Ali Athar
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BAR ADMISSIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
STATE BAR OF TEXAS (BAR CARD #: 24045280).
District of Columbia Bar Association (Bar Card #: 978428)
Member of the Board of Directors of the Health and Hope
Charity.
Work experiEnce
2007-Present The Boeing Company - Boeing Defense Space &
Security
Legal Analyst/Attorney Advisor
Provide legal review, negotiation support, and drafting of
contract clauses between Boeing and Boeing suppliers and
vendors.
Advise and guide executive managment regarding contract terms
and conditions, risk management and mitgation, and legal
compliance.
Focal for legal terms and conditions issues between Boeing and
BAE/BAE Systems, and for all legal terms and conditions issues
with suppliers and vendors for the Tactical Aircraft (TACAIR)
Program, the Boeing Oklahoma City site, and the Boeing Ft.
Walton Beach site.
Create customer contract requirements documents which include
FAR, DFARs, NASAFAR, CIAFAR, DEFCON, and other defense
contracting requirements.
Conduct compliance reviews with respect to federal and state
government regulations and company policies, procedures and
requirements.
Leader of the Attorney Advisor Team which reviews and directs
the activities of Attorney Advisors.
Leader of the Common Legal Exceptions Database Team.
Leader of the Desktop Procedures for Systems Integrity and
Compliance File Reviews team, which consolidates the
compliance review process.
Member and Original Organizor of the Software License Terms
and Conditions Team, which authors commercial software license
terms and conditions on behalf of Boeing.
Member of the Purchase Contract Review Tool team, which
maintains and updates the company's compliance review tool.
Provide training to procurement agents and other supplier
management personnel.
2006-2008 Ali Athar & Associates, PLLC
Plano, TX
Attorney and Counselor of Law
Drafted and negotiated contracts with Fortune 500 Companies,
small and medium businesses, and private clients.
Structured and advised about Mergers and Acquisitions,
Novation Agreements, Assignment Agreements, and Secured
Debenture Agreements.
Registered corporate and non-profit entities, and advised
regarding corporate formalities, formation, and articles of
incorporation.
Created trust instruments, and advised about trust operations.
Drafted service and sales contracts, and outlined payment
plans.
Negotiated resolutions to disputes stemming from consumer
sales and construction transactions.
Represented clients in immigration matters in deportation,
family based, and employment based immigration cases.
Performed large scale document reviews for pending litigation.
Volunteer Attorney with the Dallas Volunteer Attorney's
Program.
2005-2006 Thomas D. Crandall - Visiting Professor Ohio
State
University-Moritz College of Law
Columbus, OH
Research Assistant
Researched articles and laws regarding state and federal
consumer protection laws.
Drafted memoranda comparing consumer protection laws, and
their effectiveness.
Assisted in the preparation of the professor's consumer
protection seminar class.
2005 James A. Kearney Law Offices, S.C.
Neenah, WI
Summer Associate
Performed estate administration duties by preparing probate
inventories and final accounts.
Reviewed contracts, and prepared revisions to pending
contracts.
Prepared real estate transfer forms, performed title history
searches, and prepared encumbrance reports.
Assisted in trial litigation by drafting petitions and motions
for trial, performing trial research, and arranging final
hearings.
Assisted in family law practice by creating divorce
inventories and separation orders, and preparing standardized
court petitions for termination of parental rights cases.
2002-2003 University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR
University College Academic Advisor
Advised and counseled undeclared undergraduate students
regarding academic progress.
Articulated transfer records and transcripts for consistency.
Studied and reported long term advising trends and statistics,
and assisted in the preparation of the annual report to the
chancellor of the university.
1999-2002 University of Wisconsin Law School
Madison, WI
Technology, Media, and Facilities Assistant
Assist with IT Network Administration, repair, and maintenance
of over 200 computers, and provided technical and media
support for law school faculty, staff, and students.
Instructed faculty and staff in operation of computer
software, computer hardware, web page design and operation of
classroom equipment.
Prepared classrooms for media and technology-oriented
instruction.
Operated studio-style video cameras and audio-video mixing
equipment used for mock trials, and transcription.
education
2003-2006 The Ohio State University- Moritz College of Law
Columbus, OH
Juris Doctor
Moot Court Team.
Ruby R. Vale Interscholastic Corporate Moot Court Competition
2006.
Herman Moot Court Competition 2005.
Ohio State Law School Mediation Competition 2004.
2002-2006 University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR
Master of Public Administration
4.0 GPA Overall
Masters Thesis: "Problems Regulating Petroleum and Consumer
Energy Distribution: The Legacy of Nixon's Project
Independence."
1999-2002 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Certificate in European Studies
3.9 GPA in Major.
honours and languages
2003 University of Arkansas-Little Rock Graduate Research
Forum (18 April 2003).
1st Place in Administration (The Central Arkansas VA Hospital
System).
1st Place in Humanities (The Relationship of the US and UK to
South Asia: Hegemony and Colonialism).
2nd Place in Social Science (Islam and the West: The
Integration of Muslims into the UK, France, Germany, and the
United States).
Pi Sigma Alpha-National Political Science Honor Society.
Pi Chapter President (2001-2002); Vice President and Secretary
(2000-2001).
2001-2002 Univ. of Wisconsin Dept. of Political Science
Department
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Member (appointed).
TA Evaluation Committee Member (appointed).
Languages
Fluent speaking Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.
Basic competency in Spanish.