Associate Attorney

AMANDA BASSEN

*** ********* ******, ***. **, Brooklyn, NY 11231 • 917-***-**** • *******@*****.*** EXPERIENCE

The Law Offices of Andrew J. Frisch, New York, NY

Associate, May 2013 – Present

Represent former Chief Financial Officer of Dewey & LeBoeuf in state criminal trial and related proceedings.

Represent lead defendant in all stages of federal securities fraud case, including six-month trial, against former employees of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.

Secured sentence of time served for client extradited from Australia in connection with role in Silk Road website.

Appear at all stages of federal and state criminal proceedings; extensive experience with trial, witness and Rule 15 deposition preparation; draft post-trial relief, bail pending appeal, in limine, and sentencing motions. Sarafa Law LLC, New York, NY

Associate, April 2013

Assisted in all phases of trial in defense of client on federal murder for hire charges. Federal Defenders of New York, New York, NY

Legal Intern, March 2013 – May 2013

Analyzed government discovery, including wiretaps; drafted correspondence; participated in client interviews. Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A., Hackensack, NJ Associate, September 2010 – April 2013; Summer Associate, Summer 2009 White Collar Criminal Defense/Litigation

Obtained suppression of non-custodial statement on unprecedented grounds in New Jersey for client charged with insurance fraud and theft by deception.

Drafted appeal from final restraining order in domestic violence dispute resulting in withdrawal of complaint.

Pre-trial preparation including drafting and answering discovery and complaints, preparing for and attending depositions, drafting briefs, researching complex legal issues, and reviewing discovery. Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring

Represented Official Committees of Unsecured Creditors and debtors in Chapter 11 proceedings/litigation, Insolvency Administrator in Chapter 15 proceedings, petitioning creditors in involuntary proceedings and trade creditors in preference actions. Negotiated and drafted settlement agreements, “first day” motions/briefs.

Represented clients in all aspects of Chapter 7 proceedings, including at Section 341 meetings of creditors. The Honorable Denise L. Cote, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York Judicial Intern, Summer 2008

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY Litigation Paralegal, June 2005 – May 2007

EDUCATION

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY; J.D., June 2010; Concentration in Intellectual Property

Editor, Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

Criminal Defense Clinic & Internship at The Legal Aid Society (September 2009 – May 2010) Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Ithaca, NY; B.S. in Human Development, May 2005 PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

CLE Presentation: Recent Developments Involving Insider Litigation in Bankruptcy, January 2013

Co-author, “Absence of Reference to LLCs in the Code: An ‘Insider’ Problem,” ABI Journal, August 2012

“Ask a Lawyer: Should Company Cover Officer’s Attorneys’ Fees?” The Record, May 2011

“Patient Neglect in Nursing Homes and Long Term Care Facilities in New York State: The Need For New York to Implement Programs and Procedures to Combat Elder Neglect,” 8 CPLPEJ 179 (2009) ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS

Super Lawyers 2015 New York Metro Rising Star – Criminal Defense: White Collar

Federal Bar Council – Member of the Committee on Sentencing and Alternatives to Incarceration

Advisory Board Member, GlamourGals

BAR ADMISSIONS

Admitted to state and federal courts in New York and New Jersey

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