Education

• University of Virginia

  (B.A., 2009)

• University of Virginia School of Law

  (J.D., 2015)

Admissions

• District of Columbia
• State of New York
• Commonwealth of Virginia

• Defense of professionals and corporations in both state and federal court litigation.
• Experience as a subject matter expert on available financial information for defendants accused of violations of the Helms Burton Act including analysis of corporate family financials to determine nexus to, and source of funds, invested in Cuba and establish the purposeful availment of the U.S. financial markets to fund Cuban operations.
• Current on analysis of newly enacted and proposed federal and state legislation, including impact on financial institution internal compliance controls, materials, and policies.
• Represented clients in various international arbitration and dispute resolution cases, including finalizing witness statements and aiding in the compilation of expert reports for a dispute between a U.S. Contractor and a Spanish multi-national and resolving a dispute between a Brazilian aluminum provider and a U.S.-based buyer.
• Conducted due diligence regarding the divestiture by a government contractor client of its international contracts business unit in conjunction with an internal investigation into alleged improper conduct and tampering with the sales process.
• Represented clients in a variety of civil litigation (federal and state court), white-collar matters/investigations, and domestic and JAMS and AAA international arbitration, including financial litigation and FINRA arbitration.
• Drafted complaints, memorials, discovery requests, substantive motions and oppositions, discovery motions, in limine motions, post-trial briefs (e.g., proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law), and other filings and letter submissions.
• Conducts witness interviews and prepares witnesses for depositions and hearings.
• Analyzed financial statements, promissory notes, business prospecta, and trading and other financial records.
• Reviewed foreign legal filings and related financials for litigation, including those of the Government of Panama (and related decrees from the financial regulatory authority of Panama).
• Led due diligence and drafted deal documents for multiple deals including a debt exchange offering by a major natural resources company with operations concentrated in Latin America, and various acquisitions by a Spanish multinational.

• Ulmer Bolsters Tax and Financial Services Practices with Two New Hires