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MARIE

B ATRICE

LASSE

L ASSE BEATRICE @GMAIL .COM

Law

degrees

awarded

in

England,

France

and

the

United

States.

Specialization

and

work

experiences

in

Banking

&

Finance;

Antitrust;

Corporate

Bankruptcy;

International

and

European

Business

Laws;

Tax

Law;

Corporate

Social

Responsibility.

Candidate

for

the

New

York

Bar

Examination

February

2016.

Excellent

communication

skills

(French,

Mauritian

and

English).

Permanent

resident

-

Able

to

work

in

the

United

States.

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

BANKS

LAW

LLC

2015-

PRESENT

Corporate

Litigation

-

Legal

Intern

Responsibilities

include:

Second

chair

at

bench

trial,

administrative

hearing

and

civil

hearing;

interview

of

witnesses;

research

work;

typing

notes

ATOS

INTERNATIONAL

2014

-

2015

Legal

Counsel

(trainee)

Corporate

affairs,

Legal,

Contract

&

Compliance

Treatment

of

all

requests

for

guarantees

(parent,

letter

of

comfort,

letter

of

support,

bank

guarantees)

submitted

to

the

Corporate

Affairs

department

of

the

Group:

Received

and

analyzed

the

requests

for

guarantees

from

the

treasury;

analyzed

and

examined

the

terms

of

the

contracts;

prepared

the

memos

for

approval

and

signature

by

the

Group

General

Counsel

and

the

CFO;

verified

and

delivered

the

signed

requests

to

the

requestors;

update

the

companys

follow-

up

table

for

guarantees;

prepared

the

half-

year

report

regarding

the

utilization

of

the

envelope

for

guarantees;

and

prepared

the

POA

for

guarantees'

approval

and

signature

Translations

(from

French

to

English/

English

to

French)

of:

Minutes

of

Board

of

directors

meetings;

liquidity

contracts;

press

releases;

members

of

the

Board

of

directors

biographies

for

the

companys

2014

Registration

Document;

and

translation

and

update

of

the

companys

2014

Registration

Document.

Update

the

companies

files

for

the

companys

2014

Registration

Document;

Creation

of

a

data

room

for

a

merger

and

acquisition;

Preparation

of

various

memos:

approval

of

accounts;

renewal

of

the

envelope

for

guarantees;

authorization

for

issuance

of

bonds;

capital

increase;

tax

exoneration;

approval

of

minutes;

appointment

forms;

letters

of

notification;

resignation

letters;

and

group

services

agreement

for

new

entities;

Preparation

of

the

Group

Services

Agreement

for

new

entities;

and

Preparation

of

the

2015

Group

Brochure.

COX

ESQ

2014

Immigration

Law

Intern

Immigration

law

assignments

including

filing,

research

work,

and

drafting

ARMSTRONG

TEASDALE

2013

-

2014

International

Law

Intern

and

pro

bono

projects

Tax

Law

and

International

Law

assignments

including

interview

of

witnesses,

drafting,

research

work,

and

filing

GDF

SUEZ

2013

Corporate

Social

Responsibility

Intern

Conducted

legal

research,

analysis

and

a

summary

of

legislation

relating

to

corporate

social

responsibility;

prepared

and

present

to

the

CSR

Committee

of

the

Group

the

legislations

and

tools

favoring

Diversity

in

European

companies

and

institutions,

a

summary

of

the

undertakings

of

the

European

Groups

entities

in

terms

of

Diversity;

and

attended

and

organized

CSR

conferences

and

workshops

BLC

CHAMBERS

2012

Banking

and

Finance

Intern

Research

work

including

judgments

involving

winding

up

and

arbitration;

composed

a

comparative

work

on

the

Mauritian

Insolvency

Act

2009,

Mauritian

Companies

Act

1984,

New

Zealand

Companies

Act

1993

and

the

Receivership

Act

1993;

performed

analysis

of

inter-

creditor

agreements;

advised

attorneys

on

lease

proposals

and

loan

agreements;

delivered

an

oral

presentation

on

the

French

Insolvency

Law;

and

related

flowcharts

on

Mauritian

winding

up

and

administrative

procedures.

Corporate

Bankruptcy

Office-

Mz.

Gautier

2011

Corporate

Bankruptcy

Intern

Prepared

Corporate

bankruptcy

documents;

reports

of

the

economic,

social

and

environmental

situation

of

the

company;

reports

of

Companies

General

Assemblies;

report

of

meetings

of

directors,

employees

representatives,

redundancies

etc.;

and

letters

addressed

to

creditors

representatives,

employees

representatives,

directors

and

the

French

Commercial

Courts.

EDUCATIONAL

BACKGROUND

LL.M.

American

Law

for

Foreign

Lawyers

2014

Saint

Louis

University,

St.

Louis,

MO

University

Diploma

in

French

and

English

Business

Laws

(3

years)

Universit

de

Droit

et

de

Science

Politique

de

Rennes,

Rennes,

France

Masters

of

Laws

2nd

year

European

and

International

Business

Laws

2013

Paris

Dauphine,

Paris,

France

LL.M.

International

Business

Laws

2012

University

of

Exeter,

Exeter,

England.

JD

Business

Law

Universit

de

Droit

et

de

Science

Politique

de

Rennes,

Rennes,

France

Bachelor

of

Laws

2011

Universit

de

Droit

et

de

Science

Politique

de

Rennes,

Rennes,

France

AFFILIATIONS

AND

COMPETITION

Willem

C.

Vis

International

Commercial

Arbitration

Moot

(Co-

counsel);

Association

Francaise

des

Juristes

dEntreprise

(French

In-

House

Counsel

Association);

American

Bar

Association

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