Renu Pani-Chakravarty

Experience

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  Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

  May 2000 - Aug 2000

  Summer Associate

  • Researched medical malpractice and defense actions. • Conducted legal research and drafted motions, memoranda of law, and client reports.

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  Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

  Oct 2001 - Apr 2004

  Corporate Associate

  • Assisted in the acquisition of Calvin Klein, Inc. by Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation.• Coordinated and conducted short-term and long-term due diligence sessions.• Drafted confidentiality, music publishing, loan, employment, stockholder, and license agreements. • Conducted major merger, acquisition, and securities transactions.• Prepared Securities and Exchange Commission filings using forms; S-4, F-4, 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K. • Managed consent solicitation, corporate governance, offering and closing, tender offer, and merger documents. Show less

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  New York City Housing Authority

  May 2005 - Nov 2020

  Assistant General Counsel, Corporate Affairs Division

  • Promoted from Staff Attorney, to Assistant Chief, to Chief, to Assistant General Counsel of Corporate Affairs within an impressively short period of time. • Drafted and negotiated vendor contracts, software licenses, hardware acquisitions, non-disclosure, location licenses, and maintenance and consulting agreements. • Advised board members and business units on technology, financial and corporate issues. • Edited RFP’s solicitations, purchase orders and board resolutions. • Conducted and prepared legal research and memoranda of law. • Created and implemented agency policies and standard procedures.• Member of the Contracts Review Committee and served as Honors Program Coordinator. • Managed midlevel staff attorneys. • Counseled in the federalization of 21 of NYCHA’s state and city built developments. Show less