James Sheets

Currently available and possesses in Ilquama work visa, transferable.

Legal Commercial Work

Attorney/Outside Counsel (Commercial & General Practice), Wash. D.C. & West Des Moines, Iowa.
•Mcenroe Law Firm, P.C. (West Des Moines 2016-19) and Sheets Law Firm, P.C. (2009-2016):
-Commercial: real estate purchase agreements, mortgage, purchase of receivables, promissory notes, state filings for LLCs/NPOs, individual
and business entity taxation, tax-exempt filings, trade mark application, letters of credit, liquor
permit, business permits, taxi company license zoning commercial compliance, arbitration
award enforcement, enforcement of foreign judgment, private nuisance defense, business sales
defense, consumer protection fraud defense.
-Employment: physician employment contract & dispute settlement, non-compete agreements,
employment discrimination under Iowa Civil Rights Act, employee due diligence and negligent
hiring, unemployment claims defense.
-Realty: residential purchase agreements, home refinancing agreements, foreclosure defense.
Administrative hearings: federal hearings (immigration removal defense, naturalization), state
hearings (health care reimbursement, pharmaceutical license, unemployment claims appeals),
immigration: work visas: H1-B, H2-B, related criminal defenses (misdemeanors).
• Outside Consultant, (Baker Botts L.P., Wash. D.C.): U.S. DOJ Internal Anti-Trust Investigation, (Price Fixing, Market Allocation/Advanced Manufacturing OEM After-Market: US, EU, Chinese Markets (03/2016-07/2016).

• Outside Consultant, White & Case, LLC., Washington, D.C. Due Diligence Internal Investigation on behalf of client (confidential) in response to US SEC inquiry in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and bribery-kickback concerns between German, Polish, and Russian transactions (2012).
•Cliff Law Firm, Moscow, Russia, negotiated and drafted intellectual property contract (software
license US-Russian joint venture) and payment for services contract (telecommunications
US-Russian joint venture) (2010-11).
•Hraba Consortes, v.o.s, Prague, Czech Republic, negotiation and drafting of distributer-supply
contracts Czech based company with US and Chinese textiles, (2009-10).
•Covington & Burling, LL.P, Washington, DC.: tax liability assessment on international IP litigation settlement between US entity and Russian entity respondents (2008-09).
•Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, LL.P, Washington, D.C. Defense: Insurance Fraud Claim regarding loan securitization and insurance indemnification (Royal Indemnity v. MBIA/Wells
Fargo) (US 3rd District 02-cv-01294) (2005).

2007-09 Attorney Business Development /Contracts Manager, Goodrich Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa.
•Contract Drafting & Research: Long Term & Customer Servicing Agreements, Licensure & Distributorship Agreements (Japan, Singapore, UK, EU), General Terms & Conditions Contracts,
Intellectual Research & Development Agreements, Non-Disclosure & Confidentiality Agreements,
Mediation & Arbitration Agreements, Fixed Price Plus Cost Government Contracts, responsible for legal drafting/review of $440 million of transactions per annum.
•Corporate Counsel: MOU/LOIs, corporate filings, warranty reviews, IP Rights Assessments,
Goodrich Contracts Manual Best Practices, warranty release & indemnification, anti-trust due
diligence & anti-competitions agreements, internal audits, SOX filings
•Business Development Manager: Inventory Reduction Contracting, Pricing Escalation, Risk
Assessment & Contract Management.
•Regulatory Agencies & Compliance Regimes: FAA, C-PAT, FCPA, Gov. Contracts
\[FAR/DFAR\], Trade & Export: ETA, ITAR.

2005-07 Associate Attorney, Kenneth Haber Law Office, Rockville, MD. \[Admin. Law\].
• Corporate Governance: Professional Corporation (P.A.) Entity Compliance, Shareholder Buy-Put
Rights, Licensure Requirements, Entity Structuring of P.A./LLC, Fair Market Value Assessments.
• Administrative Law: U.S C. False Claims Act, Medicare Reimbursement (Waivers) /Medical Up-
Coding of Chiropractic Services, Whistle Blower: Stark-Anti Kick-Back Rules, AMA Codes of
Ethics, Gifts to Physicians, Fee-Splitting, Client Referrals.

2003-05 Attorney Associate, Weinberg and Jacobs, Rockville, Maryland \[Corporate/Administrative Law\].
• Corporate Governance: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Delaware Business Judgment, Corporate Goverance, Fiduciary Duty: (New York, D.C., Maryland), Indemnification, Duty of Care, Loyalty, and Due Diligence, Ethics Review Standards (D.C.), Audit Committee Rules (N.Y.), Captive Insurance (Va.), Parent (U.S.) - Subsidiary (Peru, Lebanon, Jordan, Mexico) Structuring, ERISA Trustee Investment Standards.
• Financial: Patriot Act §§311-313, §326, §351, §352, §365, Micro-Enterprise for Self-
Reliance Act, Letters of Credit; Collateralization of Bulk Inventory and Purchase Money
Priority Agreements: U.C.C. #9; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; Priority Claims in Bankruptcy.
• Employment-Labor: Independent Personal Services Contracts, Employment Contracts,
Administrative, Executive, and Professional Exemptions under FLSA, Fiduciary Duty under
ERISA, Negligent Hiring and Duty to Investigate.
• Transactional: IRC §482 Structured "Arm's Length" Transactions, U.C.C.#6: Bulk Sales Act
(D.C.), Non-Competition Agreements, U.C.C. # 9, (Security Interests (D.C.)
• Taxation: US-Canadian Income Tax Treaty, US-Mexican Income Tax Convention, IRC §§7601- 02, §7605Audit and Examination Procedures, IRC §679 Foreign Trusts, IRC §170 Public
Support, IRC §751 "Hot Assets, " §2518 Disclaimers as a "Flexible Instrument, " §162 Deductions for Insurance Expenses, §4942 Private Operating Foundation Rules, Federal Withholding Rules;
QTIPS and Martial Disclaimers.
• Humanitarian Relief: Due Diligence for Overseas Donees and Distributees using US Treasury
Best Practices for International Charities.

2002-03 Judicial Clerkship, Maryland Fifth District Court, Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
• Advised and wrote research memoranda for thirteen district court judges.
• Principle/exclusive writer on numerous court opinions/orders dealing with such issues as the
Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, employment, domestic violence, landlord-tenant
relations, Public Information Act, realty transactions, and creditor-debtor rights, search and seizure, res judicata, civil contempt, abuse of service, conflict of interest and judicial recusal.

2001 Judicial Externship, (L-3 Law Student) U.S. District Court for Southern Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.
• Researched and wrote discovery order on tort preemption under FRSA in Longcor.v. U.P.R.R.
• Researched medical indifference as cruel and unusual punishment in Everhardt v. Addison.
• Wrote approximately twelve bench memos consolidating trial pleadings.
• Managed several trial notebooks used by judge in reviewing cases.