Biography

Office: Resident Partner, New York, New York Office

Practice Areas: Immigration, Consular and Naturalization Law

Admitted: 1995, Connecticut; 1996, New York

Education: Brandeis University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Universite Rennes 2-Haute Bretagne, Rennes, France (1991); New York University School of Law (1994-1995); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1995.) Activities: President, International Law Society (1993-94). Competitor, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Upper Class Writing Project: A Comparative Study of the Legal Profession in the United States and France, University of Connecticut School of Law

Appointments: Committee Member (2002-present), Lawyers Network, Brandeis University Alumni Club of New York and Co-Chair (2005-2007); Board Member, Young Executive Committee, French-American Chamber of Commerce, New York Chapter (2006-2011);  Ambassador, New York Chapter, American Immigration Lawyers Foundation (2005-2008); JICNY Networking Group, Member (2007-present); Co-Chair, Corporate Practice Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association, NY Chapter (2004-2005); Chair, Business Immigration Sub-Committee (2002-03), Immigration & Nationality Committee, New York City Bar Association (2001-2004); Chair, Young Lawyers Division, American Immigration Lawyers Association, NY Chapter (2002-2004); NY Immigrant Achievement Awards Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Foundation (2001-present); Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Division, UJA Federation New York (2000-2002); Co-Chair, Essay Writing Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association, NY Chapter (2000); Planning Committee Team, J2J Network (2006-2007).

Awards:

AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell (since 2007)

A lawyer must be admitted to the bar for 10 years or more to receive an AV certification mark and indicates that the lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.

Martindale-Hubbell 2012 Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers

Nominated Top Immigration Lawyer 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013

Top Lawyer Comprehensive Guide for Fairfield County, Connecticut, featured in the New Canaan-Darien + Rowayton, Stamford, Westport & Greenwich Magazines, published by Moffly Media

Global Mobility and Immigration Award 2014

Award for Specialist Practice Advising International Companies on US Immigration, found@ http://www.acquisition-intl.com/index.php/awards-8

Activities: Lecturer on immigration law at various CLE and other programs; Media consultant

Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Immigration Lawyers Association; French-American Chamber of Commerce; America-Israel Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Languages: French