Assistant Real Estate

SEAN MICHAEL BALKAN

*** ********* ********* - ***. ** New York, NY 10069

********@*****.*** 516-***-****

BUSINESS QUALIFICATIONS

Professional with business experience pursuing a compliance position at a financial institution. Knowledge of Investment Company Act,

Investment Advisers Act, Dodd-Frank Act, CFTC rules, SEC rules, and other investment laws. Accomplished entrepreneur with

extensive contract experience and understanding of regulatory risk, best pract ices programs, and internal controls. Excellent

communicator with outstanding problem solving skills and ability to manage multiple projects.

EDUCATION

Fordham University School of Law, New York, NY

J.D., May 2011; GPA 3.3

Activities: Fordham International Law Journal; New York State Bar Association; New York County Lawyers’ Association

Relevant Coursework: Securities Regulation; Corporate Reorganization (Chapter 11 ); Banking Law; Financial Institutions

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

B.A., Double Major, 2007: Political Science (GPA 3.57) & Legal Studies (GPA 3.53)

Activities: India Students Association; President – Sigma Alpha Lambda National Leadership and Honors Organization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Kings County District Attorney’s Office, Brooklyn, NY

Assistant District Attorney, June 2012 – Present

Assistant District Attorney in the Rackets Bureau. Investigate and prosecute investment fraud, mortgage fraud, embezzlement,

insurance fraud, bribery, larceny, money laundering, and other white -collar crimes. Coordinate investigations with applicable

regulatory authorities. Examine financial records and transactions to identify illegal activities. Draft motion briefs, legal

memoranda, and letters to judges. Previously worked in the trial bureau and oversaw a c riminal caseload of over two hundred

cases. Participated in all aspects of criminal prosecution, including: drafting complaints, arraignments, grand jury presenta tions,

conducting hearings and trials, researching criminal procedure issues, and drafting motions and memoranda of law.

bTreated, Inc. (SpaFinder), New York, NY

Director of Business Development, December 2011 – May 2012

Negotiated and drafted exclusive spa contracts. Helped with the acqui sition of a new listserv. Executed strategies to increase

membership and client retention. Priced and closed competitive proposals. Worked with counsel to evaluate the implications of

selling the start-up company. Negotiated and helped draft an asset purchase agreement for the final sale of the company to

SpaFinder. Filed bTreated’s trademarks.

Ideas Never Implemented (INI) LLC, New York, NY

Co-Founder/Product Development & Business Operations President, August 2003 – August 2011

Designed and assisted with prototype development of Dabble word game, Ring of Fire card game, and I’ve Never board game.

Helped games spread to hundreds of local and national stores (Target, Barnes & Noble, Toys -R-Us), and the

iPhone/iPad/Kindle/Android/Facebook. Negotiated and drafted social media contracts, licensing contracts, and international

agreements. Managed INI’s day-to-day business operations and expenses. Regularly presented products to prospective clients.

Filed INI’s trademarks and copyrights.

New York State Department of Banking – Office of the Superintendent, New York, NY

Law Clerk, Summer 2010

Processed bank charter applications and foreign branch applications. Helped bank regulators prepare for examinations of New

York State banks. Conducted legal research on a range of economic and consumer issues affecting New York State’s financial

institutions. Executed strategies to implement new amendments to New York State’s mortgage regulations.

United States Department of Labor – Office of the Solicitor, New York, NY

Law Clerk, Summer 2009

Analyzed and processed complex ERISA cases for senior attorneys. Researched key legal issues under a variety of labor and

employment statutes enforced by the Department (ERISA, OSHA, FLSA). Assisted with the drafting of memoranda and oth er

motion briefs. Helped attorneys prepare for motion practice, hearings, and trial.

Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP, New York, NY

Corporate Litigation Paralegal, June 2007 – July 2008

Assisted partners with corporate, bankruptcy, and securities litigation. Helped attorneys prepare for real estate closings,

commercial lease negotiations, and Rule 144A offerings. Attended trials, depositions, evidentiary hearings, and client meetin gs.

Performed legal research on securities transactions and bankrupt cy law.

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York State: Second Department

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