Attorney Advisor

WILLIAM NESBITT

*** ********* ** **, **********, DC 20011 (H) 202-***-**** (C) 757-***-**** ***************@*****.***

Skills and Expertise

Experienced attorney with an extensive and varied background in eDiscovery, litigation preparation, writing,

research and due diligence. Expertise in fact analysis, strategic planning and substantive evidence review.

Clear and effective communicator with stakeholders inside and outside an organization across multiple

professional settings. Licensed to practice law in New York State and Washington, DC.

Proficiencies

Administrative Law And Regulations Trial Preparation

Editing Commitment to the Environment

Legal Researching Problem Solving

Legal writing Analytic Judgment

Work History

Attorney 02/2017 to 06/2017

TrustPoint Intl (contracted on behalf of Arnold & Porter) – Washington, DC

Reviewed large agribusiness documents to comply with Hart-Scott-Rodino Act antitrust regulations.

Examined documents in advance of government approval of a merger to ensure the merger will promote

fair competition and consumer benefits.

Attorney 07/2014 to 04/2016

Kelly Law Registry (contracted on behalf of Hogan Lovells) – Washington, DC

Analyzed a prominent New York City university's policies and practices for determining the

reimbursement rate of administrative costs associated with National Institutes of Health grants.

Drafted memos for supervising attorneys identifying problematic aspects of the university's

administrative cost allocation procedures.

Researched facts and developed arguments in preparation for litigation pursuant to a United States

Attorneys Office request for documents.

Attorney 05/2013 to 10/2013

Hudson Legal (contracted on behalf of NationStar Mortgage) – Washington, DC

Assessed and extracted the terms, conditions and legal duties of residential mortgage securitization

products in order to apprise NationStar of its rights and responsibilities after purchasing the products.

Distinguished between whole loans and bundled loan product contracts and compiled streamlined

documents for NationStar's records.

Compliance Analyst 12/2011 to 05/2012

Discovery Services (contracted on behalf of FINRA) – Washington, DC

Examined customer-facing communications of the independent broker-dealers to ensure compliance

with ethics policy and FINRA regulations. Responsible for reporting potential violations to supervisory

attorneys to protector individual investors.

Identified problem areas in broker-dealer/investor communications, analyzed risks and suggested

appropriate solutions.

Attorney 05/2011 to 10/2011

Compliance (contracted on behalf of Hunton & Williams) – Washington, DC

Reviewed documents pursuant to Hart-Scott-Rodino second request for business documents involving

the potential merger of large telecommunications companies.

Aided arguments of an intervening party contending the merger would hurt fair competition and

consumer options due to the loss of a "market maverick."

Successfully developed facts and evidence used to defeat the merger and preserve telecommunications

market balance.

Attorney 10/2007 to 01/2011

AdamsGrayson (contracted on behalf of O'Melveny & Myers) – Washington, DC

Reviewed business documents to develop legal theories regarding complex tort litigation involving a

government-sponsored entity (GSE) and a Big Four audit firm.

Analyzed GAAP accounting policy, procedures and practices of a large mortgage lender pursuant to

discrepancies in several years of financial audits.

Analyzed high level documents for evidence of GSE involvement in developing faulty risk in lending

standards, the proliferation of the securitized mortgage instrument and subprime mortgages and how

those decisions affected enterprise solvency pursuant to Congressional investigation.

Legal Intern (Lombard Fellow) 06/2006 to 08/2006

United States Attorney's Office (SDNY) – New York, NY

Analyzed, summarized and briefed supervising attorney on federal criminal and evidence statutes in

preparation of narcotics trafficking prosecutions.

Supported supervising attorney by reviewing telephone wiretap transcripts and preparing notes for bail

hearings, presentment hearings and witness proffer sessions.

Legal Intern 06/2005 to 08/2005

United States Attorney's Office (DDC) – Washington, DC

Researched and analyzed federal legal issues concerning defense of Title VII discrimination claims

against federal agencies.

Drafted interrogatories, motions and memoranda and summarized relevant documents and materials for

the supervising attorney's review. Assisted supervising attorneys in conducting depositions of parties in

preparation for a sexual harassment case.

Discovered affirmative defense for failing to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request during

an administrative review.

Volunteer Activity

Board Member 11/2016 to Present

Wide Angle Youth Media - Baltimore, MD

Responsible for advising the organization on legal and regulatory issues regarding matters ranging from

remedies for a breach of the terms of our commercial lease to the implementing the Financial Roadmap

and Strategic Plan.

Drafted an updated conflict of interest disclosure and document retention policy for Wide Angle board

members and employees and letters to the our building landlord regarding operating expenses and rent

increases.

Developed fund raising strategies to convert one-time online donors into long-term continuous givers to

support our Financial Roadmap to increase the organizations operating 11% year over year until 2020.

Greening the Built Environment Intern 1/2013 to 5/2014

Anacostia Watershed Society - Bladensburg, MD

Presented an informational session on the long-term financial, environmental and home energy benefits

of vegetated roofs (green roofs) at “RootingDC” 2013 and 2014.

Published content touting the storm-water management and environmental benefits of green roofs and

raising awareness of a local rebate program.

Developed strategies for broader community outreach especially minority communities in areas on high

concern for the watershed.

Education

Juris Doctor: 2007

Howard University School of Law - Washington, DC

Merit Scholarship Recipient, Environmental Law Society

Bachelor of Arts: Political Science 2003

Norfolk State University - Norfolk, VA

Cum Laude

Coursework in Public Administration

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