Sales Management

Cyril BENICHOU

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SUMMARY OF EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Instructor in College & University in New York & France;

Online Media Publisher - Web content production & e-commerce;

International Editor in a newswire agency;

Executive Manager in a pharmaceutical company in New York;

Law Clerk in U.S. Immigration Law Firms in New York & Connecticut;

Business Attorney in law firms in France.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

February 2005 to PRESENT West Point extension, Mount St. Mary College, West Point, NY

Adjunct Professor: Teaching Accelerated Courses including blended online in Business Law,

Marketing, Management, International Business, Organizational Behavior & French to Adult

Learners, incorporating technology, case analysis, real-life situations, culture & civilization into

teaching methods by guiding students to use all resources available, including Internet, to conduct

research & to encourage them to use critical thinking.

January 2003 to PRESENT Novalink International LLC, Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY

Online Media Publisher: Creation, editing & publishing of Web content, all aspects of an online

store (e-commerce) including: advertisement, purchasing, exporting, sales, customer relation

management, shipping, inventory management, marketing, legal & finance.

June 2007 to March 2008 Business Wire Inc., New York, NY

International Overnight Editor: Preparing, transmitting, monitoring news releases & translations

over Business Wire's circuits & affiliate wires, including all international and European disclosure

distribution. Assisting clients with questions. Liaison with the Paris office regarding French clients.

January 2005 to January 2006 Mycrocept Corp., New York, NY

Chief Operating Officer (COO): Assisting the President/CEO & the Vice President of a

pharmaceutical start-up company in preparing financial reports, in solving organizational, legal issues,

in developing the strategy & in coordinating all other issues pertaining to finance, legal, sales,

marketing & research in connection with the business. Company’s main assets have been sold & I

was involved in the negotiation process.

April 2003 to January 2005 Law Firms, Stamford, CT and Beacon, NY

Paralegal/Law Clerk: Performing clerical & paralegal duties on a per diem basis including filing

forms with various agencies (USCIS) & courts (Bankruptcy), drafting letters, memorandum,

contracts, collecting supporting evidence, cases & regulations research, along with clientèle service

(calls, office visits), office management & marketing tasks (letters, presentations.)

January 2003 to January 2006 New York State Bar Association, Albany, NY

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Coordinator: Overseeing program administration including:

registration process, correct site arrangements, & general overall management of the program to

provide a worry-free environment for attorneys, judges & legal professionals.

Cyril BENICHOU

Continued - Résumé

August 2000 to July 2002 Chubb Continental Europe, Paris, France

Legal Counsel: Assisting the M&A director responsible for global Mergers & Acquisitions &

external growth operations for Chubb PLC in the extinguishers & security services sectors (more

than US$ 40 millions invested.) Preparing due diligence, negotiation, & post-closing operations in

legal areas such as mergers, spin-off & others corporate structure reorganizations.

January 1996 to July 2000 Private Law Firms, Paris, France

Junior/Senior Associate: Assisting the partners in charge of Mergers & Acquisitions & Corporate

Finance cross-border operations for investors in Continental Europe in diverse sectors: preparing

due diligence, negotiation, post-closing operations & handling business litigation, commercial real

estate, financing, bankruptcy, corporate reorganizations, & corporate law issues pertaining to various

clients of the firm.

January 1995 to December 2005 Professional Training Program, Paris, France

Associate Attorney: Joined the professional training program of attorneys prior to admission to

Paris Bar. Internship in law firms, courts, in-house legal departments. Assisted the lawyers in legal

drafting including but not limited to general correspondence to clients, preparing pleadings,

contracts, applications on civil, commercial & criminal cases pursuant to French Law, collecting &

analyzing documentary evidence, & attending the courts' sessions.

November 1993 to December 1994 Ministry of Defense, Paris, France

Officer: Serving within the Military Service Program as First Lieutenant [Discharged with Honors].

Trained as a law enforcement & national security officer before joining the editorial team in charge

of a Law Review published for Officers & Staff involved with Law enforcement.

September 1992 to July 1993 Sorbonne Law School, Paris, France

Adjunct Instructor: Teaching business law to undergraduate students with a focus on corporate law,

commercial law, accounting & finance principles.

September 1991 to August 1993 Trustees, Paris, France

Junior In-house Associate: Assisting insolvency practitioners firms in preparing reports for the

Paris bankruptcy court on distressed businesses, interviewing executives, collecting & analyzing legal

& financial documents, assisting in money recovery cases (more than US$ 1 million collected).

EDUCATION

Master of Laws & Letters (LL.M.) in American Legal Studies “Cum Laude” - Touro College

Fuchsberg Law Center, Huntington, NY – Graduated in May 2004 - [GPA: 3.383], Dean’s List (Fall

2003,) ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in Labor & Employment Law (2004 winner).

JurisDoctor (J.D.) & Master of Laws (with Honors) – University of Paris Sorbonne Law School,

Paris, France & London School of Economics, London, UK – Graduated in 1992.

Languages: English - French.

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