Donna Kendrick

Experience

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  Corporate Services Company

  Apr 1995 - Apr 1997

  Client Service Representative

  • Processed corporate documents for various Secretaries of State and the Florida Department of Revenue.• Incorporated new companies and file all documents with the Division of Corporations.• Drafted original Articles of Incorporation and Qualification documents.• Retrieved and processed nationwide public information at the county and/or state level; such as, UCC’s, state and federal tax liens, judgments, and suits.

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  Nelson Mullins

  May 1997 - Jun 1999

  Corporate Paralegal

  • Prepared corporate consents relating to annual meetings, corporate transactions, and various daily corporate matters.• Prepared and filed extensive Georgia and national corporate Secretary of State and Department of Revenue filings, including, but not limited to, organizational documents, merger documents, dissolution and withdrawal documents and annual report filings for corporations and limited liability companies.• Prepared original drafts for legal opinions and corporate certificates relating to legal opinions and closings. • Managed over 150 corporate minute books.• Assisted Product Liability Litigation Team with preparation and maintenance of mediation notebooks.• Achieved 1998 firm billable goal of over 1800 hours.• Achieved over 100% of 1998 firm revenue goal. Show less

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  Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

  Aug 1999 - May 2008

  Sr. Corporate and Healthcare Paralegal

  • Managed closing documents, closing checklists and post-closing matters relating to various multi-million dollar corporate transactions for publicly and privately held corporations.• Prepared closing documents and certificates for transactions pursuant to closing checklists.• Reviewed and analyzed due diligence materials and contracts received for transactions.• Prepared loan documents as they relate to mergers and acquisitions.• Prepared and managed corporate capitalization charts for privately held companies in preparation of venture capital funding and rounds of private financing.• Prepared and audited corporate governance documents to comply with statutes.• Prepared stock option grant certificates and managed issuances in accordance with option plans.• Prepared and processed assignments and security agreements relating to Intellectual Property in conjunction with transactions. Show less

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  MadisonGrey

  May 2008 - Oct 2010

  Sr. Corporate Paralegal

  Client Relations • Contract Analysis • Mergers & Acquisitions • Public & Private Company Transactions • General Corporate • Formations & Entity Management • General Research • Stock Issuance, Transfers and Recordkeeping

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  Equifax

  Nov 2010 - Jul 2016

  Equifax: Sr. Corporate Paralegal - Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Manage and conduct legal and business risk analysis of contracts and corporate governance documents, including, but not limited to, software licensing, customer and distribution agreements associated with due diligence review, such as exclusivity, non-competition and most-favored nation pricing. • Review, analyze and perform risk analysis of due diligence reports from outside counsel to further prepare draft of internal due diligence and SOX reports, for internal deal teams.• Manage, audit and draft disclosure schedules with legal, corporate development and business unit teams.• Manage and coordinate the post-closing establishment of officer, director and power of attorney appointments with international counsel and the Office of Corporate Secretary.• Coordinate with the Office of Corporate Secretary on (i) integration of subsidiaries resulting from transactions, (ii) trading restrictions placed on transaction teams, and (iii) ancillary closing documents.• Manage closing documents, checklists and post-closing matters to comply with domestic and international terms.• Created and manage the merger and acquisition team database to track NDA terms and post-closing conditions. Show less

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  MyCorporateParalegal.com

  Aug 2016 - now

  CEO & Managing Director

  At MyCorporateParalegal.com, we offer ON-DEMAND corporate paralegal services, tapping into our extensive network of corporate attorneys. Our specialization includes mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, due diligence, special projects, and contract management. We excel in handling even the most intricate transactions, collaborating closely with your business development and legal teams throughout the entire transaction life cycle.