Senior Paralegal

JOHANN SHARP ** BRIGHTON PLACE

WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP, NJ 08085

856-***-**** (H)

609-***-**** (M)

Email: **********@*******.***

EXPERIENCE:

VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC RADNOR, PA 2013 - Present

Sr. Paralegal – Corporate, in Legal Department of international distributor of laboratory supplies and services.

Corporate governance of company’s domestic and international subsidiaries, including preparation of

corporate resolutions, minutes, implementation and management of datarooms, powers of attorney,

formation documents, qualifications, withdrawals, Apostilles/legalizations, as well as conducting due

diligence reviews. In addition, responsible for support and maintenance of company contractors’

licenses.

Responsible for providing paralegal support to the company’s management equity program, including

preparing offering notices and purchase agreement, repurchase notices, agreements and assignments,

as well as, providing information supporting company’s SEC filings.

EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATION BILLERICA, MA 2011 - 2013

Corporate Paralegal/Consultant

Provided offsite Corporate Paralegal consultant services to Legal Department of international life

sciences company.

Extensive review and negotiation of transactional documentation involving confidential disclosure

agreements and material transfer/evaluation agreements for various internal business partners .

EMD CHEMICALS INC. GIBBSTOWN, NJ 2005 - 2011

Corporate Paralegal/Supervisor in Legal/Regulatory Affairs Department of global specialty chemical manufacturer/distributor.

Extensive review and negotiation of transactional documentation including but not limited to, supply

agreements, distribution agreements, quality agreements, confidential disclosure agreements,

consulting agreements, material transfer agreements, beta test agreements, amendments and

residential/commercial leases. Developed company wide workflow processes for legal department

review and approval of contracts. Point of contact to internal business partners, customers, vendors

and senior management, providing information regarding company standardized terms and conditions,

coordination of contract execution and dissemination, as well as prepare and provide contract reports.

Intellectual property management for US and international trademarks, patents and copyrights, including

preparation and filing applications for registration, renewals and responses to USPTO office actions.

Litigation management including issuance of litigation holds, conducting internal investigations, review,

analyze and organize documents in response to discovery requests, respond to subpoenas and requests

for information, in addition to acting as liaison between regulators, internal business partners and

outside counsel.

Preparation of corporate resolutions and performed corporate housekeeping for domestic and international

entities, including preparation of formation documents, qualifications, withdrawals, Apostilles/legalizations, as well

as conducting due diligence reviews.

Selected, implemented and customized legal department database. Management of IP, docket controls,

contract and matter tracking database processes, report generation to senior management, internal

business partners, insurance carriers and auditors.

Increased the efficiency of the Legal Department by converting Legal Department paper filing systems to

virtual platform including conversion to paperless file cabinet, transaction processing, outside counsel

invoice processing and document storage processes.

Management of Legal Department workflow, procedures and functions, including supervision of two

legal assistants.

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (SSA) PHILADELPHIA, PA 2003 - 2005

Paralegal Specialist in Office of General Counsel/Regional Chief Counsel, defending SSA disability insurance benefit and/or supplemental

security income payment transcript litigation cases as well as non-program cases within assigned districts.

Preparation of Answers to Plaintiffs’ Complaints (generally 100-200 Answers prepared per month).

Reviewed and responded to Plaintiffs’ counsel petitions for fees, prepared fee payment reports to SSA

administration.

Prepared motions to dismiss and remand with accompanying briefs.

Prepared policy and procedures manual for use by Paralegal Specialists and Secretaries, the success of which

resulted in receiving OGC Quality Service Award in 2005 for preparation of policy and procedures manual.

Extensive interaction with agency personnel and various United States Attorney’s offices.

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JOHANN SHARP

FREY, PETRAKIS, DEEB, BLUM, BRIGGS & MITTS, P.C. PHILADELPHIA, PA 2000 - 2003

Paralegal in commercial litigation department of general services law firm (product liability, banking and bankruptcy areas).

Management of complex litigation from discovery through settlement/trial, in addition to bankruptcy and workout

cases.

Prepared discovery responses, motions, pleadings, correspondence, deposition summaries, fee applications,

case reviews, trial books and exhibits and various legal documentation and client specific reports.

Designed, implemented and maintained client specific databases and spreadsheets.

Conducted forensic accounting to determine liability and damages and provided onsite support to clients.

Organized and managed paper intensive files as well as provided case analysis of relevant facts and performed

factual, legal investigations and special projects as assigned.

ADVANTA BUSINESS SERVICES

ADVANTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY VOORHEES, NJ 1997 - 2000

Paralegal in legal department assigned to insurance, banking and leasing divisions.

Completed corporate governance for leasing, banking and insurance entities including formation documents,

qualifications, withdrawals, conducted due diligence reviews and filed annual reports for insurance companies

and agencies.

Effectively implemented national insurance agent licensing program; resolved state insurance regulations and

compliance issues with insurance and state regulatory authorities, senior management. Nominated and received

the President’s Award for successful implementation and management of the national insurance agent licensing

program in 1997 and 1998.

Extensive contact and interaction with insurance company partners.

Prepared annual and quarterly finance and insurance regulatory and compliance documentation and prepared

documentation for triennial audit by Arizona insurance regulators.

Researched state insurance laws prior to implementation of nationwide licensing program and presented findings

regarding viability of licensing program to senior officers.

Corporate governance of financial services entities (bank and credit card businesses), as well as implemented

and managed contract database, reviewed and negotiated equipment leases.

SKILLS:

Advanced level training and ability using Microsoft Office Suite 2010 including Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as

Adobe Acrobat Professional 11.0, USPTO Databases: PatFT, AppFt, PAIR, TESS, TEAS, TSDR, and ASSIGN, as well as, Lexis,

Westlaw, Concordance, Crystal Reports 11.0, eCaseTrack, Enterprise eTime. Notary Public (NJ).

EDUCATION:

Thomas Edison State College, Masters, Liberal Studies 2013 – Present; Anticipated Completion Date: 2016.

Thomas Edison State College, B.A. Liberal Studies, 2011 - 2013; GPA: 3.8, Degree Awarded: 3/7/2014. Accepted into Thomas

Edison State College “Bachelor’s to Master’s Program” in June 2013, which allows graduate program candidates to take graduate level

courses while completing Bachelor’s Degree. Admission based on academic achievement. Also awarded the Arnold Fletcher Award for

exceptional achievement, as well as, elected and inducted to membership in Lambda Tau Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda National

Honor Society on 3/7/2014.

Washington Online Learning Institute, Advanced Contract Law Course (210 Hours, 8 Credits) and Advanced Intellectual Property

Law Course (210 Hours, 8 Credits); Certificates of Completion 2009.

American Institute for Paralegal Studies, Chestnut Hill College, Chestnut Hill PA, Paralegal Certificate GPA 4.0.

Allegheny Community College, Pittsburgh, PA, Legal Assistant Program.

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