Melissa Stone

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Professional Experience

Weber Shandwick, Los Angeles, California 2020

Finance Manager, Freelance

Tracked incoming monies from individual Los Angeles accounts. Collaborated with various vendors on resolving outstanding financial commitments. Created accurate and detailed profit and loss statements. Submitted revenue streams into financial systems prior to deadlines. Reviewed and analyzed variances from estimated budgets to actual expenses and determined root causes for differences.

Responsible for full oversight of the Los Angeles area.

UBS, New York, New York 2019 – 2020

Business Risk Specialist

Performed conflict checks on incoming opportunities across the U.S. and Latin America. Collaborated with the legal and compliance divisions and senior management.

Provided assistance with KYC, onboarding, and anti-money laundering requests.

Deutsche Bank, New York, New York 2015 – 2019

Corporate Finance Conflicts Analyst

Monitored and tracked potential risks and served as Liaison with the Compliance and Legal Department to ensure obligations were met. Built strong rapport with clients, encouraging long-term relationships. Completed global conflict checks via Client Manager, focusing on both trade financial transactions and investment banking. Cleared all sponsor, GTB, and wealth management deals as well as matters with the control room, maintaining compliance.

Oversaw wealth management, sponsors, and healthcare transactions that came into the financial institution.

Collaborated with management on high-volume complex deals.

Shearman & Sterling, New York, New York 2013 – 2015

Conflicts Assistant / Conflicts and New Business Intake

Completed conflict checks on domestic and international offices, client due diligence, anti-money laundering compliance, and securities transactions requests. Managed new business intake and researched various databases via D&B and Legal Key.

Rapidly cleared incoming cases coming into the firm.

Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, California 2010 – 2011

Conflicts Assistant

Assigned to overseeing conflict inquiries for over 600 attorneys globally. Conducted conflict checks for new hire attorneys and personnel. Prepared and analyzed conflict search results and conflict analysis reports for associates and partners. Maintained highly-confidential data regarding litigation matters and obtained conflict waivers.

Collaborated with the conflict attorney to resolve potential conflicts within the organization.

Produced as many as 50 contract attorney conflict checks and 60 entries each day.

Ensured revisions of ethical walls were completed.

Acuna Entertainment, Los Angeles, California 2007 – 2010

Literary Assistant

Outsourced books, articles, and scripts that could potentially be converted to film or TV productions. Provided assistance to the Book Department and covered various projects under consideration for development. Actively participated in weekly meetings. Ordered and logged books received from publishers. Managed the team’s calendars and requested incoming books for review from agents and publishing houses.

Updated binders for films in production.

Education & Credentials

Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor in Psychology

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts

Certificate in Litigation, Paralegal

U.C.L.A., Los Angeles, California

Professional Training

Proficient in Word, Excel, LexisNexis, PowerPoint, Westlaw, Elite, Client Manager, SAP, Legal Key, Filemaker Pro and D&B

Licenses & Certifications

ABA Paralegal

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