Attorney

JACQUELYN DESSAURE SMITH

***** ********** *****, ***** *****, GA 30097; H: 404-***-****; M:

917-***-****; **********@*****.***

RELEVANT SKILLS SUMMARY

Represent Fortune 100, 200 and 500 companies, small businesses,

government entities and individuals in all aspects of complex commercial,

financial services, director and officer liability, real estate,

estate/fiduciary, employment, securities, antitrust, bankruptcy,

criminal, family, insurance and reinsurance litigation matters.

Successfully represent clients in first chair position in connection with

civil bench trials and criminal proceedings.

Develop litigation and compliance strategies in connection with federal

and state laws, including banking-related laws such as the Federal

Deposit Insurance Act ("FDIA"), Federal Department of Insurance

Corporation ("FDIC") Rules and Regulations, and Financial Institutions

Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act ("FIRREA"), employment laws and

regulations, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") and Title VII,

and insurance matters related to coverage and insurance carrier and

broker professional standards.

Negotiate and prepare various commercial and entertainment contracts

including, television series production, financing, licensing, business

operating, ownership transfer, employment, residential and commercial

lease and settlement agreements.

EXPERIENCE

DESSAURE SMITH LLC, Atlanta, Georgia

Attorney/Owner, June 2012-present

Successfully litigate breach of contract and debt collection matters and

obtain substantial money judgments in connection with civil bench trials;

litigate and negotiate personal injury claims resulting in substantial

recoveries for injured parties.

Represent victims of crime and obtain warrant issuance in theft, criminal

trespass and financial fraud matters.

Negotiate settlements with television networks on behalf of major

recording artists and television personalities.

Negotiate and draft executor producer and talent agreements on behalf of

television personalities; prepare management, recording and production

services agreements on behalf of recording and performing artists.

As a contract attorney for Simkins Hollis Law Group, PC, serve as lead

counsel on behalf of the FDIC as Receiver in connection with bank

director and officer liability and financial services litigation matters.

Responsibilities include: provide legal advice regarding regulatory and

compliance issues; depose key witnesses, including bank officers and

directors and federal and state banking regulatory agencies; develop and

implement litigation and discovery strategy including e-discovery plans;

supervise and direct junior attorneys and legal assistants in all aspects

of litigation.

BLOOM SUGARMAN EVERETT LLP, Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Associate, July 2010-June 2012

Created, managed and directed case strategy and acted as lead associate

representing plaintiffs and defendants on complex commercial, real

estate, estate/fiduciary and employment matters.

Resolved dozens of litigations involving lender liability issues on behalf

of borrowers and guarantors.

Cultivated and managed self-generated and institutional client

relationships; prepared client litigation plans and budgets.

Successfully arbitrated software usage rights issues on behalf of joint

venture partners in complex business dispute resulting in award of $1.3

million.

Successfully mediated estate dispute resulting in substantial award for

client beneficiaries and removal of executor.

Negotiated and drafted contracts, including ownership transfer,

employment, and settlement agreements.

WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP, New York, New York

Associate, September 2002-December 2009

Summer Associate, May-August 2001

Represented one of the world's largest insurance brokers, Marsh &

McLennan Companies, Inc. in an insurance antitrust litigation resulting

in a class action settlement of $69 million.

Second-chaired six-week criminal RICO jury trial in the Southern District

of New York representing members of a New Jersey crime family.

Experience in trademark, copyright, patent and entertainment law,

including preparation of trademark copyright and patent applications, and

negotiation and drafting of licensing agreements.

Deposed and defended depositions of over 10 significant fact and expert

witnesses.

Prepared and responded to discovery requests; conducted client and

witness interviews; prepared fact and expert witnesses for depositions.

Drafted federal and state district court and appellate briefs,

substantive and procedural motions, pleadings and affidavits.

Supervised junior associates, contract attorneys and legal assistants in

all aspects of conventional and e-discovery.

EDUCATION

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, New York, New York

J.D., May 2002

Honors: Moot Court Board, Competitions Division

Activities: Black Allied Law Students Association, Metropolitan Combined

Chapters Representative

Unemployment Action Center, Student Advocate

CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, New York

B.A. in Psychology and Africana Studies, May 1999

Honors: Dean's List; Academic Excellence and Leadership Award

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, Legon, Accra, Ghana

Cornell University Study Abroad Program, Spring 1998

BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS

Georgia; New York; New Jersey

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and

Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

Georgia Supreme Court

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL); Georgia Association of Black

Women Attorneys (GABWA); National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Contributor, "Applying the Rules of Evidence: What Every Attorney Needs

to Know" (a publication of National Business Institute) (March 2012)

HOBBIES, INTERESTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Licensed Real Estate Broker (New York and Georgia)

Highly proficient written and spoken French; conversational Spanish.

Semi-professional dancer; avid skater.

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