Paul Salazar

Senior Counsel, Corporate Legal & Compliance, Litigation - Managed and advised on complex U.S. litigation matters, including securities litigation, class actions, IP litigation, FCPA-related actions and tort actions. - Conducted, managed, and/or organized fact-finding litigation investigations. - Directed external counsel - Developed and defined reporting and data collection policies and procedures.

Senior Counsel (delegate), Legal Department, Finance Group - Siemens Corporation - Advised the Vendor Finance and Equipment Finance business units of Siemens Financial Services, Inc. - Structured, negotiated and documented various types of direct and indirect vendor financing transactions as vendor programs, loans, leases, tax-exempt financing, project finance and assignments.

Senior Counsel, Legal Services, Finance Group - Structured, negotiated and documented financial transactions, which included project and vendor finance, debt restructuring, subordinated debt, equity finance, factoring, guaranties and letters of credit. - Advised on structuring and developing prospective projects at very early stages of the business development phase. - Analyzed potential international litigation matters relating to Siemens financial transactions.

Research Fellow, University of Cologne - Conducted legal research in the areas of international commercial law, international litigation, alternative dispute resolution, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, European law, and banking law. - Edited legal texts relating to the foregoing areas of law. - Translated legal texts from German to English. - Coached University of Cologne students on persuasive legal writing and oral argument.

Office of the Chief Trial Counsel, Enforcement Unit / Client Security Fund - Researched and drafted pleadings, discovery, pre-trial statements, voluntary settlement conference statements, memoranda, stipulations, letters, and other legal documents. - Reviewed and analyzed investigative reports, court files, and documentation provided by complainants to evaluate whether there was sufficient evidence of attorney misconduct. - Assisted trial counsel in trial, trial preparation, interviews and depositions.

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