• Designed program for social enterprise to connect smallholder farmers to markets via a market-driven business model in South Sudan/East Africa, including farmer engagement and agricultural extension.• Conducted diagnostic analysis of East African agricultural opportunities and context, particularly sorghum and maize value chains.• Developed several year implementation and project plan, milestones, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning mechanism for the smallholder inclusion program. • Advised firm on business model development, lean startup methods, and investor funding.

• Conducted due diligence, literature review, political economy analysis, and investigation on financing of energy sector and energy efficiency projects in Tanzania. • Provided design recommendations on grant and private financing for energy efficiency projects in Tanzania including performance based grants or results based financing.

• Researched, analyzed, and investigated market-based solutions in the nutrition, micronutrient fortification, and rural sanitation sectors in Indonesia.• Collaborated with local team to design market-led, inclusive solutions to nutrition and sanitation.• Identified key market constraints in Indonesian nutrition and sanitation sector and proposed program design for multi-million dollar private sector engagement project.

Helped develop financing strategy for clean water solutions to rural communities in East Africa, and provided legal and strategic guidance on different financing options.

Led a team to support a micro-finance organization in transitioning from a non-bank financial institution into a commercial, regulated bank. Provided guidance on strategic, legal, and operational challenges to commercialization.

Advised SME businesses on growth strategy, finance & capital raising, corporate structure, value-chain analysis, impact evaluation and investor negotiations to support sustainable economic development in the East Africa region. Examples of work include five-year strategy and implementation plans for a Kenyan bank to target growing opportunities in agribusiness sector, and advising an Ethiopian food manufacturer on product development and commercial marketing strategy.

Advocated on behalf of clients in all aspects of litigation, including class action litigation; member of the firm's China Practices Group, Commercial Litigation and Labor and Employment Group; received the Wiley W. Manuel award for pro bono work.

Assisted in the appeal cases of incarcerated clients who were wrongfully convicted of crimes; drafted complaints and legal memoranda; conducted fact investigations and interviews.

Assisted in the litigation of several public interest matters, including whistleblower cases.