ILEANA ACEVEDO RUIZ
Washington,DC
Summary
Highly skilled multilingual attorney with over 10 years of experience providing legal services to a diverse range of law firms, with a proven track record of managing complex legal projects, preparing and maintaining privilege logs, conducting thorough research, and delivering high-quality legal work under tight deadlines. Adept at adapting to different work environments and collaborating with various teams to achieve optimal outcomes for clients.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Contract Attorney
Various Law Firms
08.2021 - Current
- Experienced in various industries and subjects, including antitrust, government, banking, information technology, ethics and compliance, AML, pharmaceuticals, media and telecommunications
- Reviewed and analyzed of electronic communications and audio files in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese for relevancy, confidentiality, privilege
- Provided concise legal analysis and commentary to highlight significant issues
- Redacted personal and medical information including 10,000+ page clinical trial documents
- Assisted in litigation preparation, including discovery and deposition processes.
- Prepared and maintained privilege logs to identify and protect privileged communications.
- Performed quality assurance and quality control of review work to ensure reviewer accuracy, deadlines, and client specifications.
Consultant
Goldman Sachs
06.2019 - 07.2021
- Conducted compliance testing on-site at Goldman Sachs for the Compliance Testing Group (CTG)
- Worked closely with the Investment Banking Division team to evaluate firm-wide conduct according to strict compliance standards
- Performed investigative work to assess compliance with firm policies
- Worked directly with AMER and EMEA CTG personnel to provide linguistic analysis of internal communications.
Review Attorney
Winston & Strawn LLP
11.2017 - 03.2019
- Executed e-discovery, privilege log review and deposition preparation for various clients across several industries including pharmaceutical, multimedia, and financial services
- Analysis of Spanish, French and Portuguese language written and audio files in preparation for litigation and arbitration.
Contract Attorney
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
02.2017 - 09.2017
- Electronic review of Portuguese language documents for responsiveness
- Tracked and researched developing legislation in Brazil related to the issue under investigation.
Contract Attorney
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP
08.2016 - 02.2017
- Electronic review of Spanish language documents as part of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) inquiry
- Review of Spanish language audio files, and transcription with high degree of accuracy and expression
- Duties included identifying legally privileged communications, redacting confidential and privileged information and translation of key terms.
Contract Attorney
Tower Legal Solutions
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Worked on-site in various law firms assisting attorneys in internal investigations and during the discovery stage of litigation.
Contract Attorney
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
12.2015 - 06.2016
- Electronic review of Portuguese language documents as part of an internal investigation for a Brazilian mining company
- Prepared detailed translations and a glossary of engineering terms
- Performed targeted searches using Relativity and prepared daily reports for Partners and Associates.
Contract Attorney
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP
08.2013 - 11.2015
- Reviewed, flagged and escalated suspicious transactions as part of a federal anti-money laundering investigation of a Fortune 500 financial institution's remittance service
- Reviewed lists of OFAC designated names, politically exposed persons (PEPs) and other customer identification, account opening and maintenance processes
- Analyzed compliance protocols, and legal agreements in Spanish, relating to compliance with anti-money laundering regulations, the Bank Secrecy Act, and the U.S
- Patriot Act
- Provided detailed translations of legal and financial documents from Spanish to English.
Education
English - Spanish Translation Course -
New York University
New York, New YorkJuris Doctor -
University of Puerto Rico School of Law
San Juan, Puerto RicoEuropean Union Studies Program -
University of Barcelona
Barcelona, SpainB.A. Political Science -
University of Puerto Rico
Mayagüez, Puerto RicoCours De Civilisation Française -
Université De Paris-La Sorbonne IV
Paris, FranceSkills
- MS Office
- Westlaw
- LexisNexis
- Relativity
- Nebula
- Internet engines for translation and research on the world wide web (Safari, Google Chrome, etc)
- Excellent
- Legal Advice
- Contract drafting
- Legal Research
- Legal writing
- Data privacy
- Litigation Support
- Corporate Law
- Legal Analysis
- Case analysis
- Investigation skills
- Legal Compliance
- Discovery processes
- Creative and Critical Thinking
Bar Admission
District of Columbia, active, 1019580
Affiliations
- Washingon DC Bar Association (Bar ID: 1019580)
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Portuguese
Professional Working
French
Professional Working
Timeline
Contract Attorney
Various Law Firms
08.2021 - Current
Consultant
Goldman Sachs
06.2019 - 07.2021
Review Attorney
Winston & Strawn LLP
11.2017 - 03.2019
Contract Attorney
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
02.2017 - 09.2017
Contract Attorney
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP
08.2016 - 02.2017
Contract Attorney
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
12.2015 - 06.2016
Contract Attorney
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP
08.2013 - 11.2015
Contract Attorney
Tower Legal Solutions
01.2013 - 01.2017
English - Spanish Translation Course -
New York University
Juris Doctor -
University of Puerto Rico School of Law
European Union Studies Program -
University of Barcelona
B.A. Political Science -
University of Puerto Rico
Cours De Civilisation Française -
Université De Paris-La Sorbonne IV
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