Elizabeth Pyjov, Jd Mts Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Lead with Compassion designs, tailors, and delivers leadership and well-being programming that helps organizations achieve productivity, positive culture, employee well-being, high retention, and interconnected talent.We have created over 50 different programs for leadership of self, leadership of others, DEI, happiness, connection, reducing burnout, resilience, self-compassion, and freedom from the inner critic.The keynotes and programs are interactive, practice-based, and integrate science, contemplative traditions, and ancient wisdom.Representative clients list: 92Y, Altfest Management, Baker McKenzie, Bessemer Ventures, The Carlyle Group, Columbia College, Columbia Medical School, Columbia School of Public Health, Deutsche Bank, Eastern District of New York, Harvard College, Harvard Law School, Horace Mann, Lawyers with Depression Project, Library of Congress, Mt Sinai Medical School, New York City Bar Association, New York City Law Department, New York Pain Society, New York State Bar Association, New York State Supreme Court, Novartis, NYU Medical School, Quinn Emmanuel, Ropes & Gray LLP, Rubin Museum, Rutgers Law School, Sparkwise, Tibet House US, Tory Burch Foundation, Vinson and Elkins, Warby Parker, Weil Gotshal.

New York, Ny, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Self-Compassion for Lawyers gives lawyers and legal staff the tools they need to be fulfilled personally, succeed professionally, become more effective leaders, and create an inclusive environment where they can connect authentically.Founder and facilitator Elizabeth Pyjov understands the law and lawyers. She was an Associate at Sidley Austin, has conducted legal investigations for the New York Attorney General’s Office, has worked in human rights for the United Nations, and collaborates closely with Bar Associations. She understands exactly how to help lawyers thrive and how to help organizations enhance their culture.Elizabeth has offered programs to the judges in the Eastern District of New York and the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division. She has facilitated workshops at top law firms, including Baker McKenzie, Perkins Coie, Quinn Emmanuel, Ropes & Gray, Vinson & Elkins, and Weil. She has presented at law schools, including Columbia and Harvard.She combines what she learned about ritual and meaning at Harvard Divinity School, her literature degree from Harvard College, the rigor of Harvard Law School, her work and her time studying with the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Jon Kabat-Zinn to think outside the box and address modern challenges in the legal world.Every week Elizabeth offers workshops and coaching to attorneys of all levels, from first year lawyers to partners at the height of their career. Self-Compassion for Lawyers serves the legal profession by helping lawyers feel healthy, fulfilled, inspired, and connected to their work.Self-Compassion for Lawyers’ research-based, science-backed programs build a culture of trust, collaboration, and respect within a law firm by improving the well-being and increasing the emotional intelligence of every participant. The goal is to give lawyers the tools they need to succeed professionally, become more effective leaders, and contribute to a compassionate environment that helps everyone thrive.

New York, Us

For the past decade, Elizabeth has been designing and facilitating programs which are practice-based and integrate science, contemplative traditions, and ancient wisdom. Happiness Sangha has reached over 10,000 people in the last 10 years.She teaches compassion meditation, happiness, burnout reduction, resilience, and meaning of life classes in person and virtually with a science-based, research-backed approach.Elizabeth designed and delivered over 30 different programs for happiness, energy, connection, self-compassion, freedom from the inner critic, and resilience.She has partnered with: 92Y, Altfest Management, American Immigration Lawyer Association, Baker McKenzie, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bates College Neuroscience Department, The Carlyle Group, Columbia College, Columbia Law School, Columbia Medical School, Columbia School of Public Health, Deutsche Bank, Eastern District of New York, Harvard College, Harvard Law School, the Harvard Club of Miami, the Harvard Club of New York, Horace Mann, Lawyers with Depression Project, Legal Mentor Network, Library of Congress, Mt Sinai Medical School, New York Legal Assistance Group, New York State Court Advanced Commercial Litigation Mediation Training, Lawline, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, New York State Supreme Court, New York City Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, New York Pain Society, Novartis, New York City Law Department, NYU Medical School, Perkins Coie LLP, Quinn Emanuel, Ropes & Gray LLP, Rubin Museum, Rutgers Law School, Sparkwise, Tibet House US, Trinity High School, Vinson and Elkins, Warby Parker, Women Who Run Associations, WorkHuman.

New York, Us

Compassionate World is a non-profit committed to making the world more compassionate through education. It serves non-profits, universities, and schools to bring compassion, self-compassion, and resilience programs to the new generation and to those who need it most.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Investment Funds AttorneyElizabeth focuses her practice on representing clients in the offering and formation of private funds, and advising registered funds and investment managers in connection with ongoing corporate, legal and regulatory compliance matters including:• Preparing regulatory filings to be submitted before the SEC• Negotiating side letters• Developing compliance programs and codes of ethics• Assisting with ongoing compliance obligations• Reviewing investor communications and marketing materials

Chicago, Illinois, Us

New York, Us

Reviewed merger petitions and not-for-profit property sales. Researched and drafted legal memorandum for pre-trial motions involving trusts and estates. Observed investigative interviews and prepared compliance strategy memos.

New York, Us

Developed content for health-tech start-up app that builds an adaptive data science platform to ameliorate symptoms relating to dementia, obesity, smoking, and depression. Voiceover artist for the product.

First to bring the Stanford Compassion Curriculum to the New York general public, open to anyone, with full scholarships for students in need; taught winter, spring, summer and fall terms for two and a half years.

Founder and editor-in-chief of Compassion Journal, a Stanford Center for Compassion publication hosted at compassionjournal.stanford.edu. Managed writers and editors; assigned stories; created vision for magazine.

Taught Compassion Cultivation Training at the Stanford International Bechtel Center to Stanford faculty, graduate students, postgraduate fellows, and the greater community. Teaching Assistant for Stanford classes “Neuroscience of Compassion” and “Philosophical Perspectives on Compassion.” Wrote and edited material for the website and blog. CCARE was established at Stanford University within the Stanford Institute for Neuro-Innovation and Translational Research at the School of Medicine to support and conduct rigorous scientific studies of compassion and altruistic behavior. Drawing from several disciplines including neuroscience, psychology, economics and contemplative traditions, research and programs supported and organized by CCARE examine the neural correlates, biological bases and antecedents of compassion, the effects of compassion on brain and behavior, and methods for cultivating compassion and promoting altruism within individuals and society-wide. CCARE’s education initiative includes a compassion training program, a teacher training program, web-based education, public lectures, festivals, and events.

Translated essays, plays, and books of poetry into English and Russian. Worked for Nobel Literature Prize Laureate Dario Fo and Franca Rame; poets Tonino Guerra and Simone Simoncelli.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us

Staff writer on the Crimson Arts board. Wrote numerous articles about cinema, literature, theatre, politics, religion, and psychology. Contributed to the news and editorial sections of the Harvard Crimson. Foreign film column. Travel column from Paris summer 2010.

The RSA shared Russian literary, musical and artistic traditions with the Harvard campus through organizing events such as poetry nights, movie nights, and art exhibits. The organization worked to bring Russian-speaking students together around a shared heritage and create a sense of community, as well as to share Russian culture with the rest of campus. Lead meetings, planned events, created budgets, wrote grant applications, and organized weekly Sunday brunch. While president, Harvard student membership tripled.

Roma, It

Research▪ Harvard Office of International Programs Research Fellowship to conduct research at the RAI Digital Library▪ Wrote a research paper in Italian on the similarities in rhetorical and political strategies of Cicero and Silvio Berlusconi▪ Published in the RAI Archives (September 2007)Marketing ▪ Worked closely with the RAI Marketing Director to plan and implement a new strategy: using RAI videos and images as educational, linguistic, and cultural tools for universities

New York, New York, Us

Intern at the Global Justice Center headquarters in New York▪ Translated new law court decisions from Spanish to English▪ Assisted in developing a fundraising database Research Assistant at Harvard Law School▪ Assisted Global Justice Center founder, Harvard law professor, international human rights lawyer Janet Benshoof during her spring semester at Harvard Law School▪ Research on the legal frameworks of women's rights in the Middle East

J.D.

Master Of Theological Studies (Mts)

B.A., Romance Languages And Literatures (French, Spanish, And Italian), Classics Minor

Certification Program In The Neuroscience, Philosophy, And Pedagogy Of Compassion

Middle School And High School

Classics, Italian Language And Literature