Lynn M. Dillon

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PARALEGAL

Organized, professional paralegal with years of diverse legal expertise. Excellent mindfulness with a strategic solution-oriented attitude in challenging environments. Collaborative or independent work and system process review. Emphasis on Corporate finance, contracts, real estate transactions and corporate governance for 150+ entities simultaneously.

SKILLS

Due Diligence Filings Corporate Governance Contracts Real Estate Transactions, Residential & Commercial UCC

Diligent/Blueprint Expert Microsoft Office: SharePoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint Concur

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Remote Senior Contract Specialist, Adobe, Inc. November 2023 – Present

Manage the contract signature process for the Office of the General Counsel and other divisions including, but not limited to, reviewing, uploading, and constant communication

Remote Senior Corporate Paralegal, GSI, Inc. March 2023 – August 2023

Manage the corporate legal department in this Oracle Platinum Partner and Reseller with global reach

Review and amend MSA, SAP, NDA, employment agreements, and various other contracts on a daily basis

Remote International Corporate Paralegal, Intel Corporation July 2022 – March 2023

Manage the corporate approval process to ensure that Legal, Tax and Treasury guidelines are followed and prepare legal documents required for implementation of subsidiary actions utilizing Blueprint’s CAR approval process

Review, analyze and draft documentation for international entities within various foreign jurisdictions working with outside counsel. Annual General Meetings, intercompany agreements/ funds transfers, POAs, reorganization of subsidiaries (mergers, liquidations), declarations of dividends

Collaboratively align with other attorneys and paralegals to manage subsidiary corporate legal oversight on a consistent basis within Americas, EMEA and APAC jurisdictions

Remote Corporate Paralegal, Newell Brands, Inc. February 2022 - May 2022

Review, analyze and create various Board/ Shareholder’s consents according to Step Plan assigned to transaction

Heavy concentration on mergers

UK, Canadian & Netherlands corporations yet predominantly US

Remote Contract Legal Case Manager/Loan Officer, U.S. Small Business Administration June 2021 – January 2022

Public Sector Security Clearance

Contract 1 – Case Manager for EIDL "Economic Injury Disaster Loan" performing Post Closing Compliance

Contract 2 – Loan Officer for EIDL loans. Decide if loans need reactivation with proper documentation uploaded, request Tax Return Transcript from IRS, open a Modification if increasing original funded loan, locate FRAUD cases, verify system updates for email, address, and bank information. Ensure review of all documentation and properly upload into said system

Contract 3 – Duplicate EIDL loans. Identify if fraudulently asking for money for multiple entities, or if duplicate application input into the system, upload all submitted documentation to correct file and route appropriately

Remote Corporate Governance Paralegal, Booking Holdings, Inc., Norwalk, CT April 2021 – June 2021

3 Month contract position with parent company to Priceline, Kayak, Agoda, Booking, etc.

Started up new financial arm of business for payment processing

Registered foreign qualifications, managed corporate documents in third party systems and secure servers, responded to requests for information and documentation

Paralegal, Boat Test/Boat Test Leasing, Stamford, CT Nov. 2019 – March 2020

Assisted owner with the formation of operations for new company, Boat Test Leasing. Boat Test is a 20+ year old company. Owner has been in boating industry for over 50 years. Legal formation of entities in DE, CT & FL, created documentation and complex spreadsheets for financial affordability of business.

Private Paralegal Consultant, Fairfield County, CT Jan. 2014 – Nov. 2019

Paralegal Consulting and temporary assignments

Corporate Paralegal, Financial Accounting Foundation (“FAF”) Sept. 2017 – April 2019

Maintained, edited, updated and filed all legal and companywide contracts; maintained Board Meeting Minute Books. Understood codes and contract filing system; worked independently and met strict deadlines. Required strong interpersonal, technology, communication, written, and legal skills.

Personal Care Assistant, Private Clients with TBI Jan. 2014 – Sept. 2017

Helped clients who had Traumatic Brain or other life changing injuries with daily needs for them regain health and strength.

Senior Paralegal to General Counsel, Stamford, CT Sept. 2008 – Sept. 2013

International Corporate Tax, General Electric Company

Supported GE’s Corporate Tax internal General Counsel with special Legal Project to review, analyze and input information regarding all corporate entities (domestic and international) maintained under GC’s umbrella into a proprietary software program.

Attended, surveyed and relayed input related to the re-design and implementation of data system housing all pertinent corporate governance information on GE’s Legal Entity Database (LED) and GEMS, and transferred all hard copy documents from multi-user network drive to GE Libraries virtual database.

Complied with GE policy and procedures; Oversaw corporate housekeeping for 150+ subsidiary entities.

Assisted with preparation of Powers of Attorney, Apostilles, Corporate Governance information, documentation, Amended Certificates of Incorporation, Bylaws, Government filings, maintained Corporate Minute Books.

Assured documentation drafted correctly to reflect proper ownership and structures; Responded to external/internal inquiries relating to the company’s various and complex entity structures.

Paralegal Consultant, General Counsel, CFO, Swisher International, LLC, Darien, CT Oct. 2006 – July 2008

Assisted Swisher International’s internal General Counsel, Chief Financial Officer and Tax Department with corporate governance, legal/financial documentation and contracts. Compliance with reporting to investors, corporate housekeeping for subsidiary entities.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Paralegal/Manager/Assistant VP/VP, Enterprise Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC (EMAC) Westport, CT

Mortgage-backed securities: front end finance for gas stations, truck stops, lube centers, travel plazas and more

Established and maintained strategic relationships with vendors, negotiating contracts, preparing invoices and resolving issues, ie corporate structure; Reviewed business, liquor, tobacco, lottery and other necessary licensing for each collateral location; Analyzed various judgment, tax lien and UCC searches, tax and corporate documentation, license and franchise agreements (Dunkin, Subway, gasoline, etc.)

Residential and Commercial Paralegal, OWENS, SCHINE & NICOLA, Trumbull, CT

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Education, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, (GPA 3.8)

Bachelor of Science, International Business, Fordham University, Marymount, Tarrytown, NY Lynn Dillon, page 2

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