Matthew Appel

Summer Intern at DLA Piper Chile
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Russian Professional working proficiency
  • Chinese Full professional proficiency
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency

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Experience

    • Chile
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Summer Intern
      • May 2023 - Aug 2023

      - Reviewed and edited filings with the Fiscalía Nacional Económica (Chile’s competition authority) and legal alerts about antitrust developments in Latin America. - Completed a due diligence questionnaire on foreign investment in Chile’s energy sector. - Delivered office-wide presentation comparing the legal systems of the United States, Russia, and China. - Wrote a pro bono report on refugees and asylum seekers in Chile that was shared with UNHCR staff. - Reviewed and edited filings with the Fiscalía Nacional Económica (Chile’s competition authority) and legal alerts about antitrust developments in Latin America. - Completed a due diligence questionnaire on foreign investment in Chile’s energy sector. - Delivered office-wide presentation comparing the legal systems of the United States, Russia, and China. - Wrote a pro bono report on refugees and asylum seekers in Chile that was shared with UNHCR staff.

    • China
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Humanities Teacher
      • Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

      - Taught Global Citizenship to Chinese middle school students within the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP). - Designed all unit plans and assessments within the MYP framework, including review materials for the IGCSE Global Citizenship exam. - Supervised students and communicated with parents as the seventh grade homeroom teacher. - Taught Global Citizenship to Chinese middle school students within the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP). - Designed all unit plans and assessments within the MYP framework, including review materials for the IGCSE Global Citizenship exam. - Supervised students and communicated with parents as the seventh grade homeroom teacher.

    • Politics and History Teacher
      • Aug 2020 - Jul 2021

      -Taught American History, European History, and AP Comparative Government and Politics to Chinese high school students. -Designed all course curricula and tests, including review materials for the AP exam. - Organized a schoolwide National Geographic Bee. -Taught American History, European History, and AP Comparative Government and Politics to Chinese high school students. -Designed all course curricula and tests, including review materials for the AP exam. - Organized a schoolwide National Geographic Bee.

    • China
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Operations Associate
      • Feb 2019 - Nov 2019

      - Conducted bilingual interviews with Chinese students applying to U.S. high schools and colleges. - Translated Chinese dialogue in the interviews into English and created subtitles using Aegisub. - Trained new staff to set up video equipment and conduct interviews. - Proofread spoken English evaluation reports for grammatical and formatting errors. - Conducted bilingual interviews with Chinese students applying to U.S. high schools and colleges. - Translated Chinese dialogue in the interviews into English and created subtitles using Aegisub. - Trained new staff to set up video equipment and conduct interviews. - Proofread spoken English evaluation reports for grammatical and formatting errors.

    • Congressional Intern
      • Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

      - Composed memo for legislative staff on developments in China’s foreign policy and international trade practices. - Attended a briefing on North Korea-South Korea relations and summarized key information in the form of a memo. - Answered constituent phone calls and recorded their questions and concerns in an online database. - Composed memo for legislative staff on developments in China’s foreign policy and international trade practices. - Attended a briefing on North Korea-South Korea relations and summarized key information in the form of a memo. - Answered constituent phone calls and recorded their questions and concerns in an online database.

    • Armed Conflicts Project Intern
      • Jan 2017 - Aug 2017

      - Prepared an academic research paper about the frozen conflict in Transnistria, which was used in an online database on armed/frozen conflicts in Eurasia. - Contributed two articles on Romanian politics and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. - Provided ongoing alerts on changes and events related to the frozen conflict in Transnistria. - Prepared an academic research paper about the frozen conflict in Transnistria, which was used in an online database on armed/frozen conflicts in Eurasia. - Contributed two articles on Romanian politics and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. - Provided ongoing alerts on changes and events related to the frozen conflict in Transnistria.

  • HCS Home Care
    • New York, NY
    • Customer Service Intern
      • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

      - Collected and organized patient information with HHA eXchange database software. - Analyzed the results of a questionnaire regarding customer service performance and summarized findings using Microsoft Excel. - Provided translation services for Russian-speaking home health aides during training workshops. - Helped develop a series of PowerPoint presentations in Russian about palliative care and hospice. - Collected and organized patient information with HHA eXchange database software. - Analyzed the results of a questionnaire regarding customer service performance and summarized findings using Microsoft Excel. - Provided translation services for Russian-speaking home health aides during training workshops. - Helped develop a series of PowerPoint presentations in Russian about palliative care and hospice.

    • eIntern
      • Oct 2015 - May 2016

      - Translated Lithuania’s media articles related to local political and economic issues from Russian into English. - Corresponded with two supervisors at the US Embassy in Lithuania to provide a weekly roundup of key trends in the Russian-language media. - Contributed to a daily review of Lithuanian media which was shared with State Department officials in Washington. - Translated Lithuania’s media articles related to local political and economic issues from Russian into English. - Corresponded with two supervisors at the US Embassy in Lithuania to provide a weekly roundup of key trends in the Russian-language media. - Contributed to a daily review of Lithuanian media which was shared with State Department officials in Washington.

Education

  • University of Michigan Law School
    Doctor of Law - JD
    2022 - 2025
  • The George Washington University
    Bachelor’s Degree, International Affairs
    2015 - 2018
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
    Chinese Language and Literature
    2018 - 2018
  • Capital Normal University
    Chinese Language and Literature
    2018 - 2018
  • Tartu Ülikool
    Russian Language and Literature
    2015 - 2015
  • Universitatea de Studii Politice și Economice Europene „Constantin Stere”
    Russian Language and Literature
    2014 - 2015
  • Kazan National Research Technological University
    Russian Language and Literature
    2013 - 2013
  • Syosset High School
    High School
    2010 - 2014

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