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Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

I represented detained immigrant families with children seeking asylum at Karnes County Residential Center and other immigrant detention centers throughout Texas. Our team specializes in assisting clients in asylum trial and credible fear proceedings in Immigration Court and Board of Immigration Appeals proceedings on a pro bono basis.

San Antonio, Texas Area

I represented low-income immigrant detainees seeking asylum at South Texas Detention Center in Pearsall, TX. Our organization consults detainees at detention center visits and remotely on asylum issues from start to finish.

San Antonio, Texas Area

I've represented local and regional clients in a variety of corporate, lending, and real estate transactions. Working on behalf of regional banks, middle-market companies and family offices, I've negotiated loan transactions and credit facilities, real estate purchases, leases, and mortgages, and served clients on general corporate matters ranging from.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

As a member of Sidley's Global Finance Group, I represented middle-market and large corporations and private equity firms in public and private transactions, including acquisition/M&A financings, asset-based loans, first and second-lien term loans and other credit facilities in the telecommunications, data security, industrial manufacturing and retail.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

As a junior attorney in V&E's finance group based in Dallas, I represented financial institutions in credit facilities to middle-market and large companies, including syndicated credit facilities, reserve-based energy loans, asset-based loans and mezzanine financing to borrowers in various industries including upstream and midstream oil and gas companies.

Greater New York City Area

Provided legal assistance to low-income clients in Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance benefit disputes and fair hearings, medical debt cases, and enrollment matters. Researched New York State Medicaid reform efforts and drafted stakeholder memoranda and feedback.

San Francisco Bay Area

Advised consultants in escalation of issues to general counsel and pursuit of underpayments through legal proceedings. Managed disputes and negotiated settlements with opposing counsel.

Worked on Managed Care Payment Review projects for hospitals, identifying and recovering contractual underpayments by managed care and government payers. Provided recommendations of best practices and industry updates to prevent future cash losses. Supplied facility CFOs with information regarding future managed care contract negotiations.

Compiled and analyzed qualitative and quantitative data of premedical student attitudes and factors in program attrition at UC Berkeley and Stanford University.

Co-authored and edited a paper on the medically uninsured in the United States and recommendations on expanding government coverage. Presented findings at Institute conference in Washington DC in Winter 2005.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Ba, Human Biology