b'Vincent Cokes\n\n2002 Baird Street\nStone Mountain, Georgia 30083\n404.331.5363 Main\nV_Cokes@gmail.com\nJOB TITLE\nStaff Attorney, 905-12\nVACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 12-6811230-JL\nVeteran\xe2\x80\x99s Preference: N/A | Federal Civilian Status: N/A | Country of Citizenship: USA\nQUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY\nA highly accomplished attorney complemented with 5 years of securities law experience specifically in the\narea of litigation, regulation, and relevant industry experience. A proven, experienced manager and\neffective team member; able to respond quickly and accurately to evolving securities laws and regulations.\nThorough knowledge of bond offerings, credit facilities, credit agreements, hedging and other financial\ninstruments. Ability to draft and negotiate securities and finance-related provisions for complex domestic\nand international business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions.\no\no\no\no\n\nAbility to manage multiple teams and projects while maintaining a commitment to integrity\nExpertise in comprehensively preparing expert witnesses for deposition in federal cases\nExperience drafting legal briefs regarding securities fraud and securities regulation\nLicensed to practice law in the State of Florida and the State of Georgia\nEDUCATION\n\nUniversity of Atlanta, Clarkmore School of Law | Atlanta, Georgia | 30314\nJ.D. (Cum Laude) | May 2006\nGPA: 3.7\nActivities:\nEditor, Law Review\nSocial Chair, Federal Careers Club\nTallahassee State University | Tallahassee, Florida | 32311\nB.A. Art History and Rhetoric (Magna Cum Laude) | May 2001\nGPA: 3.8\nActivities:\nFellowship Recipient, City of Tallahassee Mayoral Award\nVolunteer Coordinator, Young Royals\nGrover Cavs Humanities High | Orlando, Florida | 32822\nH.S. Diploma, Humanities Curriculum | June 1997\nGPA: 3.6\nActivities:\nTreasurer, Senior Class Representative\n\n1\n\n\x0cPROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND\nKolger and Young | 4184 Peach Street | Atlanta, Georgia | 30303\nCurrent\nSalary | $89,000/Annually\nHours | 40 \xe2\x80\x93 60/Week\nManager | Airek Starks | 404.219.1866 | astarks@kay.com\nPosition | Associate\nPresent employer may be contacted.\n\nJuly 2006 \xe2\x80\x93\n\nRepresented public companies, regulated entities and individuals in all phases of local and federal\ninvestigations. Provided legal advice and services regarding securities regulations. Negotiated, drafted, and\nreviewed contracts for clients. Filed claims, defended claims, and responded to regulatory inquires.\nResearched and interpreted rules, regulations, statutes, and decisions of regulatory bodies. Examined and\nanalyzed data to advise clients. Authored memoranda which included investigative results and strategic\nnext steps. Coordinated legal tasks and projects in relation to internal projects.\nAndrome, LLC. | 8626 North Avenue | Stone Mountain, Georgia | 30088\n2005\nSalary | $6,200/Monthly\nHours | 40/Week\nSupervisor | Denise Augusta| 404.341.1255 | augusta.d@androme.com\nPosition | Summer Associate (Full-time offer extended)\nFormer employer may be contacted.\n\nMay 2005 \xe2\x80\x93 September\n\nDrafted legal criteria to help counsel advise clients on asset backed securities. Reviewed legal opinions\nfrom outside counsel and delivered comprehensive presentations. Assisted in drafting and filing regulatory\ndisclosures and reports. Evaluated the legal adequacy of transactions documents, rights provisions,\nbankruptcy clauses, and notices. Helped with preparation of Section 16 and Rule 144 filings and supported\nexecutive officers, directors, and controlling stockholder advisors.\nThe Law Offices of AJQ | 526 West 27th Street | Tallahassee, Florida | 32306\n2003\nSalary | $52,000/Annually\nHours | 45/Week\nSupervisor | Audrey Newman | 850.992.9505 | audrey@ajq.com\nPosition | Paralegal\nFormer employer may be contacted.\n\nMay 2001 \xe2\x80\x93 August\n\nDrafted pleadings, discovery, briefs, memoranda, and correspondences. Managed documents produced in\nlitigation and investigation, including document inventory, and maintained the integrity of the originals and\ncopy sets. Assisted attorney\xe2\x80\x99s with creating witness binders, issue binders, and exhibit/document binders.\nSummarized transcripts of testimony from depositions. Conducted extensive legislative research. Prepared\nvisual exhibits for case presentation.\n\n2\n\n\x0cCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT\nPURPOSE | 8014 Sandbear Circle | Tallahassee, Florida | 32309\n2003\nHours | 4/Week\nSupervisor | Gabriel Lolly | 850.644.5119 | glolly@purpose.org\nPosition | Volunteer\nFormer employer may be contacted.\n\nApril 2001 \xe2\x80\x93 August\n\nFacilitated study groups for 10th and 11th graders having difficulty in English and American Literature\ncourses. Prepared lessons plans focused on reading comprehension and retention to present to students.\nProvided one-on-one tutor sessions. Helped improve the academic grades of 90% of students.\nCOMPUTER SKILLS\nConcordance, Lextranet, PACER, Introspect, MS Office, Apple and PC Platforms\n\n3'