Hélène Carvallo Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Paris Area, France

Albany, New York Area

Greater New York City Area

111 Livingston Street, Brooklyn Ny 11201

The Legal Aid Society, the nation’s oldest and largest not-for-profit legal services organization, is more than a law firm for low-income New Yorkers. It is an indispensable component of the legal, social, and economic fabric of New York City — passionately advocating for low-income individuals and families across a variety of civil, criminal and juvenile rights matters, while also fighting for legal reform.

19 Boulevard Henri Iv

Conducted cases in all aspects of Family Law: children, divorce, estate, inheritanceRepresented personal clients including in foreign-forum cases, such as:- US citizen living in Paris with her French-American child and wanting to move back to the Boston area while the French father opposed- Turkish client married to French wife with a French prenuptial agreement / contrat de mariage, needing expertise on the validity of the contract and its execution (French expert for a US law firm with branches in Maine, Massachusetts & New Hampshire)- Brazilian clients divorced under Brazilian law and sharing an estate located in France- Inheritance case with Venezuelan citizens and real estate located in Paris

Paris

International & National Family Law: Criminal & Civil (Divorce, Property Right, Adoption, Filiation), Drafted related documents including Judicial Pleadings, Notes and Memoranda; Conducted Defenses in Civil and Criminal Family Law Proceedings.- Domestic violence cases and implementation of new law n°2010-769 of July 9, 2010 on protection orders- International Child Abduction: a Romanian wife married to a French policeman, who had been living in French Guadeloupe, from where the father fled with the two kids to Thailand (civil aspect) or a Hungarian wife fleeing back to Hungary with her child who had been living in France so far (criminal aspect)- Relocation cases notably with Finland- Filiation cases including with issue of denial of paternity

Région De Paris , France

Divorce, Property Right, Estate and Inheritance, Trust, Guardianship, International Family Law

Région De Paris , France

Conducted Defenses in Civil and Criminal Proceedings, Followed Judicial Pleadings, Wrote notes and memoranda on various Civil Law issues such as Divorce & International Adoption cases, Real Estate, Joint Ownership, International Tax Law, Criminal & Business Criminal Law.

Région De New York City , États-Unis

Research on Violence Against Women in Maghreb– Created network with local and international NGOs, journalists, state representatives; Consolidation of stakeholders network; Preparation of HRW trip to Saudi Arabia; Participated in the sessions for the Committee working on the Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women in the UN

Région De Paris, France

Cayenne, Guyane Française

Developed and implemented a public outreach and media strategy; Managed a 175,000 € operating budget; Recruited and managed a 4-person team; Managed the fund raising campaign marketing targeting institutional and private partners; Designed and built consensus over the establishment of an emergency shelter (with a 850,000 € EU-funding “EQUAL”).

Yémen

Designed and launched a 1 million Euro project: Conducted background analysis, identified 5 key-partners through each of which we funded 2 local Yemeni projects all over the country; Assessed local capacities, identified appropriate partners and insured financial sustainability; Coordinated with NGOs and Ministry of Human Rights

Philippines

Undertook fields mission throughout the country; Coordinated projects with local non governmental organizations; Undertook comparative field-analysis of income generating projects.

Masters, International And Intercultural Mediation @ Ifomene

International And Area Studies, Political Sciences, International Relations

Ll.M, Droit, New York Bar

Activities and Societies: Rotary Fellowship for Peace and Conflict Resolution- Thesis: Women’s Rights in International Law.

Postgraduate Diploma In Humanitarian Intervention And Administration Of Ngo

Maîtrise (J.D. Equivalent) In International Law, International Law, Paris Bar In 2009

Isit, Legal Interpretation English / Spanish, Diplômes Des Chambres De Commerce Franco-Britannique & Espagnole

Diploma in International Legal Translation (British & Spanish), High Institute for Legal Translation (I.S.I.T.) Diplomas in Business.