Audrey E. Colt, Esq.

617-***-**** acy6z0@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/audreycolt/

Summary

I am a JD/MBA with 8+ years of contract drafting and review experience, as well as regulatory compliance expertise in several industries including: pharmaceutical, healthcare and medical device as both a paralegal and attorney.

Legal Experience

Counsel

Major, Lindsay & Africa for State Street Bank & Trust December 2016 – January 2017

Attorney for Institutional Investor and Wealth Management Services. Drafting, editing and review of investor agreements, trusts and custody agreements and amendments, fee schedules, RFPs and RFIs. Regulatory scope: ERISA, IRS, Securities Laws, State and Federal Privacy law, Taft- Hartley, UCC, Dodd- Frank, Federal and State Banking regulations, Indian privacy and employment laws, Philippine and Chilean financial services laws, subsidiary and local tax laws.

Regulatory Attorney

IntelliSwift for Oracle July 2016 – October 2016

Provided advisory services in software industry involving gifts and lobbying regulations from private companies to public sector, and post-government employment/revolving door regulations. Worked with and provided advisory services to marketing stakeholders regarding appropriate gift policies for Oracle-sponsored meetings and events. Provided advisory services regarding Canadian gifts and lobbying laws.

Attorney

Beacon Hill Staffing for Nelson Mullins, LLP April 2016 – July 2016

Provided eDiscovery assistance for a large-scale litigation involving the following regulations: Gramm-Leach Bliley/Privacy; HIPAA; Health Care Reform Act; False Claims Act; Medicare/Medicaid (CMS requirements). Review documents for responsiveness, subject-matter confidentiality and privilege pertaining to adherence and compliance with applicable state-to-state and federal regulatory insurance laws. Regular trainings involving CMS requirements, state insurance regulations, HIPAA and Sherman Act. Review of Statements of Work, Request for Proposals and other agreements.

Auditor

Resources Global Professionals for Citizens Financial Group, Inc. October 2015 – December 2015

Compliance Officer

Santander Bank, N.A. May 2014 – July 2015

Attorney December 2013 – April 2014

Compliance Technologies International, LLP

Provided international tax consulting services to multi-national corporations and global financial institutions, including U.S. tax withholding and information return reporting rules and FATCA Compliance. Research and interpret the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA"). Prepare power point presentation comparing and contrasting existing withholding, information reporting and due diligence requirements with the new regulations. Assist in preparation of glossary of FATCA terms for distribution to clients, assist in outsourcing processing of hedge fund and private equity client forms, and registration of clients in anticipation of IRS FATCA withholding, data privacy, information reporting and due diligence requirements.

Contracts Attorney

Robert Half Legal for Hasbro, Inc. October 2013 - December 2013

Drafted foreign and domestic Inventor Option and License Agreements; Right of First Refusal; Amendments, review of Non-Disclosure Agreements; Draft Public Relations Services, Software licensing, Sweepstakes and Promotions templates; Summarize Contracts and Agreements.

Attorney

Beacon Hill Staffing for American Tower August 2013 - October 2013http://www.linkedin.com/company/22456?trk=prof-exp-company-name

Assisted with due diligence project involving telecommunications, zoning, commercial real estate; FAA, FCC and environmental compliance; lease agreements, NDAs, assignments and subleases and provided e-discovery support.

Attorney

Biogen IDEC/Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP September 2012 – July 2013

Participated in a large-scale federal investigation involving pharmaceutical and healthcare regulatory compliance of the Anti-Kick-Back Statute, Patient Data Privacy/HIPAA/Informed Consent, Sunshine Act, False Claims Act. Substantive review of documents for responsiveness and subject matter confidentiality and provided e-discovery support. Reviewed contracts with scientists and doctors participating in drug trials.

Attorney

Holland & Knight for EPIC Systems July 2012 – September 2012

Provided substantive discovery support regarding large scale software/telecommunications contract dispute encompassing online document review, search for relevance, and subject-matter confidentiality.

Attorney

WYSE, Contract Conformance Services, LLC. July 2011- July 2012

Provided research assistance on various business and legal topics. Conducted research on regulatory/ compliance issues. Developed auditing program to assist companies hiring outside vendors to alleviate overpayment of invoices and contract management. Prepared presentation on Best Practices in Contract Law to avoid non-performance of contracts by vendors to present to Venture Capital and Angel Investors; research regarding cloud-based technologies.

In-House Counsel

Velico Medical Inc. September 2009 – July 2011

Drafted license and lease agreements for small medical device company. Drafted and prepared Shareholder and Board of Directors notifications regarding security consolidation, S-1, change of corporation name, shareholder agreements, security transfer requests, transfer agent agreement template, demand letters for breach of license agreements, and breach of contract. Developed private company’s Best Practices and voluntary Sarbanes-Oxley compliance program and assisted in implementation process. Assisted with RFP and RFI requests and responses. Reviewed all financial records for various refinances and created capitalization chart; categorized stock ownership and summarized eight rounds of financing with various preferred share structures. Developed spreadsheet showing which shares had priority, percentage of ownership, and which stockholder scenarios triggered preferential treatment. Also, recommended ways to consolidate holdings to allow for future financing. Worked with outside counsel on clinical trial agreements, outstanding complex N.Y. state tax issue, copyright and trademarks, as well as litigation and corporate matters.

Various Legal positions: Student Attorney, Clerk, Judicial Intern, Attorney 1999 - 2008

Paralegal

Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP April 1996 – July 1999

Worked with attorneys on cases in complex business litigation involving intellectual property issues in the Biotech, Software, Healthcare and Medical Device industries (e.g. breach of contract, clinical trial agreements, licensing disputes, patent and trademark infringement), White Collar Crime, Securities as well as Civil and Criminal Pro bono cases. Drafted Memos for associates regarding various legal issues, edited motions, assisted with research, writing and editing of domestic and foreign legal publications by firm partners and associates. Drafted contract summaries for clinical trial and licensing agreements for specific provisional language by attorney request.

Educational Background

MBA International Business, SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY

JD SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL

BA International Relations, BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Summer Program – john cabot international college, Rome, Italy

Paralegal Certificate – NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Certification

Member of the Massachusetts Bar – June 2003

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