Juliette Passer

Juliette Passer is a NY attorney, arbitrator and mediator as well as an accomplished senior executive steeped in International, and the ability to help companies accelerate their penetration and growth in the United States and abroad. She has performed successfully in that role for over twenty-five years, also serving as counsel to the legal implications and nuances of these expansions. She is particularly adept knowledgeable in markets including the former USSR, Eastern and Western Europe, China, Turkey, and Panama. Finally, Juliette has extensive experience on numerous private Boards, and is available for suitable Board engagements.
Following the completion of her legal studies, Juliette gained her early legal and international experience as a corporate Associate with the New York office of Debevoise & Plimpton, as well as Patterson, Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP. She gained exposure to corporate finance, general corporate practice, arbitration and international development for clients. Her responsibilities included negotiating lending, stock purchase, licensing, distribution and joint venture agreements, in addition to opening a Moscow office. She trained Russian attorneys under the auspices of the American Bar Association and Council for Trade and Economic Cooperation. Additionally, Juliette has brought her expertise to thousands of individuals through her teaching engagements, seminars and courses. She has lectured US and international audiences on issues of law and commerce, with a particular expertise in emerging markets and the Internet.
Juliette completed law studies from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, graduating cum laude, and serving as President of the International Law Society. She also undertook special studies in Soviet Law at the Columbia School of Law. She holds a Master of Arts in Music Education and a B.M. in Harp Performance from the Manhattan School of Music.
About International Project Development Group
The International Project

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

J.D.

1987 - 1990

Honors: J.D., cum laude, (approximately top 5%)

Activities: J.D., cum laude, (approximately top 5%) 1990. President, International Law Society.

Manhattan School of Music

M.A. | Harp, Music Education

1981 - 1984

Honors: Winner of numerous music competitions

Manhattan School of Music

B.A. | Harp, Conducting

1977 - 1981

Honors: Winner of Foundation for Education of Women Scholarships for two consecutive years (1977 and 1978). Manhattan School of Music Scholarship

New York University

1984 - 1986

Activities: New York University Completed required course work for Ph.D. in Education.

Columbia Law School

1988 - 1990

Activities: Special studies in Soviet Law. Columbia University Journal of Soviet Law.

General Counsel

PanaManagement Corporation

2007 - Current

Our company provides legal and financial consulting to both US and foreign clients involved in many industries. Through our office in Panama City, we provide services to both individual and institutional investors interested in projects located in Panama Republic, including corporate due diligence, real estate transactions, wealth preservation and asset protection, international trade, equipment leasing, international licensing, trademark registration, sales and purchases of businesses, management of administrative and subsidiary offices registered in Panama and choices of passive investment vehicles. The clients of PanaManagement receive personalized and effective representation based on combination of major firms experience and quality at highly competitive rates. As a consulting company with an integrated in-house legal department, we have the capabilities to handle your projects from the inception to completion

International Project Development Group, LLC, New York,

1996 - Current

Teaching seminars and courses, such as global trade, international business transactions, marketing, legal research, business and corporate ethics, entrepreneurship, business organizations, shareholders rights, e-commerce, as well as speaking at conferences on issues of business law, US commerce, corporate finance and international transactions, at such institutions as Kaplan University, Marywood University, Moravian College, the Russian Juridical Academy, Tashkent State University, Council on Foreign Relations, US-CIS Council on Economic Cooperation, Long Island Web Developers Guild, various chambers of commerce and others. Structuring and negotiating a broad range of domestic and international transactions, including negotiating and drafting lending documentation, credit agreements, real estate lending transactions, strategic partnerships, joint venture and stock and asset purchase agreements, employment and stock options agreements, licensing of technology and products agreements, including the Internet and e-commerce, confidentiality and non-circumvention agreements and the like, distribution and marketing agreements, shareholders agreements and financial consulting documentation. Representing both US and foreign clients in transactions in such sectors as aviation, aircraft leasing, transportation, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, telecommunications, technology transfer, advertising, clothing manufacturing, defense conversion, entertainment, non-profit organizations and printing. Pioneering initial policies and procedures for the protection of consumer privacy information for the Internet-based clients, as well as resolving domain names disputes and drafting and negotiating licensing, maintenance, hosting and development agreements for companies engaged in e-commerce. Acting as an US adviser to the Finance Committee of St. Petersburg (1997-1999) and to the first Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the USA. Holding Board Memberships for companies engaged in global transportation logistics, international trade, pharmaceuticals, Council for Trade and Economic Cooperation and Dance Universe Foundation.

Patterson, Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP, New York

1994 - 1996

Concentrating in corporate finance and general corporate practice with a broad scope of transactions, including negotiating and drafting of lending, stock purchase, licensing, distribution, marketing and joint venture agreements and financial consulting documentation, ranging from joint ventures and debt and equity investments into Central and Eastern European manufacturers by U.S. investment funds to $250 million debt restructuring of a U.S. telecommunications company, among numerous others. Supervised and trained staff in the Moscow office and acted as a senior attorney for the Russian practice; negotiated, drafted and executed transactions for the CIS practice group. Extensive lecturing to Russian business managers and entrepreneurs on topics of American entrepreneurship and legal system as well as professional development courses in the US and abroad. Teaching seminars and courses, as well as speaking at conferences on issues of rule of law and commerce, corporate finance and international transactions. Reviewed and commented on foreign currency and banking legislation of Russia and Ukraine. Board membership for companies engaged in aircraft leasing and cargo transportation.

Attorney

Debevoise & Plimpton, New York

1990 - 1994

Concentrating in corporate and project finance. The range of transactions includes: secured and unsecured lending representing lenders and borrowers, private placements, aircraft leasing, resource recovery facilities project financing and municipal bonds refinancing, as well as joint ventures and strategic partnerships and marketing and distribution agreements for projects in Russia and Ukraine, such as $200 million municipal bonds refinancing of an US waste-to-energy facility and $300 million petrochemical plant financing by a Finnish company, among numerous others. Extensive teaching and lecturing on topics of American entrepreneurship and legal system. Trained and supervised Russian attorneys under the auspices of the American Bar Association. Extensive lecturing to business managers, executives and entrepreneurs in the former USSR and USA. Initiated, negotiated and executed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Port Authority of NY/NJ and the Governor of St. Petersburg, Russia; assisted in client development for the practice focused on the former USSR; extensive writing and speaking at Conferences and roundtables. Elected to the Council on Foreign Relations (1993) organized various events and roundtable groups focusing on trade and commence. Drafting and commenting on various legislation, including the Law on International Arbitration of Ukraine and free economic zones legislation for Russia and Uzbekistan. Acted as an adviser to the Committee of Economic Development of St. Petersburg, Russia, for the development of free economic zones and participated as an US expert in drafting and commenting on various legislation for several Republics of the former USSR. Participating in the work of the Business Council for International Understanding, American Bar Association and Council for Trade and Economic Cooperation.

Business Panama

East-West Legal Update

Long Island Newsday

Russian Petroleum Investor Magazine

USSR Legal Materials

Transnational Juris Publisher

The International In-House Counsel Journal New York Conference, The International In-House Counsel Journal New York Conference, Harvard Club

September 24, 2019

The International In-House Counsel Journal

Speaker and moderator: Discover tried and tested in-house counsel management strategies that are getting results at companies around the world

Ashgabat Transport Business Summit, Ashgabat Transport Business Summit, Ashgabat Turkmenistan

Global Partnership for Sustainable Transport (GPST)

Juliette was a speaker at the Ashgabat Transport Business Summit, co-organized by the Government of Turkmenistan and IRU-led Global Partnership for Sustainable Transport (GPST), the Summit brought together representatives of global transport companies, governments, international development agencies and banks. Participants considered the future of sustainable transport within the context of public-private-partnerships. The Summit has resulted in the adoption of the Ashgabat Transport Business Summit Declaration, which was endorsed in the UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference outcome document, the Ashgabat Statement on Commitments and Policy Recommendations. For a copy of her presentation, please email jpasser@prodigy.net For a quick tour of Ashgabat, visit her photo montage: https://goo.gl/photos/QLeCKEBiaB6Q13NP9

Ashgabat Transport Business Summit, Ashgabat Transport Business Summit, Ashgabat Turkmenistan

November 27, 2016

Global Partnership for Sustainable Transport (GPST)

Juliette was a speaker at the Ashgabat Transport Business Summit, co-organized by the Government of Turkmenistan and IRU-led Global Partnership for Sustainable Transport (GPST), the Summit brought together representatives of global transport companies, governments, international development agencies and banks. Participants considered the future of sustainable transport within the context of public-private-partnerships. The Summit has resulted in the adoption of the Ashgabat Transport Business Summit Declaration, which was endorsed in the UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference outcome document, the Ashgabat Statement on Commitments and Policy Recommendations. For a copy of her presentation, please email jpasser@prodigy.net For a quick tour of Ashgabat, visit her photo montage: https://goo.gl/photos/QLeCKEBiaB6Q13NP9

Leading for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education

University of Michigan

2020

Understanding Diversity and Inclusion,

Purdue University

2019

Brava

Smart CEO

2016

Juliette Passer, President and General Counsel, International Project Development Group, honored as a female CEO in SmartCEO's 2016 Ceremony

National Association of Corporate Directors.

Leadership Fellow

Current

The American Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Panama (AMCHAM

Member

2007 - Current

Council on Foreign Relations

Life Member

1993 - Current

Activities: Elected to the Council on Foreign Relations (1993) organized various events and roundtable groups focusing on trade and commence.

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

Since 1991

2nd Circuit

Since 1991

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