Kwame Leslie Dougan
Attorney at Law
New Jersey
NY, NJ
About
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"Scotch and Palm helped our company venture fund seek redress on a fraud matter. I found Kwame to be conscientious and dutiful. I wholeheartedly recommend him."
"I have engaged Kwame via his firm (Scotch and Palm) on a number of cross-border transactions. He helped me negotiate a term sheet with a potential investor. His advice saved me a healthy amount of money."
Work History
Scotch and Palm Law Group
Partner
May 2015 - Present
Founded a firm to better serve the needs of investors seeking dedicated counsel to advise on complex, cross-border investment transactions. Regularly advising on fund formation, investment agreements, sales of private securities, litigation, and partnership agreements.
Key Accomplishments:
·Selected to FINRA arbitration roster
·Originated client base by producing high quality work-product
Community Development Venture Capital Alliance
Legal Advisor
Mar 2015 - Aug 2016
Acted as in-house counsel to a $100M fund-of-funds on a mission to expand capital to underserved markets globally.
Key Accomplishments:
• Prepared opinions in response to developments relating to administration, allocation and reporting of funds from various Limited Partners, including Empire State Economic Development Fund
Shearman & Sterling
Associate Attorney
Oct 2010 - Apr 2015
Advised leading investment brokerages during high-stakes litigation pertaining to regulatory investigations, FCPA compliance matters, and contract disputes. Prepared pleadings, responses, and objections to discovery requests, summary judgment motions, motions to dismiss, discover demands, and negotiated with the SEC, CFTC, and DOJ.