Trial & Courtroom Advocacy

• Obtained a bench verdict in favor of a Chicagoland 501(c)(3) fair housing organization
• Authored and argued dispositive motions, emergency temporary restraining orders (TROs), and motions for preliminary injunction in federal and state courts
• Independently deposed key fact and corporate representative witnesses in civil rights and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) proceedings
• Led settlement negotiations in federal court, obtaining favorable results for billable and pro bono clients
• First chaired an asylum hearing in partnership with the National Immigrant Justice Center

Strategic Case Management & Discovery

• Directed fast-paced reviews and productions of hundreds of thousands of documents in complex class actions, arbitrations, and investigations
• Pioneered DLA's first artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted document-review workflows, partnering with litigation-support and data-science teams to cut review time and cost by double-digit percentages
• Advises clients on litigation-driven risk management and budgeting strategy, serving as the day-to-day relationship lead alongside engagement partners

Emerging Technology & Global Disputes

• Represents major players in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space in international arbitrations and US litigation
• Counsels clients on AI, blockchain, and crypto-related governance and risk management, leveraging a business background and adaptable growth mindset to direct cutting-edge matters

• Selected as one of only two firmwide Krantz Pro Bono Fellows; devoted her first year of practice exclusively to pro bono work, concentrating on civil rights, asylum, and impact litigation work
• Designed and delivered a New Perimeter negotiations training program for government attorneys in partnership with the East & South African Trade & Development Bank in Nairobi, Kenya
• Represented a sovereign country in negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• Advised government attorneys and civilian delegations in cross-border amnesty and transitional justice negotiations and post-conflict proceedings