Address SHANGHAI, CHINA
Mobile +86-1376-458-5305
E-mail kavitapatel7@gmail
Date of birth - Nationality – American, British
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Dates March 2008 - present
• Name and address of employer Sidley Austin, LLP
Suite 1901, No. 333 Middle Huai Hai Road,
Shui On Plaza, Shanghai, 200021, PRC
• Industry Private Practice - Legal
• Position held Attorney
• Main activities and responsibilities o Working through the completion of a foreign private equity investment in the PRC logistics sector including due diligence, ancillary and collateral agreements; modeling investment deal structure for foreign food manufacturer and its equity acquisition of a Chinese company and its subsidiaries; continual work on commercial bribery, FCPA concerns and operational issues re pharmaceutical manufacturers and the direct sales industry; employment law compliance advice.
o Drafting: corporate regulatory compliance reports, memos, organizational flow charts on holding structures, due diligence reports; agreements re loan extension, joint venture, employment, lease, investment framework, equity transfer, confidentiality and non-compete, software and technology development, consultancy, land use rights transfer, articles of association, memoranda of understanding; demand and engagement letters, interview outlines.
o Legal research and memos: commercial bribery, manufacturing and distribution of medical devices, establishment of ICP and HR permits, anti-monopoly filings, enterprise income tax, working guide on PRC labor contract law, establishment of regional headquarters, pharmaceutical pricing reform, use of encryption products, establishment of a non-State school, workforce reduction and labor cost control options.
o Practice development: legal English training for colleagues.
• Dates April 2007 – February 2008
• Name and address of employer Herbert Smith, LLP
38/F Bund Center 222 Yan An Road East Shanghai, 200002, PRC
• Industry Private Practice - Legal
• Position held Law Clerk
• Main activities and responsibilities o IPO work: edited prospectus for two simultaneous projects, IPO verification process; drafted announcements and circulars, responses to HKSE questions; foreign client interviews.
o Drafting, editing & memos: joint venture agreements, memo re creation of WOFE, underwriting agreement, employment contracts.
o Due diligence: for a German company wishing to form a joint venture with a Shanghai subsidiary of an American company.
o Research: Chinese anti-monopoly legislation for firm’s book.
Dates September 2006 – February 2007
• Name and address of employer Charity Inc.
Ventura, California
• Industry Non-profit
• Position held Researcher/Contract Attorney
• Main activities and responsibilities o Conducted research and compiled reports on legal ramifications of governmental and citizen conduct with respect to CO2 emissions.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
• Employer California Western School of Law, USA (Sept 04 - Dec 04)
• Industry Academics
• Position held Research Assistant
o Edited legal documents and academic articles; researched human rights issues in Guantanamo Bay; researched scenario building for AIDS in Africa.
• Employer Engelin Teh Practice LLP, Singapore (Jun 04 - Jul 04)
• Industry Private Practice - Legal
• Position held Law Clerk
o Conducted discovery on a construction defect and tort liability case and continued work through settlement.
o Drafted prenuptial agreement; memos and motions re tort liability.
o Assisted with trial preparation and document review.
o Researched in Singaporean and Commonwealth jurisdictions.
• Employer Bridge Mediation LLC, USA (Jan 04 - Apr 04)
• Industry Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Position held Mediator
o Undertook 40 hrs mediation training.
o Mediated for small claims court in Chula Vista, CA.
o Drafted business plan for Bridge Mediation Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) consulting branch.
o Drafted memos re immigration law, corporate formation, trademarks and ADR System Design; created reports on international ADR.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• College/University California Western School of Law, USA
• Graduation date June 2006
• Qualification awarded Juris Doctor (J.D.)
• College/University Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
• Graduation date
May 2002
• Qualification awarded Bachelor of Science: International Business and Finance
Minor: Spanish
Magna Cum Laude (high honors)
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
• College/University Temple University, Tokyo, Japan (Spring/Summer 2005)
• Curriculum • International Contract Drafting
• International Trade
• International IP Licensing
• International Securities Regulation
• Japanese Law
• Japanese Language and Culture
• College/University National University, Singapore (Summer 2004)
• Curriculum • ASEAN legal systems
• US-ASEAN Trade Law
• Pacific Basin Investment
• College/University Sheffield Hallam University, England (Fall 2000)
• Curriculum • International Finance
• International Marketing
• Western European Economy and Society
• European business and its Environment
• College/University University of California Berkeley, USA (Summer 2000)
• Curriculum • International Business
• Accounting
MOTHER TONGUE ENGLISH
OTHER LANGUAGES
SPANISH
• Reading Advanced
• Writing Intermediate
• Conversation Intermediate
GUJARATI
• Conversation Basic
FRENCH
Currently learning
TECHNICAL SKILLS
. o Excellent with Windows Operating System with maximum knowledge of the Office Pack: Word, Excel, PowerPoint e Outlook. Quick in mastering any PC software
o Summation, Concordance
o Westlaw and Lexis (including Chinese Lexis)
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Non-Profit Incubator, Shanghai, China
May 2009 – Present
o Research and consulting for early phase social enterprises.
o Strategic development for Green Oasis Shanghai, including developing mission statement/vision, running exercises on swot, pestle and stakeholder analysis.
Rural Community Development / Fundraising September 2002 – January 2003
Students Partnership Worldwide, Tamil Nadu, India
o Led a volunteer team in community development including building a library, renovating the school and classrooms.
o Established academic scholarship program for village youth.
o Instituted curriculum and instructed youth and villagers in computers, health, and art.
o Worked with Doctors Without Borders in community health clinic; and initiated youth soccer league.
ARC of Schuyler County, Watkins Glen, NY
September 1996 – August 1998
o Personal caretaker for severely mentally disabled patients.
