PAUL A. SEADER
Director of Business Development and Compliance

WORK EXPERIENCE

Bekker Compliance Consulting Partners, LLC
2008 Present

Paul A. Seader is Director of Business Development and Compliance with Bekker Compliance Consulting Partners, LLC (BCCP) and, under written contract with BCCP, provides regulatory compliance consulting services to BCCP's financial services clientele.

Career History
Hedge Fund & Private Equity Resource Center, Garden City, NY (7/2007-present)
Founder & Executive Director

Hedge Fund & Private Equity Resource Center is a private, nonpartisan enterprise that is dedicated to research and education on issues of government, politics, and regulatory oversight and supervision involving private investment firms. Devoted to independent research and assisting in the formulation of innovative policy solutions, HFPE's research activities involve representative members of the private investment industry and the professionals that serve them, as well as members of academia and scholars from a wide variety of “think tanks.” Its research events are designed to inform the public debate and not advance any political cause, with the goal of providing a comprehensive dialogue and thoughtful recommendation for regulators and lawmakers.

DOAR Litigation Consulting, New York, NY (2/2005 7/2007)
Director Litigation Consulting

Maintained, managed and develop relationships with C-level clients (partners at law firms and inhouse counsel) by managing significant, complex litigation and regulatory matters leveraging DOAR's multi-dimensional business model

Established and developed relationships with C-level prospects by networking within DOAR's network of clients and prospects Day-to-day activity within active engagements included communication with client team and DOAR team to ensure that the matter is being properly resourced and that client needs are being met

Day-to-day activity outside active engagements included client follow up and business development as a senior member of the DOAR team.

Deloitte Consulting (10/2004 2/2005)
Freelance Consultant Financial Services Regulatory Compliance

Provide consulting and regulatory compliance advisory services to multinational financial intermediaries including:

USA Patriot Act
Sarbanes Oxley Act
Anti-Money Laundering
Know Your Customer
OFAC

Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP , Armonk, NY (06/2001 01/2004)
Case Manager

Supervised and trained junior and mid-level paralegals and other support staff Corporate governance - /p>

  • Corporate Code of Conduct
  • Sarbanes--Oxley Act compliance
  • Regulatory reporting
  • USA Patriot Act
  • Due diligence for M&A and corporate finance transactions
  • EDGAR document preparation and filings
  • Blue Sky filings
  • Broker Dealer registrations
  • Managed securities and broker dealer arbitrations
  • Legal research using Lexis and Westlaw
  • Formation of corporations, LLC’s and LLP’s
  • Corporate housekeeping, including audit letters
  • Management of complex, multi-district litigation and arbitration for securities and commercial matters

New York Institute of Technology, Central Islip, NY (10/2000 - 05/2001)
Instructor

Course preparation and instruction in the following subjects to college students with learning disabilities -/p>

  • Macro economics
  • Critical thinking
  • Business law
  • Electronic commerce seminar
  • Career counseling

First Data Corporation, Melville, NY (01/1998 - 03/1999)
Consultant -- Strategic Planning and Legislative and Regulatory Affairs

  • Strategic planning and development
  • Implementation of new products and services
  • Supervision of regulatory and government relations function--
  • Prepared senior management testimony before Congress, Federal & State regulators
  • Drafted legislation
  • Liaison with national trade associations

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York, NY (03/1995 - 11/1998)
Financial Services Counsel

Provided advice and counsel to multi-national banks, insurance companies, securities firms and other financial services institutions in areas including—

  • US banking and securities law and regulation
  • Compliance (Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, SEC ’33, ’34 & ’40 Acts)
  • Formation of de novo financial intermediaries
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Credit and charge card processing
  • Legislative and regulatory affairs

MoneyGram Payment Systems, Englewood, CO (05/1995 - 09/1996)
Acting CEO

  • Supervised and oversaw MoneyGram business during transition period prior to IPO
  • Assured that MoneyGram functioned independently from Western Union
  • Prepared monthly compliance and business activity reports to Federal Trade Commission

American Express Company, New York, NY (09/1982 - 03/1995)
Assistant General Counsel

  • Headed Financial Services Regulation and Legislation Group
  • Supervised Real Estate Law Group
  • Supervised State Legislation Group
  • Chairman, American Express Compliance Task Force
  • Member, Steering Committee, American Express Political Action Committee

EDUCATION

New York University
Masters of Law, International Legal Studies

New York Law School
Juris Doctor

University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

Additional Professional Activities

Electronic Commerce Forum
Co-founder (1996)
Member, Board of Directors (1996- 1999)

Financial Services Council
Member, Board of Directors (1993 -1997)
Chairman, Legislative Drafting Committee (1987 -1997)

New York Legislative Service, Inc.
Member, Board of Directors (1983 - 1999)