Management Assistant
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MAX LINDENFELD
**-** ***** ******, ***. *A, Flushing, NY 11367
***.**********@*****.***
BAR ADMISSION
Admitted to the New Jersey State Bar and New York State Bar. TAX PREPARATION EXPERIENCE
NEW YORK CARES, TAX PREPARATION PROGRAM, Brooklyn, NY IRS Certified Tax Preparer, December 2012 – Present
• Prepare federal and state income tax returns for low-income families.
• Knowledge of Internal Revenue Code and relevant IRS rulings.
• Assisted clients and fellow tax preparers with tax questions and tax planning. EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, Greenwich, CT
Temporary Consultant, Legal Department, July 2015 – February 2016
• Provide day-to-day legal counsel to 32 mutual funds, 15 sub-advised funds and 15 private funds.
• Knowledge of Internal Revenue Code, Investment Advisers Act, 1940 Investment Company Act, ERISA, Sarbanes Oxley, Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
• Assist with taxation planning for private funds, including counseling on master-feeder structures, draft fund formation documents, and assist with fee and expense structuring.
• Provide international tax planning to funds to foreign, domestic and non-profit clients, including on master-feeder structures, Subpart F/CFC, UBTI and PFIC issues.
• Assist with FIN 48 issues and reviewed Forms 5471, 8865 and 8858 for tax compliance issues.
• Help Investment Company funds with Regulation M taxation issues and provide counsel on dividend and capital gain distribution matters.
• Help Investment Funds with Foreign Tax Credit and foreign source income issues
• Assist Registered Investment Company with IRC Section 853 and Form 1099-DIV.
• Draft, review and negotiate investment management agreements, side letters and subscription documents with large institutional clients and individual investors.
• Prepare and conduct quarterly mutual fund board of director meetings, involved with 15© contract process and update prospectuses for mutual funds. ALARIC COMPLIANCE SERVICES, New York, NY
Assistant Director, January 2014 – June 2015
• Provided Legal and Compliance services to Investment Advisers, registered and private funds.
• Assisted funds with tax planning matters, including Master-Feeder investment structure issues, partnership taxation, Subpart F issues and Deferred Management Fees.
• Conducted mock SEC audits and annual and quarterly compliance reviews.
• Reviewed investment portfolios for hedge funds and mutual funds to ensure compliance with SEC regulations and investment guidelines.
• Communicated with SEC during regulatory exams.
• Prepared required SEC filings for funds and Form ADV for Advisers. FORCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, New York, NY
Legal and Compliance Department, February 2013 – December 2013
• Assisted in legal and compliance department in billion dollar long-short hedge fund.
• Helped firm with FATCA implementation.
• Provided guidance for firm’s Investment Adviser’s Act requirements.
• Prepared required SEC filings and reviewed Fund’s marketing material.
• Negotiated side letters and credit agreements.
• Assisted funds with tax planning matters, including Master-Feeder investment structure issues, partnership taxation, Subpart F issues and Deferred Management Fees.
• Conducted annual compliance review and managed internal compliance program. EDUCATION
ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, New York, NY
J.D., June 2012
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, New York, NY
B.A., Economics, May 2009
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