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Boston, Massachusetts

Represented wide variety of companies, venture capital funds, private equity funds and institutional investors in broad range of investments and commercial transactions, including venture capital investments and financings, mergers and acquisitions, emerging growth investments, general corporate governance and initial public offerings. Engaged directly.

New York, New York

Represented traditional banks, institutional investors and borrowers in a range of finance transactions, including acquisition financings and senior and mezzanine financing arrangements.

New York, New York

Represented traditional banks, institutional investors and borrowers in a range of finance transactions, including acquisition financings and senior and mezzanine financing arrangements.

New York, NY

Worked in areas of transactional finance, financial institution litigation, project finance, derivatives regulation, corporate mergers and acquisitions and financial restructuring. Conducted legal research and drafted legal memoranda on a variety of issues in litigation, financial services and corporate areas. Drafted documents, letters, client.

Boston, MA

Interviewed candidate for asylum and drafted asylum application and affidavit. Conducted legal research on conditions in client’s home country and prepared for submission to asylum office.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Conducted legal research and drafted legal memoranda and court documents on substantive and procedural federal criminal prosecution. Attended numerous trials and courtroom proceedings at district and appellate courts in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Washington, DC

Performed administrative duties and responded to constituent inquiries. Researched foreign relations, armed services, and homeland security matters and drafted memoranda to staffers on foreign relations and armed services issues. Attended briefings and committee hearings in both Houses of Congress concerning foreign relations and domestic security.

Cairo, Egypt

Conducted lessons in English to teach Egyptian college students and young professionals grammar and conversational vocabulary. Collaborated with Board members to fundraise for program.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Harvard International Law Journal, Managing Editor; Human Rights Program; Harvard Immigration and Refugee.

B.A., Foreign Affairs; Minor: Economics

Activities and Societies: Echols Scholar; National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Virginia Themis Society, Newsletter Chair; Under Oath.