Transactional Attorney

Mark J. Laughlin

BAR MEMBERSHIPS

Licensed to Practice Law in Illinois - Admitted to the Illinois State Bar in November 2009.

Currently Awaiting Results from the Colorado Bar Exam taken July 2010

EDUCATION

The John Marshall Law School

Chicago, IL

Juris Doctor

May 2009

GPA 3.20/4.00

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, WI

Bachelor of Arts in Economics

May 2003

• Delta Upsilon Fraternity – Wisconsin Chapter

EXPERIENCE

Synergy Legal – Huron Consulting

Chicago, IL

Contract Attorney: Document Review

January 2010 – June 2010

• Electronic document review for clients including Google, Jones Day and Ropes & Gray.

o Second Request for Production by the Federal Trade Commission in a large corporate merger

o Patent Infringement Suit between cellular telephone device manufacturers.

o Patent Infringement suit between manufacturers and suppliers of bulk shipping containers.

Grosvenor Capital Management, LP

Chicago, IL

Contract: Legal - Investment Operations

October 2009 – December 2009

• Working with Grosvenor General Counsel to draft ERISA Compliance Agreements for execution by Hedge Fund Managers, CFOs and/or General Counsel.

• Negotiating operative language of ERISA Compliance Agreements with Hedge Fund Managers, CFOs, and/or General Counsel.

Baugh, Dalton, Carlson & Ryan, LLC

Chicago, IL

Law Clerk

August 2008 – May 2009

• Researching and drafting legal memorandums and trial briefs.

-Determining applicable state and federal laws for pending arbitration or litigation of cases filed against Financial Firms or Insurance Companies.

• Assisting in trial litigation by identifying and drafting pretrial motions.

• Assisting in arbitration defending financial professionals through their insurance providers.

• Researching federal and state laws and drafting memorandums to clients advising them of their legal rights, expectations and ramifications regarding pending business decisions or possible litigation.

Laughlin, Peterson & Lang

Omaha, NE

Law Clerk

December 2007 – January 2008; May 2008 – August 2008

• Researching and implementing complex settlement options for large Estates.

-Determining the availability and long term implications associated with special land use valuations for farm land held in non-probate Estate proceedings and implementing all client-approved valuations.

-Drafting pertinent court documents and performing all accounting for large Estate settlements in both probate and non-probate proceedings.

• Assisting in litigation.

-Drafted all pre-trial documents that led to a successful summary judgment in a real estate easement dispute.

-Researching and composing memorandums regarding legal issues at dispute in real estate, contractual, and employment matters.

The Law Offices of Andrew S. Kryder, LLC

Chicago, IL

Law Clerk

May 2007 – August 2007

• Drafting court documents and correspondence.

-Drafting complaints, motions, notices, memorandums, subpoenas, interrogatories, and summonses for litigation.

-Drafting correspondence to clients and opposing counsel.

• Assisting in trial litigation.

-Presenting pretrial routine motions to the trial judge or their clerks.

-Filing and maintaining schedules for all motions to be presented by the lead attorney

• Ensuring that all cases are following proper procedure.

-Tracking numerous cases through the circuit court to ensure that all Rules of Illinois Civil Procedure are followed.

-Tracking service of process for over 30 cases and ensuring that all parties are appropriately served.

• Assisting with depositions.

-Gathering case information and drafting pertinent questions to ask deponents.

J.P. Morgan Chase

Chicago, IL

Personal Banker; Officer of the Bank.

August 2005 – August 2006

• Working closely with clients to discover and attain their retirement objectives.

-Holding meetings with clients to determine their current financial situation and future plans.

-Assessing each client’s risk tolerance to certain forms of investment and tax liability.

-Creating customized investment strategies and presenting them to clients and ensuring execution of client-approved investment strategies.

• Advising client regarding mortgage and related financing options.

-Counseling new home buyers on various mortgage options that would best suit their financial and home-buying goals.

-Evaluating clients’ financial position and their debt consolidation or home renovation needs and making recommendations for home equity or other collateral based loans, where appropriate.

• Establishing and maintaining banking relationships with small business clients.

-Meeting with prospective new small business clients to assess their daily and long term business banking needs.

-Assessing business needs and recommending banking solutions.

-Closing on client-approved banking products, such as business loans and lines of credit.

• Responsible for cultivating on-going financial service relationships with current and potential clients.

Intercall, Inc.

Chicago, IL

Meeting Consultant

June 2004 – August 2005

• Strategically sell conferencing business solutions to sales, marketing and C- level divisions.

• Successfully built strong customer relations based on value needs and customer service

• Manage objectives while building an understanding and commitment to prospect needs.

Other Professional Licenses (Lapsed)

• Insurance License, Series 7 and Series 63.

References

• Available Upon Request

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