Darshana Patankar

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SUMMARY

Darshana is a recent graduate from Emory University with a Masters of Law. Prior to her graduate education, she took a brief career-break to be a fulltime mother. She has more than 3 years of experience as a lawyer involving US, Canadian, UK and Indian laws. US law experience includes – contract management, compliance management, document review, legal research using electronic databases, document preparation, document re-- view and legal recruiting. She is proficient in the usage Microsoft Word, Excel, Power-- Point, Westlaw, and LexisNexis. She demonstrates attention to detail, critical thinking with good writing and oral skills. She has the ability to work independently and with a team.

Darshana is authorized to work in the US.

EDUCATION

Completed 3 courses Advance Paralegal certification in Immigration Law, Bankruptcy Law and Family law from University of Georgia in March 2020. Masters of Law, Emory University, Class of 2015

Major courses included: Business Association, Complex Litigation, Civil Procedure, Contract Law, Family Law and Legal Writing, Analysis and Research. Seminar course: Feminist Legal Theory with a research paper on income inequality.

L.L.B.(Equivalent to law degree), College -- G. J. Advani Law College, Mumbai, India. University of Mumbai, Class of 2005

B.A in Economics and Psychology Sophia College, Mumbai, India University of Mumbai, class of 2001

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mindcrest India Private Limited, Nov 2005 to Mar 2008 Attorney Associate

Legal Research and Analysis

• Conducted research and analyzed federal, state and international case laws; federal, state and municipal regulatory codes, etc.

• Extensively used LexisNexis and Westlaw databases, among other resources, to perform research on all legal issues Contracts Management

• Summarized, categorized and created abstracts for large Fortune 500 companies

• Reviewed contracts for specific purposes such as due diligence

• Drafted standard contracts, contracts based on term sheet and finalized contracts for signature post negotiation

• Reviewed and abstracted software license agreement including open source agreements

• Reviewed and organized over 5000 telecommunication contracts for a large cable company.

• Reviewed over 6000 leases and other contracts for an international currency ex-- change company

Document Review

• Reviewed large volume of documents for relevance in class action litigation. Worked with defendant client law firm and eDiscovery Solution.

• Reviewed categorized and summarized large volumes of legal information for a financial services company

• Reviewed documents regarding acquisition management and operation of commercial properties for Fortune 50 Company

Legal recruiting

• Recruited, interviewed, and hired new legal staff within the organization

• Conducted personnel evaluations, implemented training programs, and established wage incentives to over 150 lawyers

• Managed campus recruitment activities in various law colleges in India including conducting interviews

Office of Advocate Parinit Saratkar; Jun 2004 to Sep 2005 Legal Intern

• Presented cases to administrative boards and arbitrators

• Conducted legal research and Drafted private arbitration cases

• Worked directly with clients and developed trial strategy based on their requirements and recommendations

• Prepared Statement of Evidence and all other legal documents

• Participated in the proceedings of the Debt Recovery Tribunal, Mumbai

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