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I am an associate in the Washington, DC office of Milbank LLP and am a member of the firm's Litigation & Arbitration Group.PRIMARY FOCUS & EXPERIENCE I maintain an active litigation and counseling practice focused on a wide range of complex commercial and financial restructuring matters. I have experience representing clients in federal and state courts throughout the country, in domestic and international arbitrations, and in bid protests before the Government Accountability Office. I have substantial experience defending clients against class action litigations. I have represented leading corporations in an array of sectors, including insurance, energy, media, manufacturing, construction, aerospace, hospitality, higher education, retail, and government contracting. In my restructuring litigation practice, I regularly represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, official committees, and other entities in chapter 11 bankruptcy and adversary proceedings.RECOGNITION & ACCOMPLISHMENTSI received my B.A., summa cum laude, from West Virginia University and my J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. I am a graduate of the National Trial Advocacy College.I am a member of the Order of Augusta, the highest honor West Virginia University confers on a graduate. I was recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers (2016-2019).I maintain an active pro bono practice and am a multi-time recipient of the Milbank Pro Bono Achievement Award. I represented Edward Simms, a Virginia man who received multiple life sentences for crimes committed as a juvenile during which no one was physically injured. Milbank succeeded in obtaining parole for Mr. Simms, and in January 2020, he stepped foot outside of prison for the first time in 32 years. A video highlighting Milbank's representation of Mr. Simms can be found at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSYO-YtK96A&t=553s

Listed skills include Litigation, Arbitration, International Arbitration, Construction Law, and 6 others.