Experience

Wiley Rein LLP

• Law Practice
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Associate

  • Feb 2020 - Present



BakerHostetler

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Dec 2016 - Jan 2020

  • Represent clients before the International Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce in trade remedy investigations and administrative reviews by preparing questionnaire responses, conducting legal research, preparing for hearings, and drafting case briefs and other correspondence to the agencies. • Prepared client personnel for and represented clients at seven Department of Commerce verifications. • Draft memoranda on customs issues including valuation, calculation of antidumping and countervailing duties, temporary import bonds, and product classifications under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. • Advised buyer in an acquisition on economic sanctions and Export Administration Regulations compliance where target manufacturer had the contractual right to make sales in Iran. • Drafted Voluntary Self Disclosure and 764.5(f) request to Bureau of Industry Security regarding violations of the Export Administration Regulations. • Drafted complaints and briefs for multiple Article 1904 NAFTA binational panels.



Cooley LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2016

  • Advised technology and other corporate clients on compliance with various federal laws and regulations including the Export Administration Regulations; International Traffic in Arms Regulations; economic and trade sanctions; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. • Represented buyers, sellers, and underwriters in approximately 40 corporate acquisitions and initial public offerings; conducted due diligence through document review and interviews focused on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), anti-money laundering, and export controls and trade sanctions compliance; drafted memoranda identifying risk areas; edit purchase agreements and Forms S-1. • Drafted memoranda on whether certain clients’ novel business models qualified as a “financial institutions” under the implementing regulations of the Bank Secrecy Act and USA PATRIOT Act. • Guided a client with operations in Crimea through compliance with and winding down of operations under the immediately effective Presidential prohibitions of doing business in Crimea. • Advised U.S. based business on expansion into other countries and coordinated with local counsel to ensure client’s operations complied with local laws. • Supervised screening of various parties against news databases and government watch lists; drafted related risk analyses pertaining to anti-corruption, export controls, and trade sanctions compliance. • Researched legislation and regulations governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS); prepared training materials to assist other attorneys identify transactions that may raise an issue. • Analyzed revisions to 15 C.F.R. Part 801, the regulations implementing the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act, and advised over 60 clients on their respective filing obligations. • Served as pro bono Guardian ad Litem in a custody case before the Domestic Relations Branch of the D.C. Family Court.



Cooley LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate

  • May 2013 - Jul 2013



U.S. International Trade Commission

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Antidumping and Countervailing Duties Investigations: Assisted the Commissioner in Title VII investigations by identifying issues, evaluating party arguments, providing support at hearings, drafting questions and written memoranda and making vote recommendations. Drafted the China section of the dissent in Certain Lined Paper School Supples from China, India and Indonesia (First Review). Also worked with the Office of General Counsel and other Commissioner offices to draft and edit opinions and notices. • Intellectual Property Investigations: Wrote memorandum and advised the Commissioner on a Section 337 patent enforcement proceeding regarding complex technology. Created a comprehensive database for tracking public interest submissions, which included identifying key issues relating to numerous competitive factors potentially affected by issuance of an exclusion order. • Congressional Tariff Bill Reports: Led the office in editing approximately 500 Miscellaneous Tariff Bill reports and recommending approval disposition to the Commissioner. Evaluated and briefed the Commissioner on draft legislation and ensured Commission feedback to Congress represented the Commissioner’s views.



U.S. Trade Representative

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Intern

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2009

  • Wrote the background guide on China that became the standard in all USTR delegate briefing books. • Performed research on China’s indigenous innovation policies and presented findings to multiple offices. • Translated official documents, meeting notes, and other Chinese communications. • Wrote the background guide on China that became the standard in all USTR delegate briefing books. • Performed research on China’s indigenous innovation policies and presented findings to multiple offices. • Translated official documents, meeting notes, and other Chinese communications.



LEXINGTON LAW FIRM

• North Salt Lake Utah

• Paralegal

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2009

  • Educated clients on credit improvement techniques and consumer rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. • Responded to client concerns, consistently resulting in high client satisfaction and retention rates. • Educated clients on credit improvement techniques and consumer rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. • Responded to client concerns, consistently resulting in high client satisfaction and retention rates.