Experience

Rating: 10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2017

Boutique Litigation Practice of the Year (2017), Corporate LiveWire Global Awards

2017

Top Women Lawyers in Metro New York, Super Lawyers

2016

Empire State Counsel Honoree, New York State Bar Association

2016

Rising Stars - Metro New York, Super Lawyers

2016

Top Women Lawyers in Metro New York, Super Lawyers

2015

Rising Stars - Metro New York, Super Lawyers

2015

Top Women Lawyers in Metro New York, Super Lawyers

2014

Top Women Lawyers in Metro New York, Super Lawyers

2014

Rising Stars - Metro New York, Super Lawyers

2013

Top Women Lawyers in Metro New York, Super Lawyers

2013

Empire State Counsel Honoree, New York State Bar Association

2013

Rising Stars - Metro New York, Super Lawyers

2012

Top Women Lawyers in Metro New York, Super Lawyers

2012

Empire State Counsel Honoree, New York State Bar Association

2012

Rising Stars - Metro New York, Super Lawyers

2011

Empire State Counsel Honoree, New York State Bar Association

2007

1st Place, Adam A. Milani National Disability Law Writing Competition

2004

Member, Order of the Coif

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Work Experience

2011 - Present

Partner, Oberdier Ressmeyer LLP

2010 - 2011

Associate, Schiff Hardin LLP

2008 - 2010

Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

2007 - 2008

Clerk, United States District Court for the District of Maryland

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Associations

2012 - Present

Federal Bar Association

YLD National Publications Committee

2012 - Present

Salween Institute

Board of Advisors

2011 - Present

New York State Bar Association

Member

2011 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

2011 - Present

Federal Bar Association

Member

2011 - Present

Burmese Community Center for Education

Board of Advisors

2011 - Present

Lambda Legal

Cooperating Attorney

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Sample of Legal Cases

Krane Distribution LLC v. Harvest Global Investments, Ltd., et ano.

Obtained voluntary dismissal of lawsuit alleging fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, and tortious interference with contract.

Tarsavage v. CITIC Trust Co., Ltd, 13 Civ. 2312 (KBF) (S.D.N.Y.)

Won dismissal of securities class action and shareholder derivative complaint on behalf of largest private equity fund in China for lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim.

Colliers ABR, Inc. v Famurb Co., 2012 NY Slip Op 08247 (1st Dept. 2012)

Summary judgment reversed, judgment vacated

Grossman v. Alfar, 12-cv-1679 (S.D.N.Y. 2012)

Judgment of discrimination against City University of New York

Doubet LLC v. 455 Central Park West, Index No. 112002-2011 (N.Y. Sup. 2011)

Voluntary dismissal

Johnston v. Apple Inc., 2011 WL 4916305 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 14, 2011)

Secured full dismissal of all claims against client.

The AJD Building LLC v. Lime Wire LLC, Index No LT 07019/11 (N.Y. Civ. Ct. Sept. 6, 2011)

Judgment for client

Vadav v. Punj, 11-cv-1500 (S.D.N.Y., Koeltl, J.)

Voluntary dismissal

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Education

2013

New York University

P.C.

2007

Indiana University Maurer School of Law

J.D.

2004

Indiana University - Bloomington

B.A.

2003

Universidad de Salamanca

Summer Program

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Speaking Engagements

2007

Sixth Seminar on State Constitutions

Constitutional Affairs

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Publications

2012

FBA SideBar Prost v. Anderson: In the Tenth Circuit Non-Existent Crime Doesn't Pay Either

2008

Cardozo Pub. L., Pol'y Ethics J Co-author, "Old and Making Hay:" The Results of the Pro Bono Institute Firm Survey on the Viability of a Second Acts Program to Transition Attorneys to Retirement Through Pro Bono Work

2007

59 FED. COMM. L. J. 215 Note, The Information Quality Act: The Little Statute that Could (or Couldn’t?)

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Languages

Arabic

Spanish

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