Eric Tepper Byrne

Eric Tepper Byrne

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General Counsel
California, United States

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  • First Republic Bank
    Contracts Associate
    First Republic Bank
    Dec 2021 - Jun 2023 (1 year 7 months)
    Managed the contract lifecycle and third-party risk, from drafting to execution to termination. • Contract Management: Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated commercial contracts, including but not limited to: statements of work (SOW), non-disclosure agreements (NDA), privacy agreements, professional service agreements, software-as-a-service agreements purchase and sales agreements, licensing agreements, and service agreements. • Advice and Counsel: Provided legal advice to business units on contract-related matters. • Collaborated with due diligence professionals and legal subject matter experts regarding potential contracting partners and compliance matters.
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    Attorney
    Orbach Huff & Henderson LLP
    Mar 2021 - Jun 2021 (4 months)
    Represented clients in construction, real estate, educational, and employment matters. • Transactional: Drafted, negotiated, and advised clients on transactional and regulatory matters primarily focused on construction, real estate, educational, and employment concerns. • Advice and Counsel: Provided legal advice to clients regarding risk mitigation. • Litigation: Prepared pre-litigation motions, correspondences with clients and opposing counsel, and conducted extensive legal research regarding pertinent matters of state and federal civil law.
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    Associate Attorney - Litigation
    Leone & Alberts PC
    Sep 2020 - Mar 2021 (7 months)
    Represented public entities from the initial claims process through litigation and appeals on matters pertaining to education, tort, employment, and contract in State and Federal Courts.
  • Wood Smith Henning & Berman, LLP
    Associate Attorney
    Wood Smith Henning & Berman, LLP
    Nov 2019 - Sep 2020 (11 months)
    Independently managed caseload in all phases of pre-litigation and litigation for national defense firm representing companies in the technology, insurance, transportation, and construction industries. • Transactional: Analyzed, drafted, red-lined and negotiated various commercial contractual agreements on behalf of clients on wide-ranging subject matter involving diverse industries. • Due Diligence: Conducted extensive analysis of internal records maintained by professional fiduciaries in relation to potential litigation bearing on professional liability. • Advice and Counsel: Advised foreign corporate entities on diverse issues pertaining to transactional and regulatory matters including corporate formation, franchising, and corporate
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    Associate Attorney
    Jackson Lewis P.C.
    Apr 2019 - Nov 2019 (8 months)
    Drafted, negotiated, and redlined collective bargaining, vendor, and employment agreements. • Advice and Counsel: Analyzed, edited, and drafted employer handbooks and internal policies, settlement agreements, employment agreements, and other client documents with aim towards mitigating risk of potential labor issues; Advised clients on such topics as union avoidance, hand-billing, picketing, ADA claims, and arbitrations. 2
  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
    Contract Attorney
    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
    Nov 2018 - Apr 2019 (6 months)
    Represent clients in securities matters. • Transactional: Analyzed sales and technology transfer agreements, corporate minutes, public corporate documents including SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and proxy statements), internal email and financial spreadsheets against proper SEC reporting procedures and requirements in connection with an ongoing SEC investigation. • Advice and Counsel: Provided clients legal advice pertaining to securities, corporate governance, the Bank Secrecy Act and other regulatory matters as they arose during the electronic discovery process.
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    Head of Compliance
    Wefunder
    Mar 2018 - Nov 2018 (9 months)
    Provided stakeholders guidance on legal requirements of public offerings, corporate governance, payment processing, and compliance. • Regulatory: Designed and implemented robust compliance programs for Regulation A/A+, Regulation D, and Regulation Crowdfunding offerings in accordance with SEC law and FINRA Rules. • Transactional: Prepared and reviewed public filing documents pertaining public securities offerings taking place on the portal; performed financial due diligence related to accredited investors and OFAC concerns.
  • Finra
    Senior Examiner
    Finra
    Sep 2016 - Mar 2018 (1 year 7 months)
    Led and cycle examinations of FINRA member firms to review and ensure regulatory compliance. • Investigations: Led on-the-record testimony of FINRA member associates alongside FINRA counsel. • Regulatory: Worked alongside member counsel and chief compliance officers to develop working rules and practices for new firms.
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    Labor Relations
    Pacific Maritime Association
    Sep 2015 - Sep 2016 (1 year 1 month)
    Represented employers in union matters. • Arbitrations: Acted as lead chair on behalf of employers before labor arbitrations against members of the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union on matters relating to work practice, contractual interpretation, and discrimination. • Advice and Counsel: Analyzed collective bargaining agreements to counsel management in its development and application of effective labor policies and best-practices.
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    Student Attorney
    Janet R. Spragens Federal Tax Clinic
    Jan 2014 - May 2014 (5 months)
    Represented low-income taxpayers before the US Tax Court in matters related to filing status, innocent spouse, liability, and collections.
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  • The American University
    JD/MA
    The American University
    Aug 2011 - Dec 2014 (3 years 5 months)
    JD/MA in International Affairs, with specialization in International Economic Relations
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    Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
    Boston University
    Aug 2004 - Sep 2008 (4 years 2 months)
    Dual Degree Program: BA, International Relations, minor in Philosophy; BS in Mass Communications. BU Core Curriculum.