Legal
University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School Of Law
J.D., May 2006

California Bar Admission, April 2010
New York Bar Admission, February 2007
 
College
Harvard College
A.B. cum laude, Government, 2003
  Elizabeth Agassiz Certificate of Merit

September 2010 – Present
Cohen & Lord, a Professional Corporation
Business law and litigation

November 2009 – September 2010
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles
Commercial litigation, emphasizing intellectual property, employment and RICO

September 2006- July 2008
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP, New York
Represented clients in capital markets and mergers and acquisitions in connection with transactions as well as private equity fund formation, strategic acquisitions, offering memoranda and ancillary documents for private placements, especially with regard to international companies.  Handled SEC filings, including forms  S-1, S-4, 8K, 10K and 10Q, shelf-offerings and follow-up offerings, credit agreements, including bridge, secured and unsecured loans