PATRICIA M. DEMATOS

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King of Prussia, PA 19406

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EXPERIENCE

MORGAN STANLEY ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT PARTNERS West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

June 2015 February 2016

Consultant Paralegal

Draft, review, and revise legal agreements for the purchases of hedge funds in the secondary market, amendments to

the agreements, escrow agreements, side letters, and confidentiality agreements; negotiate with sellers of hedge funds

to ensure execution of time sensitive documents; maintain and track documents related to transactions; review and

process related legal documentation (transfer, acquisition, sale, service, vendor related agreements); manage legal

expenditures; maintain project files in order to keep them updated and current; liaison with outside legal firms.

MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER, COLEMAN & GOGGIN Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

April 2010 January 2015

Litigation Paralegal

Assisted in all stages of casualty insurance litigation defense. Daily responsibilities included: assisting with all stages

of trial preparation; summarizing deposition and trial transcripts; preparing subpoenas; reviewing medical records and

preparing medical chronologies; performing internet-based legal and general research; researching experts and

preparing document review packages.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC. Horsham, Pennsylvania

April 2006 October 2009

Paralegal, Office of the General Counsel

First point of contact providing litigation and representation to corporate clients in the field as well as at corporate

headquarters in a top-rated national luxury homebuilding company; monitored communications in the event of contract

defaults and terminations; revised existing form contracts and coordinated implementation of same with sales teams;

interviewed witnesses and investigated premise liability in personal injury litigation; pursued indemnification from

insurers and subcontractors; coordinated discovery responses with outside counsel, supervised outside counsel, and

reviewed outside counsel billings; drafted correspondence to opposing counsel; researched in-house personnel issues

for Human Resources Department.

LN INTERNATIONAL, INC. (formerly known as SCNCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.) Horsham, Pennsylvania

2005 - 2006

Director of Trade Marketing

Created, communicated, and executed product strategies and brand development, including production and sales

strategies; analyzed and reported weekly sales on a store by store basis; communicated directly with in-house accounts

to negotiate sales; prepared sales proposals and presentations; drafted contracts; coordinated disposition of slow-

moving products; attended and coordinated all aspects of company trade shows; supervised consumer

communications; corresponded with and oversaw national sales representatives.

SCNCI INTERNATIONAL, INC. Hatboro, Pennsylvania

2004 - 2005

Paralegal, Office of the General Counsel

Handled general corporate filings and maintained corporate minute books for company and its affiliates;

managed contract database and files; prepared correspondence to outside counsel dealing with intellectual

property filings and records; performed extensive intellectual property research; managed status of licenses to

and from the company.

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1999 - 2004

Securities Litigation Practice Group Paralegal

Responsibilities included creating, maintaining and managing files related to the defense of securities class actions

filed against Fortune 500 companies, cite-checking and proofreading all briefs filed in said actions, and creating

marketing materials and presentations for prospective clients. Acquired extensive knowledge base of corporate SEC

filings and responsibilities. Attended several trials and prepared trial exhibits. Performed spot cite-checking and

research assignments for attorneys outside of practice group upon request.

DECHERT, PRICE & RHOADS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1996 - 1999

Paralegal

Assisted in all stages of national products liability litigation. Responsibilities included reviewing and analyzing

technical documents, coordinating and supervising other legal assistants, reading and summarizing deposition

transcripts, and preparing trial exhibits. Assisted at lengthy, widely publicized trial. Traveled extensively throughout

the country on various projects.

EVERETT & EVERETT Durham, North Carolina

1995 - 1996

Paralegal

Duties included preparing, editing, performing research on and filing U.S. Supreme Court briefs in victorious Shaw v.

Hunt, the well-known North Carolina redistricting case; law firm bookkeeping; estate accounting.

UPCHURCH & GALIFIANAKIS Durham, North Carolina

1994 - 1996

Paralegal

Duties included providing legal assistance in various fields of law, including: family, immigration, intellectual

property, estate planning, and real estate (including the preparation of closing binders).

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

May 1994

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Minor in French Literature.

Activities included Model UN and CHAMP (a mentor program for newly enrolled foreign students).

UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA Coimbra, Portugal

Summer 1991, Summer 1992

Cultural Study Program for Foreigners.

All course work in Portuguese. Courses included: Intensive Portuguese Language, Portuguese Culture, History and

Literature.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Fluent in French.

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