Meryl J. Gluck, Esq.
Phone:203-***-****
Email: ***********@*****.***
Address: Stamford, CT
SUMMARY;
I am a New York licensed, corporate attorney with broad and extensive law firm and in-house experience spanning U.S. securities laws, underwriting, corporate governance, broker - dealer compliance, contracts, employment law, education law, nonprofit law and compliance, taxation, privacy, litigation support and outside counsel oversight. EXPERIENCE:
General Counsel -Winston Preparatory School (501 (c) (3) K-12 Non-Profit Private School) 10/2008-6/30/2024 I expanded the school’s special education footprint from 2 states to 11, and was responsible for corporate governance, federal and multi-state law compliance, employment law, employee benefits, FMLA, ACA, retirement, corporate governance, board of trustee resolutions, privacy, non-profit tax, education laws, state fire codes, real estate, health, IDEA and special education laws. I drafted student and employee policies, benefits, contracts (e.g. vendor, NDA, employment, independent contractor), and negotiated equipment leases. I also provided extensive domestic and international legal research, analysis and advice, and provided litigation support, review and subpoena response. Broker Dealer Compliance Director – Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. 6/2004 -10/2008 I was responsible for fixed income trade compliance (trading desks), broker- dealer regulatory compliance and drafting policies. I supervised staff and outside consultants in a project computerizing fixed income trading. Senior Investment Counsel – TIAA/CREF (IRC 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit Financial Services/ Insurance) 1976-12/2003 Securities Act/Securities and Exchange Act expertise. I negotiated/reviewed and closed more than 150 private placement secured and unsecured debt investments, public and private equity investments, co-investments, mortgage backed securities, CLOs, low income housing, other structured finance/loan transactions and bankruptcy workouts. I drafted/negotiated or reviewed term sheets, subscription agreements, commitment letters, note purchase agreements, amendments, side letters, purchase/sale agreements, stock purchase agreements, venture capital documents, partnership and master partnership agreements, and provided staff annual securities law training. Delson & Gordon, Esqs. – Law Firm Corporate Associate. 1972-1976 Underwriting, underwriting agreements, new issue prospectuses, blue sky registrations, public company SEC reports on forms 8K, 10K, 13G., incorporated new entities, drafted charters/certificates of incorporation, by-laws, board of director minutes & resolutions, partnership agreements, merger/acquisition documents, trusts/estate administrations. Orenstein, Arrow, Silverman and Parcher, Esqs. – Copyright Associate 1971-1972 Contracts, music copyright infringement investigations, litigation support. BAR ADMISSIONS: New York State 1972
COURT ADMISSIONS:
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
• United States District Court, Southern District New York
• New York Supreme Court
EDUCATION:
New York University School of Law -Juris Doctor New York, N.Y. University of Pennsylvania - Bachelor of Arts Philadelphia, P.A.