Mengfei Sun Email & Phone Number

United States

San Francisco, California, United States

Analyze submissions and case materials and draft memorandums with recommendations on whether the Court should accept review on petitions, writs, and publication requests

• Drafted mediation briefs and preliminary approval, final approval, attorneys’ fees and service awards motions in wage and hour class actions and opposition to motion to dismiss in consumer class action.
• Drafted portions of motions for class certification, summary adjudication, opposition to judgment on the pleadings, and to exclude expert testimony in consumer and employment class actions.
• Drafted demand letters, administrative charges, court complaints, client declarations, and case management conference statements in variety of class actions.
• Drafted discovery requests and led meet and confer efforts in employment class actions.
• Defended depositions for opt-in plaintiffs in gender discrimination class action.
• Prepared outlines and documents for and second-chaired corporate witness depositions in wage and hour, employment discrimination, and privacy class actions.

Oakland, CA

• Drafted complaint, client declarations, deposition summaries, demand letters, treatise updates, and portions of mediation brief and motion for partial summary judgment
• Prepared memorandums on discovery rule, statutory construction, and standards for intervention

Berkeley

• Drafted motion to continue and briefs for adjustment of status and affirmative asylum applications
• Conducted client intakes, requested and analyzed documents, and prepared clients for interviews

San Francisco Bay Area

• Drafted demand letter for complex discrimination case; drafted motion for attorneys’ fees and costs
• Researched and wrote memos on geographic targeting, FLSA conditional certification, rule 68 offers, etc.
• Updated treatises on California class action laws, settlement approvals, and sexual harassment law

San Francisco Bay Area

• Won Unemployment Insurance (UI) appeal hearings for two clients; cross-examined employer witnesses
• Researched issues for pending litigation; received positive feedback on quality of written analysis
• Calculated damages for wage and hour violations for clients’ Labor Commissioner claims
• Engaged in outreach and Know Your Rights presentations to educate community members on labor law

Berkeley, CA

• California Asylum Representation Clinic
• Drafted declaration in support of client’s application for affirmative asylum
• Interviewed client to document story
• Researched country conditions to provide additional evidence of persecution

New York

• Principal Financial Analyst, New York, NY January 2015 - April 2016 Sr. Financial Analyst, New York, NY January 2013 - January 2015Finance Rotation Program Associate, Richmond, VA June 2011 - January 2013
• Advised business partners on strategic growth decisions for loan portfolio
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail and effective prioritization in managing portfolio of 100+ projects
• Successfully advocated for adoption of cost allocation methodology to ensure accurate profitability reporting
• Earned promotions due to high ratings in problem solving, leadership, teamwork, and results-focus

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Asian American Law Journal (1L: Associate Editor; 2L: Article Editor; 3L: Senior Article Editor); Women of Color.

Bba, Business Administration And Management, General

-Awarded Merit-based Business School Scholarship (Donald H. and Elizabeth F. Runck Scholarship)

Ba, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Circle K-University Honors all semesters