REN?E J. MAXEY

Local Address: **** ***** ******** ***, ******, North Carolina 28018

Current Address: **** *** ******* ***** ****, Jacksonville, Florida 32217

Phone: 904-***-**** Email: acty68@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Accomplished attorney skilled equally in corporate/transactional matters and complex commercial litigation, with significant experience in contract negotiations, risk assessment and guidance, and large-scale discovery management. Eager to return to the Carolinas to be closer to family and friends.

? Experienced Negotiator ? Risk Assessment & Management ? Vendor and Supply Agreements

? E-discovery and large scale document production ? Leadership/Management Experience ? Complex Commercial Litigation

? Guidance and Support to Business Team ? Transportation and Logistics Agreements ? Corporate transactions and related due diligence

EDUCATION

FLORIDA COASTAL SCHOOL OF LAW, Jacksonville, Florida

JURIS DOCTOR, MAY 2008, CUM LAUDE; GPA ? 3.42; Top 7%

Activities: Law Review

Moot Court Honor Society

Mock Trial Team

Honors: Book Awards ? Torts and Lawyer Processing

Best Oral Advocate ? Lawyer Processing

Best Brief Award ? Lawyer Processing

Certificate in International and Comparative Law

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, Greenville, North Carolina

BACHELOR OF MUSIC, MUSIC EDUCATION, MAY 1997; GPA 3.24

Honors: Dean's Honor Roll: every semester

1997 SAI Sword of Honor Recipient: for outstanding community and campus leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DB SERVICES OF NEW JERSEY INC., AN AFFILIATE OF DEUTSCHE BANK AG

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL, Jacksonville, Florida

MAY 2014 ? PRESENT

? Collaborates with the sales team, compliance, risk management and collateral management in building new and existing client relationships

? Monitors and advises on the effects of new regulations, including EMIR, Dodd-Frank and Volker and advises on industry opinions and legal opinions

? Provides final legal approval for trading agreements negotiated by Mumbai attorney team

? Manages outside counsel in connection with large scale regulatory documentation updates

? Negotiates high volumes of trading agreements and related documentation on short deadlines

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY, Jacksonville, Florida

SEPTEMBER 2008 ? MAY 2014

? Provided legal and strategic counsel for a broad spectrum of organizations from startups to Fortune 500 companies

? Litigation Experience

o First chair trial litigation experience

o Experienced in all aspects of complex commercial litigation, including contract disputes, commercial loan enforcement, copyright and trademark infringement, injunctions, tortious interference, deceptive and unfair trade practices and other commercial disputes

o Knowledgeable in e-discovery, third party discovery vendors, legal holds, and other related subpoena and discovery issues

o Conducted depositions, managed large-scale document review and discovery productions

? Transactional Experience

o Provided guidance to clients regarding corporate formation structure, IP ownership, confidentiality, anti-trust and other applicable regulations

o Experienced in commercial real estate transactions, including lease and warehousing agreements

o Knowledgeable in the Uniform Commercial Code, including but not limited to Articles 2, 8 and 9

o Experienced in corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, asset sales, reorganizations, and intercompany agreements and corporate governance matters

o Drafted and negotiated various types of agreements including vendor and supply agreements, non-disclosure/confidentiality, non-compete, licensing, software, intellectual property, employment agreements, and logistics/intermodal agreements

o Experienced in financial transactions including asset based financing, mezzanine lending, commercial real estate transactions, including documentation of mortgages, security agreements, commercial and construction loan agreements, UCC filings and other documentation

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

? Rising Star, Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2013 and 2014

o Awarded to more than 2.5% of attorneys in the State of Florida under 40 years old and/or within the first 10 years of practice

? Florida Legal Elite Up and Comer, Florida Trend magazine, 2014

o Awarded to less than 2% of all active attorneys in the State of Florida

? 40 Under 40, Jacksonville Business Journal, 2013

o Awarded to 40 of the city?s up-and-coming leaders under the age of 40

HOBBYS

Making stained glass windows/projects, running, camping/RVing and playing the guitar

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