Grace Sinn

Experience

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  Jones Day

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2005

  Associate

  Provided legal counsel to registered and corporate clients.Advised NASDAQ, Citigroup Asset Management, and other registered investment companies and investment advisers on matters relating to the Investment Company Act, Investment Advisers Act, and other securities laws.Efficiently drafted and reviewed organizational documents, registration statements, post-effective amendments, and advertising and marketing materials for investment companies and unit investment trusts, such as the NASDAQ-100 Index and Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1, significantly enhancing legal compliance and operational efficiency.Drafted, revised, reviewed, and negotiated credit agreements, debtor-in-possession credit agreements, exit-financing agreements, security agreements, pledge agreements, legal opinions, compliance and ethics rules, and other corporate ancillary documents for Citibank, IBM Financing, Adobe, Ernst & Young, Alliant Technology, and other Fortune 500 companies.Led and trained a dynamic team of 10 to 20 lawyers and paralegals, driving high-performance outcomes in various corporate transactions. Show less

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  Legg Mason (Acquired by Franklin Templeton)

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2009

  Director, Associate General Counsel

  Spearheaded legal oversight for mutual funds worth over $730 billion, enhancing fund compliance and operational efficiency.Led quarterly board meetings, strategically guiding investment strategies and legal processes, resulting in a 10% increase in shareholder satisfaction. Drafted agendas, minutes, compliance, and other materials for such meetings.Reduced legal risks for mutual funds through meticulous drafting and revising reorganization documents, proxy statements, and other merger-related documents and prepared for SEC exams concerning such reorganizations and mergers. Drafted prospectuses, statements of additional information, supplements, and shareholder reports for registered investment companies, including ClearBridge Investments, Western Asset Management, Royce Investment Partners, and Brandywine Global Asset Management. Streamlined legal processes, reducing response time by 20% through drafting, revising, and negotiating distribution agreements, futures and options agreements, short sales agreements, repurchase agreements, and tri-party custodian agreements.Enhanced fund performance by implementing new compliance strategies and creating foundational investment advisory agreements, sub-advisory agreements, codes of ethics, securities lending agreements, credit agreements, security agreements, pledge agreements, and in-house counsel’s opinions.Advised clients on Trademark infringement, enforcement issues, and opinions to protect the funds’ Trademarks. Show less

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  Bible Study Fellowship

  Jan 2010 - now

  Train, teach, and manage 350+ members in diverse and inclusive discussions of theology.Increased participant understanding through preparing and delivering 30-minute lectures monthly to guide 250+ adults through in-depth analysis and interpretation of Scripture texts.Enhanced member engagements through quarterly seminars with (150+ attendees). Promote and foster inclusive dialogue between intergenerational participants ages 18 to 93 concerning diverse theological perspectives and applications.Strengthened the theological perspective of 50+ leaders through weekly training sessions. Successfully fostered team cohesion through conflict management, improving the efficiency of the organization’s decision-making and training leaders in conflict resolution within groups. Show less

  • Substitute Teaching Leader

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Group Leader

    Jan 2010 - now