Cécile Meyer (Bertaux)
Attorney, Rohan & Associates, P.C.
• Goal: Multilingual NY Attorney interested in In-house Counsel and Associate Attorney positions
• Skills: Contract drafting and review; international commercial operations; litigation support; intellectual property; domestic and foreign legislative research; legal translation
• Languages: French - native; English - bilingual (US Permanent Resident); Spanish - fluent; German - conversational
• Memberships: New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association; French-American Bar Association
2011 - 2011• Performed first level legal review and quality control of a wide variety of documents in French and English, in response to a motion for discovery in the representation of an international medical devices company.
2010 - 2010• Drafted a variety of agreements such as medical, marketing, service, and confidentiality agreements.
• Counseled affiliates on their transactions with partners in Latin America, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa.
• Consulted with outside counsel and analyzed foreign legal opinions.
2010 - 2010• Drafted and reviewed various contracts and amendments for the group’s commercial operations in Latin America and the Middle East, including licensing, manufacturing, packaging, import, distribution, and promotion agreements.
• Maintained the group’s portfolios of exported products for communication with foreign government ministries.
• Created contract templates and drafted presentations on regulatory and compliance issues.
2009 - 2009• Assisted in the representation of Fortune 500 companies’ business and intellectual property interests.
• Handled both transactional support (registration of trademarks, management of trademark portfolios, licensing) and litigation support (preparation of infringement and unfair competition cases), in the fields of trademarks, copyrights and patents.
2008 - 2008• Provided legal research and analysis to several Assistant Attorney Generals in various environmental matters.
• Drafted briefs, memorandums of law and affidavits in civil, criminal, and common law actions.