Rupan Bharanidaran Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, PA, US

New York, New York, United States

Washington, D.C.

Assisted the Tax Division's Appellate Section with a variety of tasks, including preparing research memos on a variety of procedural and tax litigation issues, drafting sections of briefs to be filed with federal appeals courts, and helping attorneys prepare for oral arguments.

Northern District Of California, San Jose

Drafted a brief for motion to dismiss in a case involving sovereign immunity and the Federal Tort Claims Act. Conducted document review during discovery and helped an Assistant United States Attorney with deposition preparation.

Irvine, California

Helped lead projects providing tax compliance services to corporations, partnerships and individuals. Managed teams of associates and handled coordination with offshore India team. Also assisted with tax provision audits and preparation under ASC 740.

Irvine, California

Worked in the PwC Private group, providing tax consulting and compliance services for emerging enterprises in the Southern California region. Clients included C and S corporations, partnerships, and individuals from different industries and of various sizes.

UCLA

Led a team of 5 assistant news editors and 40 reporters. Responsible for managing daily production and editing and approving all news stories that are published in the paper.

UCLA

Reported and wrote news stories on political issues at UCLA, including articles on immigration reform, UC employees, and divestment from Israel, among others; Also was a member of the paper's Editorial Board. For a list of my articles see: www.dailybruin.com/author/rupan-bharanidaran/

Irvine, CA

Was a tax intern in PwC's private company services group, duties included preparing federal tax returns, researching federal tax law and coordinating with the California Franchise Tax Board.

Cypress, CA

Worked in United Healthcare’s network management division, assisting with economic analyses of UHC affiliated medical providers and compliance with state regulators

Greater Los Angeles Area

Assisted Senator Feinstein’s Los Angeles office by helping constituents with federal processes and researching local issues for the Senator.

Los Angeles, CA

Assisted the Development/Outreach and Children's Rights divisions of Human Rights Watch's Los Angeles branch in their daily operations and major events.

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Was accepted to the NSLI-Y program in China, where I studied Chinese (Mandarin) for six weeks. The program was competitive to get into and is funded by the US Department of State, which paid for all expenses, including travel.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science (Highest Honors) And Economics

Activities and Societies: Daily Bruin, Phi Beta Kappa, Departmental Highest Honors, 180 Degrees Consulting, Model United Nations

Education record

Activities and Societies: Marching Band (Treasurer 2013-2014, Section Leader 2012-2014), National Honor Society, National History Day