Peter
L. Thottam, Esq.
EDUCATION
M.B.A. (emphasis in Finance,
Entrepreneurship and Real Estate) graduating
03/ 2006
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Leadership: Riordan Fellows Mentor Program
volunteer. AREA Newsletter editor. OPCC
Volunteer.
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Relevant Coursework to date: Urban Land Economics, Real Estate Development,
Operations Management, Investments, Corporate Finance, Statistics, and
Financial Accounting.
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UC
Berkeley -
J.D., (law degree, graduated in top 20%
of Class). Active State Bar License #
206882.
May 1999
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High
Honors (top 10%) awarded in Hi-Technology Mergers & Acquisitions, Criminal
Law Procedure and
Advanced Legal Research; Moot Court Competition: Awarded school-wide
prestigious Best Brief honor.
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Articles Editor (Spring
1998). Published nationally as author
of copyright law comment (Spring 1999).
B.A., (Majors : (1) Economics & (2) Ethics;
Politics & Philosophy). Graduated
summa cum laude. May 1993
EXPERIENCE
LRN, The Legal Knowledge Company™ Business Development Director
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Worked
as business development director for Syndicated Legal Research Division and
oversaw three employees. 2002-2003
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Supervised
30% growth in sales, business development, and licensing efforts for syndicated
research division.
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Coordinated
staffing of 16 Fortune 500 corporate research projects with certified legal
specialists; edited and finalized projects.
O’Melveny
& Myers LLP – Corporate and Real Estate Associate
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Advised
on two $50 million financings including one real estate investment trust
secondary offering. 2001-2002
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Managed
resolution of contract disputes between domestic distribution agents and international
publisher; prepared
demand
letters, reviewed client contracts, researched applicable UCC Article 9
provisions and bank lockbox arrangements.
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Conducted
all real estate and financial contract due diligence for legal opinion on $240 million Golf Trust REIT credit
restructuring.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati – Corporate Securities Associate Palo Alto, CA
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Originated
two client relationships; Managed corporate records for Palm, Sun
Microsystems, HP and Homestore. 1999-2001
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Collaboratively
negotiated 5 M&A transactions; worked on equity offerings, venture capital
financings, and SEC filings.
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Ensured
integrity of intellectual property; researched accounting and disclosure issues
to help clients meet regulatory requirements.
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Investigated
current SEC policies regarding accounting issues relating to “cheap stock”
grants for 84 issuer-side IPOs; generated definitive WSGR reference report used
firm wide.
Goldman
Sachs & Co. – Analyst
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Management
Controls and Equities divisions - Implemented operational, strategic, and risk
analyses. 1993-1995
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Worked
on compliance reviews of GS Boston office, GS Asset Management, GS Fixed Income
and GS J. Aron units.
Thottam
Properties, L.P. – General Manager
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Managed
restructuring and eventual closure of family’s multi-family management company. 1991-1993
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Oversaw
disposition of 2,000 apartment units and related litigation problems.
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Modeled
cash flows for 14 apartment buildings; prepared financial statements;
negotiated with six banking institutions and S&Ls.
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Developed
partnership’s Ch. 11 reorganization plan in conjunction with Kenneth Leventhal & Co. and two bankruptcy law firms.
ADDITIONAL
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Urban
Land Institute Young Leader. Regularly
attend networking meetings and local real estate conferences.
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Interests
include film, travel, tennis, hiking and investing. Recent travel experiences include
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PC Applications skilled in: Argus, MS Office 2003 (including MS
Excel valuation and cash flow modeling), Quickbooks,
other.
· Fluent in Spanish.