Achievement Awards, 1984, 1985.

National Security Clearance, 1983 – 1985.

PRIVATE PRACTICE POSITIONS:

ATTORNEY (Contract) December 2007 – Present

BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN / FIDELITY INVESTMENTS

BOSTON, MA

E-Discovery management, document review (including as team leader), and witness preparation. Cases have

included securities fraud investigation of Collateralized Mortgage Obligations sales, Auction Rate Securities sales,

ERISA and bankruptcy class action litigation, state securities investigation matters and venture fund partnership

litigation.

ATTORNEY (Contract) September 2006 – August 2007

BERMAN DEVALERIO PEASE TABACCO BURT & PUCILLO

BOSTON, MA

Document review in private securities/accounting fraud class-action litigation against Fannie Mae.

ATTORNEY (Contract) June 2003 – June 2006

WILLCOX PIROZZOLO AND MCCARTHY, P.C.

BOSTON, MA

Responsible for trial and pre-trial preparation in multi-state environmental insurance litigation, including motion

practice, discovery, including expert testimony, preparation of exhibits and trial notebooks, patent and trademark

infringement litigation. Pro bono volunteer, Bankruptcy Reaffirmation Clinic.

ATTORNEY March 2002 – September 2002

RUBERTO, ISRAEL & WEINER, P.C.

BOSTON, MA

Senior attorney in litigation alleging fraud and other unfair business practices in the sale of industrial machinery,

involved in all aspects of discovery and trial preparation.

ATTORNEY August 1999 – February 2002

TESTA, HURWITZ & THIBEAULT, LLP

BOSTON, MA

In-house “go-to” expert responsible for hot button e-commerce issues: privacy (financial, medical, children, EU,

Dept. of Commerce waivers); electronic signatures and contracting; terms of use; on-line promotions

(sweepstakes, contests and giveaways); advertising and marketing; and securities issues arising from use of the

internet. Consulting role in Internet affiliate deals such as web hosting, web design, co-branding and private label

deals. Responsible for monitoring Internet/e-commerce legislative and litigation developments and providing in-

house and client updates through seminars, CLE presentations and articles.

SARA V. GREENBERG, ESQ.

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ATTORNEY February 1986 – November 1987

VAUGHAN AND DALE

NANTUCKET, MA

Worked directly with Town Counsel, with primary responsibility for litigation, including procurement, development,

construction, historic district issues, eminent domain, and general commercial litigation; appearances before local

boards regarding issues such as variances and historic district matters; real estate, family, and criminal law

matters for private clients.

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY September 1978 – October 1979

FRIEDMAN & GASS, P.C.

NEW YORK, NY

General business practice with emphasis on antitrust, construction contracts, securities and bankruptcy litigation,

proxy contests, and condemnation proceedings.

SARA V. GREENBERG, ESQ.

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EDUCATION

J.D. New York University School of Law 1978

B.A., cum laude

New York University, College of Arts and Sciences 1975

(Double major in French and Linguistics, minor in Music)

Founders’ Day Award for Excellence in Scholarship, June 1975

BAR MEMBERSHIPS

Hawai’i, 2008

Massachusetts, 1986

District of Columbia, 1982

New York, 1979

LANGUAGES

French, Hebrew; knowledge of Spanish, German

SARA V. GREENBERG, ESQ.

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PUBLICATIONS

(Excluding materials published in connection with speaking engagements listed below)

“New E-SIGN Act Validates Use of Electronic Signatures and Records”

Client Bulletin, October 2000

“Insecurity on the Web; Will Hackers, Privacy Issues Prompt Government Action?”

Venture Update, Spring 2000

“Current U.S. Legislative Initiatives: An Explosion of Issues Impacting Upon E-Commerce Start-Ups”

The Venture Capital Review, Spring 2000

“Web Site Design Contracts: Negotiating Smooth Sailing”

Forum Reporter, The MIT Enterprise Forum, February 2000

“FTC Releases Children’s Online Privacy Rules”

Client Bulletin, January 2000

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

(Copies of written submissions and PowerPoint presentations available upon request)

MCLE, Privacy law panelist and conference organizer, “Internet and E-Commerce Law Conference”

November 15, 2002; December 6, 2001; December 5, 2000

MCLE, Privacy law panelist, “Employment Issues in the Aftermath of September 11”

December 18, 2001

MCLE, Seminar Chair, “Data Privacy In the New Information Age”

April 12, 2001

Boston Bar Association, Panelist, “Intellectual Property and Bankruptcy: Strange Bedfellows for the New

Millennium”

April 6, 2001

Law.com, Panelist, "Cyberspace, Privacy and the First Amendment"

October 24, 2000 – November 6, 2000

Boston Bar Association, “Developments in Internet Privacy”

October 10, 2000

Mass. Software and Internet Council, Panelist, “Taking Advantage of the New Digital Signatures Act”

October 5, 2000

Massachusetts Bar Association, Panelist, “Emerging Issues in E-Commerce: What You Must Know to Protect

Your Client”

July 20, 2000

MCLE, Seminar Chair, “E-Commerce Basics for the General Practitioner”

July 13, 2000

Boston Bar Association, ”Behind the Scenes with the Federal Government: New Internet Regulations on the

Horizon?”

April 11, 2000

MCLE, Panelist, “Representing E-Commerce Clients ‘99”

November 18, 1999

Boston Bar Foundation, Panelist, “Convergence of Health Care and the Internet: The Future of Medical

e-Commerce”

September 29, 1999

OTHER

Co-chair of BBA Computer and Internet Law Committee, 2001 - 2002

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