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LISA A. VIGNA

162 Summit Avenue Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071

Cell: (201) 220-4763, Home: (201) 939-6430

Email: LisaVigna@

ADMITTED

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, November 2006

STATE BAR OF NEW JERSEY, May 2005

U.S. DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY, June 2005

NOTARY PUBLIC, New Jersey

Member, American Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, International Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Amnesty International, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity

EDUCATION

SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Los Angeles, California

Juris Doctor, May 2004; Cum Laude, Top 10% of Class

Who’s Who: American Law Students, 23rd Edition, 2003

Italian-American Lawyers’ Association, Scholarship Recipient, October 2003

Moot Court Board of Governors, Jessup International Law Competition- Regional Finalists, Third Place Brief, April 2003

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE, Washington D.C.

Master of Arts, International Politics, Areas of Concentration: Europe and International Peace and Security-2000

Master’s Thesis, International Law and the Conflict in Kosovo

Editor, Swords and Ploughshares, American University’s International Relations Journal

FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Majors- International Relations and German Language, Minor- Japanese, 1998 Recipient, Joseph Baehr Prize for German Studies

Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Theta of Pennsylvania Chapter, inducted 1998

Study Abroad, TOHOKU GAKUIN UNIVERSITY, 1996 summer academic exchange program, Sendai, Japan; HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY, Berlin, Germany, 1996-1997

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

SHEARMAN AND STERLING, LLP, New York, New York. German Contract Attorney, January 2007-August 2007

Reviewed and analyzed German legal documents for international corporate merger acquisitions case and foreign corruption investigation. Proficient in Concordance and First Advantage.

FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO, New York, New York. German Contract Attorney, January 2007- February 2007. Reviewed discovery documents for a German pharmaceutical client involved in intellectual property litigation

WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES, LLP, New York, New York. Contract Attorney, December 2006-January 2007

Reviewed discovery documents for patent litigation. Involved extensive review of scientific and technical diagrams. Proficient in I-Connect and GGO/Veneer platforms.

WILLKIE, FARR & GALLAGHER LLP, New York, New York. Contract Attorney, October 2006-November 2006 Reviewed discovery documents for high-profile securities investigation. Involved extensive forensic accounting knowledge and financial expertise, including the interpretation of consolidated financial reports and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. Proficient in Attenex and Citrix platforms.

SULLIVAN AND CROMWELL, LLP, New York, New York. Contract Attorney, August 2006-September 2006

Reviewed discovery documents for patent litigation. Some foreign language document review involved (German).

Proficient in Concordance and EED Discovery Partner.

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT, LLP, New York, New York, Contract Attorney, May 2006-July 2006.

Reviewed discovery documents for antitrust litigation. Proficient in Stratify.

MCGUIRE WOODS, LLP, New York, New York, Contract Attorney, March 2006-June 2006

Reviewed discovery documents for securities litigation. Proficient in Attenex.

SULLIVAN AND CROMWELL, LLP, New York, New York. Contract Attorney, July 2005- January 2006

Reviewed discovery documents for securities litigation. Manual document review.

HAYFORD AND FELCHLIN LLP, Los Angeles, California. Law Clerk, May 2003-December 2003

Interfaced with clients consisting of various insurance companies; drafted motions, client referral letters and medical indexes; summarized records and depositions; scheduled medical appointments for applicants; filed lien objections.

SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Los Angeles, California. Research Assistant for Professor Robert E. Lutz, May 2003-August 2003

Annotated text and drafted last chapter of book on enforcing foreign money judgments; drafted paper on the International Criminal Court and global terrorism.

INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS AND CLERKSHIPS

THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT, Office of the Prosecutor and Investigation Division.

The Hague, The Netherlands. Judicial Clerk, January 2004- May 2004

Worked directly for Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo in the Immediate Office of the Prosecutor.

Selected as one of three U.S. law students to research issues focusing on matters of policy, jurisdiction and procedures with respect to transnational crimes.

Conducted legal analysis and drafted memoranda pertaining to global terrorism, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, international dispute settlements, child soldiers, community and victims’ compensation and the Alien Tort Claims Act.

Commended by staff attorneys for superior research and collegial spirit.

PRESS OFFICE, EMBASSY OF ITALY, Washington DC. Press Office Intern, September 1999-January 2000

Compiled information for press releases, maintained website, interacted with high-ranking ambassadors, met urgent

deadlines, responded to citizenship and travel inquiries.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY GERMAN STUDIES, Research Assistant, Washington DC,

September 1998-January 1999

Researched German citizenship laws and immigration policies and how they compared to U.S. trends.

JEAN MONNET HAUS EUROPÄISCHES INFORMATIONSZENTRUM, Berlin, Germany. Intern, January 1997-

March 1997

Organized seminars for the European Union Information Center tailored to inform European Union officials and American

corporate and political leaders, researched material used in the drafting of information pamphlets for EU citizens.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Fluent German; working knowledge of Japanese (Katakana and Hiragana), basic Italian and Spanish

GERMAN TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE

LAV TRANSLATIONS, Lyndhurst, New Jersey. Professional German to English Translator, February 2005- present

Founded agency for translation of German to English documents on a contractual basis. Specializes in legal documents.

ALPHA TRANSLATIONS CANADA, LTD, Alberta, Canada, July 2005- present

Projects include translation and proofreading of European Union documents, guidelines for construction contracts

LANZILLOTTA TRANSLATIONS, Plantation, Florida, May 2005-present

Freelance projects include medical and legal documents, pension plans.

KERN CORPORATION, Frankfurt, Germany, April 2005- present

Projects include legal documents, real estate agreements, employment contracts, European Union judgments.

UC TRANSLATIONS, New York, New York, March 2005-present

Freelance projects include annual financial statements and tax returns, marketing/advertising documents.

LANGUAGE SERVICES ASSOCIATES, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, March 2005-present

Freelance projects include legal documents, contracts, patents.

TELEMATIC SOLUTIONS, Faridabad , Haryana, India. March 2005-April 2005

Short-term freelance project concerning medical and radiation treatment of cancer.

NEW YORK SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, TRANSLATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT, Online Translation Studies Instructor, New York, NY, Fall 2001

Prepared curriculum and hired to instruct online German>English Commercial Translation Studies course.

MERRILL NTEXT TRANSLATIONS, New York, New York. Translator/Editor, April 2001-May 2001

Independent contractor project consisted of documents regarding a merger of a Swiss aluminum corporation completed for SULLIVAN & CROMWELL, LLP.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, New York, New York. February 2007

Lectured students on Post 9-11 Civil Rights, global terrorism and Guantanamo Bay

CUNY GRADUATE CENTER, New York, New York. January 2007

Spoke to students about the United States and the International Criminal Court and its impact on today’s society.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, Chicago, Illinois. October 2006

Invited to present workshop, “Globalize Justice!: An Insiders’ Guide to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s)

Investigations”, at Amnesty’s Midwest Regional Conference hosted by DePaul University.

AMERICAN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS COALITION FOR INTERNATIONAL

CRIMINAL COURT (AMICC), New York, New York, May 2005

Invited to Annual Meeting as one of the first American law clerks to serve at the Office of the Prosecutor at the International

Criminal Court in The Hague.

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