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Paralegal Business Development

Location:
Madison, NJ
Posted:
January 26, 2023

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ALEXANDRA DEERING

adux6l@r.postjobfree.com • 973-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Paralegal, Brown Rudnick LLP, New York, NY October 2019 – Present

Chapter 11 Experience:

• Debtor Representations:

o In re Dean & Deluca New York, Inc. et al. (SDNY) o In re Ho Wan Kwok (Conn)

• Official Committee Representations:

o In re Alta Mesa Resources, Inc., et al. (SDTX)

o In re PES Holdings, LLC, et al. (Del)

o In re Revlon, Inc. et al. (SDNY)

o In re Washington Prime Group Inc., et al. (SDTX)

• Ad Hoc Committee Representations:

o In re Purdue Pharma L.P., et al. (SDNY), Co-

Counsel to the Ad Hoc Committee of Governmental and Other Contingent Litigation Claims

o In re Mallinckrodt PLC, et al. (Del), Co-Counsel to the Ad Hoc Committee of Governmental Claims

o In re Boy Scouts of America and Delaware BSA,

LLC (Del), Counsel to the Coalition of Abused Scouts for Justice

• Fiduciary Representations:

o Financial Oversight and Management Board, acting through the Special Claims Committee as

representative of The Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico, et al. (Puerto Rico)

Responsibilities:

• Drafting and filing first day pleadings, agendas, retention applications, pro hac applications,

monthly, interim, and final fee applications

• Coordinating complex litigation, depositions,

document review, and trial preparation

• Managing fee objections and negotiations with fee examiner and United States Trustee

• Assisting in coordination of plan and disclosure statement proceeding and publication

• Managing case calendars and communication with

Chambers

• Interviewing claims agents

• Liaison between billing department and accounts

receivables, review and analyze internal

accounting records in preparation of client

invoices and publicly filed fee applications

• Conducting research and assisting in preparation of business development materials seeking

representation of various committees and clients

• Managing attorney admissions registration and

status, including PACER and NextGen accounts

and various court admissions

Paralegal, Togut, Segal & Segal LLP, New York, NY June 2014 – October 2019

Chapter 11 Experience:

• Debtor Representations:

o In re Pacific Drilling S.A., et al. (SDNY)

o In re Toisa, Limited, et al. (SDNY)

o In re Trident Holding Company, LLC, (SDNY)

o In re SunEdison Inc., et al. (SDNY)

• Official Committee Representation:

o In re Relativity Media LLC, et al. (SDNY)

• Preference Counsel:

o In re James River Coal Company, et al. (EDVA)

o In re City of Detroit, Michigan (EDMI)

Responsibilities:

• Drafted a wide variety of bankruptcy pleadings,

settlement agreements, and managed

correspondence with related case professionals

• Electronically filed complaints, motions,

objections, claims, and notices with various

Federal Courts

• Specialized in managing preference action suits

from inception to conclusion including initial

demand, complaint filing, mediation, and

settlement

SKILLS

Computer Proficiency- Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, WestLaw Next, LexisNexis, CompuLaw, ReOrg Research, ViewPoint, ECF Filing in New York (NYSCEF) and Federal (ECF/Pacer) courts. EDUCATION

University of Richmond, Richmond Virginia May 2014 Major: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Minor: Law and Communications PRO BONO ENGAGEMENT

Court Appointed Special Advocate, CASA of Hudson County New Jersey 2022 - Present

• Court appointed volunteer assigned to a child in Foster Case to build a relationship with the child and resource parents through monthly meetings.

• Gather information from teachers, doctors, and social works and draft recommendations to the Court based on child’s needs.

• Completed a 30-hour training course on topics such as the New Jersey family court system, child abuse and neglect, developing cultural competency, child psychology and the Division of Child Protection and Permanency. Chapter 7 Paralegal, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Boston Mass. 2019 – Present

• Coordinate and commence Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases.



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