IVAN CIMENT ATTORNEY AT LAW
55 West 95th Street – Suite 85 Cellular 917.673.8227
New York, NY 10025 E-Mail ic@ciment.com
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
* Bottom-line oriented visionary with solid, cutting edge business and legal experience in several industries.
* Proven networker and business-generator on an international scale.
* International reputation for reliability and exacting attention to follow through.
* Focused presenter, participant and logistical executor who keeps companies and meetings on track, resolves issues, creates and
implements action plans.
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1991
New York University, M.A. in Journalism, 1990
Yeshiva University, New York City, B.A. in Political Science, Summa Cum Laude, 1987
Current Member, Bars of New York, Florida and District of Columbia
Passed pre-qualification exams for Israel Bar
Real Estate Sales licenses in Florida and Maryland
WORK EXPERIENCE
VP Legal & Business Affairs, Tekademic, Inc. & Morningside Evaluations and Consulting, New York City, May 2000 present
Associate, Jacobson, Mermelstein and Squire, LLP, New York City, December 1996 – April 2000
Managing Agent, Shalimar Property Management, New York City 1996
Corporate Counsel (Telecommunications), Global Access, Ltd., Miami, Florida and Rosslyn, Virginia, 1993 – 1995
Law Clerk, Judge Robert A. Mark, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, S. District Fla., Miami, August 1991 – Dec. 1992
Legal Expertise
* Back office point man ramping up 3 companies and negotiating, drafting and shepherding business and legal issues and documents.
Current project company has surpassed $5 in gross revenues during its 4th year in operation.
* Revamped $10 million trust to protect Grantor’s estate and coordinated legal team; evaluated the Maks & Lea Rothstein Foundation’s
budget, investment portfolio and management, and implemented major overhaul of operations.
* Over 3 years experience as an associate in boutique law firm researching tax, insurance and corporate finance issues, drafting agreements
and assisting in transactions such as the buyout of a $100 million petrochemicals company. Bankruptcy court appearances representing
consumers and trustees.
* Assisted as broker/attorney in creation of subsidiary company to major public telecom company.
* Currently legal and business affairs officer to legal consulting company that provides credentialing evaluations and translation services
International Experience
* Investor-Partner in Jordanian insurance brokerage company.
* Established banking and insurance relationships in Jamaica’s Montego Bay Free Trade Zone.
* Prepared feasibility plans for establishment of voicemail service companies in Amman, Jordan and Jerusalem.
* Advised senior consultants to the Government of Saudi Arabia and to the Lebanese Stock Exchange.
* Maintain networking relationships with future generation leaders in over 50 countries with consistent travel abroad.
* Proficient in Hebrew; conversational in Spanish.
Office Innovation and Versatility
* Automated and maintained office systems and back-office apparatus for 4 companies, including customization of property
management software tracking 6 Manhattan apartment buildings.
* Organized 5 years of precedent files for law firm and obviated need for $50,000 document management system.
* Designed several websites and corporate PR kits.
* Reduced telecom, air travel, insurance and other costs, and successfully arranged rebates and credits in excess of $25,000 from vendors.
Clutch Logistics
* Expedited installation and repair of telecom services to shorten ramp-up of company by one month. Coordinated move of 25 employee
company into new office: found site, negotiated lease, created plan for use of space with high degree of customization, and implemented
the plan ahead of budget and on schedule.
* Expedited certificates of occupancy on same-day basis for Manhattan property owner.
* Arranged speedy international background and security checks, financial transactions and shipments of sensitive materials and other
complex cross-border maneuvers.
Investment Management
Manage several equity portfolios consisting of over 50 positions; past-the-market performance 3 years in a row.
Publishing and Conferences
* Publisher of www.globalthoughts.com, a website featuring original articles on a wide range of global topics and the subject of a May 2000
column by the publisher of The New York Jewish Week for its consistent track record of analysis and forecasts.
* Delivered one hour lecture (July 2000) to 150 elites regarding the Middle East and the Future of American Jewry. Lectured at Limmud Conference in England 2001 and 2002.
* Frequent participant in conferences on foreign and domestic policy issues; opinion articles in the BBC World Service, Miami Herald,
South Florida Business Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer, Jerusalem Post, Arabies Trends (France).
Community Involvement
* Attended National Jewish Funders Network 2000 conference/seminar on foundation management, Limmud educational conference in
Manchester, England, Ashkenaz cultural festival in Toronto and convention of the International Junior Chamber of Commerce.
* Worked on and prepared literature for several political campaigns.
* Published Year 2000 Action Plan for the Jewish World.
* Funded philanthropic project in Russia.
* Past member of local chapter boards of Israel Bonds and Jaycees.
