- Representing financial institution in breach of fiduciary duty and contract claims challenging sweep feature of brokerage and advisory financial products
- Representing private equity fund and former directors in fraudulent transfer and breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by litigation trustee for Tops Markets
- Representing financial institutions in breach of contract claim challenging features of self-directed IRA products
- Representing syndicates of major banks defending against securities class action claims in federal court arising out of public share offerings
- Represented pension plan trust in fraudulent transfer claims in bankruptcy court
- Represented outside director in fraudulent transfer and fiduciary duty claims brought by Sears estate
- Represented trust company in litigation over alleged breaches of financing documents and breach of trustee’s duties to pass through trust certificate holders
- Defended financial-services entities in multiple actions alleging breaches of representations and warranties in the issuance and securitization of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities in New York state court
- Represented funds in debtor-in-possession financing litigation in bankruptcy court
- Represented major bank in fraud and conspiracy claims in Florida state court
- Represented major bank in ECOA regulatory compliance class action litigation in federal court
- Represented major bank against fraudulent transfer claims in bankruptcy court
Pro Bono Experience
- First-chaired and won a two-day trial on behalf of pro bono client facing assault claims after she defended herself from an attack
- Obtained US asylum for a woman refugee who escaped Afghanistan
- Achieved dismissal of an immigration removal case for a survivor of domestic abuse
- Represented clients seeking name-change petitions, including survivors of domestic abuse and transgender individuals
- Served as co-counsel with the Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood in challenging the constitutionality of a Virginia statute that restricts women’s access to healthcare services
- Assisted in representing abandoned child brought to the United States for lifesaving medical treatment in his application for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Languages
- Hebrew
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Judicial Department
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2015: cum laude; Archibald Murray Public Service Award 2015 Recipient
- Barnard College - Columbia University, B.A., History, 2012: cum laude
Professional Activities
Clerkships
- US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Hon. Martin Glenn (2017-2018)
Externships
- US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Criminal Division (Spring 2014)
Author
- “A Simple Decision in a Complex Case: Appointment of an Examiner Is Not Discretionary,” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (July 2024)
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