Julia Durbin, Esq, CAMS
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LICENSES CAMS certified (2014), Member of the Illinois Bar (2010), Member of the New York Bar (2008)
EXPERIENCE Staff Attorney, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Manhattan, New York 2/11-Present
Specialized in securities and AML/KYC related litigation and compliance
Conducted Due Diligence investigations
Reviewed and summarized documents in preparation for litigation
Researched and drafted legal memoranda
Drafted a “Business Practices Legal and Regulatory Compliance Manual”
Operations Officer, RMD Computer, Inc. 2/10-1/11
Managed compliance related activities
Handled privacy and data security compliance matters
Appellate Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the United States Virgin Islands 3/09-2/10
Conducted legal research and drafted bench memoranda
Drafted orders and opinions
Assisted Justice Maria M. Cabret on a variety of civil and criminal matters
Associate, Baker & McKenzie - CIS, Limited, Moscow, Russia 7/08-12/08
Member of the Banking & Finance and Corporate practice groups
Worked on formation and operation of international and offshore corporate entities
Assisted in FCPA related matters and compiled due diligence reports
Interacted with clients to facilitate closings
Support Lawyer, Baker & McKenzie – CIS, Limited, Moscow, Russia 1/08-6/08
Edited and created standardized contracts and other corporate documents
Conducted Due Diligence investigations
Led a project to create a functioning precedent database for the Moscow office corporate department
Conducted presentations and created training materials for the legal precedents database
EDUCATION University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois 8/04-5/07
Degree Awarded: Juris Doctor, Cum Laude
The Illinois Business Law Journal, founding member
Dean’s list, Fall 2005
$18,000 “Law Scholar” Scholarship
The University of St. Thomas, Opus College of Business, St. Paul, Minnesota 1/00-8/04
Degree Awarded: BA Majors: Business Law, International Business Minor: Russian
PUBLICATIONS The Illinois Business Law Journal
Denmark, Freedom of Speech, Violence and Incentives
The Trend Toward Privatization: France
The Business of Gay Marriage
Iceland: “Don’t Touch our Fish!”
China’s Anti-secession Law and Trade with Taiwan
The European Union, Budget Deficits, and Investment
On YUKOS and Foreign Investment in the Wild Wild East
LANGUAGES Russian (Native), Spanish (Basic)
VOLUNTEER Worked with the Street Law Society to help compile legal learning materials for high school students,
EXPERIENCE Habitat for Humanity, dog rescue, Legal Aid internship, First Aid CPR AED Certified