ROBERT JEFFREY POWELL
New York
Summary
Meticulous Staff Attorney with [Number] years of commensurate experience providing legal counsel, advice and representation to [Type] individuals regarding [Area of expertise]. Successful performing complex legal analytical work. Showcases excellent strategic litigation skills and displays sound decision-making.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Attorney
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
02.2011 - Current
- Settlement administration and management (2018 to present) including drafting settlement agreements, notices, final approval briefs and attorney fee applications to the court, settlement hearing material, distribution motions and claimant correspondence, and working with claims administrators
- Assisted in preparation of bondholders’ suit against Citicorp resulting in $730 million settlement
- Researched and prepared for depositions of corporate executives and high-profile CEO
- Drafted document requests, interrogatories, and requests for admission
- Researched and drafted memoranda of legal issues and strategy, witness summaries, and deposition outlines
- Led and supervised attorney teams for deposition preparation and issues research.
Contract Attorney
Morrison & Foerster
11.2009 - 02.2011
- Assisted in discovery for defendant in shareholders’ action and multi-district antitrust private suit
- Conducted first and second level review for responsive material
- Created deposition preparation kits
- Reviewed for privilege and confidentiality and composed privilege log.
Associate
Constantine Cannon LLP
01.2006 - 03.2009
- Assisted in all aspects of discovery for IT breach of contract/fraud litigation, construction negligence litigation, and antitrust suit against international suppliers of non-governmental organization
- Researched and drafted discovery motions, requests, responses, and non-party subpoenas
- Served as team contact with opposing counsel, local counsel, client, and non-parties
- Coordinated document productions and review and supervised contract attorneys, paralegals, and support staff.
Contract Attorney
Viacom
03.2004 - 02.2005
- Assisted in-house counsel in environmental (CERCLA)/insurance litigation and corporate matters
- Created privilege and confidential documents log
- Supervised and quality-checked first review of other attorneys and assisted in witness deposition preparation
- Researched and analyzed evidence in ERISA litigation for Showtime Networks
- Assisted Corporate, Transactions & Securities department in preparing 10-K filing under SEC and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations.
Contract Attorney
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
01.2003 - 11.2003
- Assisted in shareholder’ securities fraud consolidated class action against Enron
- Reviewed and summarized documents for responsiveness, confidentiality, privilege, transaction types and names, and offensive and defensive uses
- Created confidentiality log and supervised and edited entries.
Associate
Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
09.2001 - 04.2002
- Member of litigation team after participating in firm’s Summer Associate program from May to August 2000
- Researched and drafted legal memoranda and riders for pleadings in various areas of commercial litigation
- Drafted and prepared retainer agreements for expert witnesses
- Researched and created business development seminars
- Interviewed pro bono clients seeking uncontested divorces and drafted complaint
- Assisted in development of legal theories and strategies.
Education
Juris Doctor - Corporate Law and Commercial Litigation
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA06.2001
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
The University of the South
Sewanee, TN05.1992
German Language and Eastern European Studies
Institut fuer Europaeische Studien
06.1991
Skills
- Corporate transactions
- Legal Compliance
- Litigation Experience
- Discovery and Document Review
Admissions Associations
- New York State Bar, 2002
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2006
- American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2020
Timeline
Staff Attorney
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
02.2011 - Current
Contract Attorney
Morrison & Foerster
11.2009 - 02.2011
Associate
Constantine Cannon LLP
01.2006 - 03.2009
Contract Attorney
Viacom
03.2004 - 02.2005
Contract Attorney
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
01.2003 - 11.2003
Associate
Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
09.2001 - 04.2002
Juris Doctor - Corporate Law and Commercial Litigation
Harvard Law School
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
The University of the South
German Language and Eastern European Studies
Institut fuer Europaeische Studien
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