EDUCATION:
Sabrina Kotas
ac3exn@r.postjobfree.com
New York Bar Exam, 10/2013 and Paris Bar Exam, 12/2014 Fordham Law School, New York, NY
LL.M., Magna Cum Laude, Edward J. Hawk Prize, ranked 1st, 05/2013 Concentration: International Trade and Business Law Law and Political Science University Aix Marseille III, France Master Degree in International Business Law, graduated with honors, ranked 2nd out of 28, 09/2011 DJCE Degree (lawyer works council), graduated with honors, 09/2011 Concentration: Corporate Law, International Law, Commercial, and International Arbitration Law and Political Science University Aix Marseille III, France Master Degree in Business Law, graduated with honors, 09/2010 Concentration: International Trade law, Business Contract Law, and Competition Law Law and Political Science University Aix Marseille III, France Bachelor Degree, graduated with honors, 09/2009
Concentration: Civil Law, Business Law, European and International Law, Criminal Law, and Criminal Procedure High School JOFFRE Montpellier, France
High School Diploma, graduated with honors, 09/2006 WORK EXPERIENCE:
Linklaters LLP, Paris, France
Associate, Corporate Law, 03/2016 – 10/2017
M&A due diligence and closing, draft sale purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, contribution agreements and diverse corporate documents for M&A transactions. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Paris, France
Associate, Corporate Law, 05/2014 – 02/2016
M&A due diligence and closing, draft merger agreement, draft provisions of sale purchase agreement, draft provisions of shareholders’ agreement, draft diverse corporate documents for M&A transactions. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, Paris, France Legal Intern, Corporate Law, 01/2014 - 03/2014
Legal memorandum on Corporate, European, and Penal Law. Draft provisions of agreements for an acquisition operation. Review of compliance documents with the Office of Foreign Asset Control Compliance. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP, Paris, France Legal Intern, Corporate Law, 10/2013 - 12/2013
Capital Market due diligence for the issuance of high yield bonds. Legal memorandum and research on Corporate law, Arbitration, and International Law.
Lehach & Filippa, LLP – New York, NY
Legal Intern, Immigration Law, 12/2011 - 06/2012
Drafted recommendation and cover letters, immigration forms, applications for asylum, and diverse translations from French to English.
Bredin Prat – Paris, France
Legal Intern, Corporate Law and Litigation Division, 06/2011 - 10/2011 M&A due diligence and closing. Drafted covenant provisions for the financing agreement. Research in Financial, International, Corporate and Criminal Law, and Stock Market Regulation. SKILLS & INTERESTS: French, English; Oral fluency in Arabic; dance, running, and singing.