Insurance San Francisco

Isis Fernandez Sykes

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EDUCATION

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. (2005)

. Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy, Executive Articles Editor

. Harrison Institute Clinic on Balancing Democracy and Trade

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, B.A., Psychology and

Communication (2000)

PUBLICATION

. Student Note: Let's Stop Cheering, Let's Get Practical: Reaching a

Balanced Gentrification Agenda,

Volume XII, Number 3, Fall 2005

EXPERIENCE

US Census Bureau, San Francisco, CA

Partnership Assistant (June 2009 - April 2010)

. Assist in the development of strategy and implementation of outreach

campaigns to identify hard to count populations.

. Give presentations to community organizations and city officials

regarding Census 2010.

. Serve as the City of San Francisco Complete Count Committee Liaison

and Census in Schools Liaison.

Bay Area Legal Aid, San Francisco, CA

Advocate (August 2009 - April 2010)

. Volunteer in the Health Care Access Unit assisting indigent

populations with Medi-Cal issues.

. Conduct research for SSI and Medi-Cal appeals; represent clients at

administrative hearings.

Contract Attorney, San Francisco, CA

. Reviewed documents including privilege review in connection with

government investigations and complex litigation using Concordance and

Applied Discovery for the following: Reed Smith, LLP (May 2010 -

Present); Black Letter Discovery, (February - March 2009); Lieff

Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, (December 2008 - February 17 2009);

Bingham McCutchen LLP, (August - September 2008); and Latham &

Watkins, LLP (April-June 2008).

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, San Francisco, CA and Hartford, CT

Corporate Associate (San Francisco office (2006-2007), Hartford office

(2005-2006))

. Negotiated and drafted vendor agreements on behalf of an international

credit card franchiser for consumer rewards program. Counseled on IP,

privacy and liability limitation provisions.

. Assisted Fortune 500 and mid-market companies on corporate governance

issues, including developing and implementing employee stock option

plans, employment agreements, and preparing stockholder meeting

materials such as meeting notices, board resolutions and proxy

notices.

. Assisted publicly traded business process outsourcing company in

internal investigation of executive stock-option back-dating; reviewed

and analyzed stock option materials. Monitored forensic collection of

documents and served as liaison between general counsel and partners

handling collection of sensitive company materials. Participated in

strategy meetings with General Counsel, CEO, and CFO to prepare press

statements in connection with the investigation.

. Conducted due diligence and managed closing mechanics for entity

acquisitions and leveraged buy-outs of companies engaged in

manufacturing, telemarketing, and media services, drafted formation

documents including partnership, LLC, non-profit and corporations.

. Counseled major insurance company in drafting and implementing a

comprehensive company wide legal holds document retention policy;

conducted detailed research analysis on various states mandatory

document retention requirements. Participated in weekly strategy calls

with client's business and legal personnel. Researched and analyzed

complex insurance issues such as indictment of insurance companies,

insurance receivership issues, and obtaining insurance licenses for

property, casualty, fire and health.

. Managed document review and drafted key witness interview outlines in

connection with Department of Justice and SEC Foreign Corrupt

Practices Act investigations of a national insurance company.

Participated in interviews with key witnesses and drafted memoranda

produced to the DOJ.

Department of Health and Human Services (Office of the General Counsel),

Washington, DC

Law Clerk (Summer 2004)

. Provided legal research support and drafted summary memos on complex

administrative law issues and federal court litigation, relating to

Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, false claims, and quality of

care.

ADDITIONAL

. Licenses: Admitted to practice in California and Connecticut; ?

Language: Fluent in Spanish.

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