Our Alumni
R. Bisi Adeyemo
R. Bisi is an Associate at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, focusing on privacy and cybersecurity matters, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, finance transactions, venture capital, and corporate matters.
Toks Arowojolu
Toks is an Assistant Corporate Counsel at Ameren Corporation, a St. Louis-based, Fortune 500 company that powers the quality of life for millions of people throughout Illinois and Missouri.
Staci Bailey
Staci is an Associate Manager in Regulatory Compliance Transit, Bikes, and Scooters at Lyft. She She received her J.D. in 2016 from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University.
Denise Barnes
Denise is a Trial Attorney at U.S. Department of Justice, Commercial Litigation Branch, Fraud Section. She investigates and civilly prosecute financial fraud procurement and health fraud under the False Claims Act on behalf of the United States.
Tatiana Benjamin
Tatiana is the Assistant District Attorney at the Kings County District Attorneys Office in Brooklyn, New York. Previously, she was a Judicial Law Clerk at the New York State Unified Court System.
Noel Bishop
Noel is an Associate General Counsel at PAR Technology, Inc. (NYSE:PAR). Her specialties include securities law, capital markets, investment management law, corporate law, and banking and financial services.
Boris Chao
Boris is the Assistant Vice President at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, where he supports the origination, due diligence, structuring, documentation and execution of aircraft and commodity structured financing investment opportunities.
Jay Chen
Jay is a Corporate Counsel at StartEngine, an equity crowdfunding platform in the U.S., where everyday people can find and invest in early-growth companies and startups.
Fabrice Cole
Fabrice is the Vice President at Bank Policy Institute. His specialties include financial services policy, small business policy, economic development, securities and banking regulations.
Jimmie Covington
Jimmie is the Vice President, Counsel at AllianceBernstein. He was previously a Corporate & Securities Associate at Baker McKenzie where he advised clients on regulatory and corporate transactional matters.
Simone Dallaire Summers
Simone is an Associate Attorney at Holland & Knight LLP who practices principally in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, equity financing transactions and general corporate law.
Matt Devendorf
Matt is an Associate Attorney at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP. He has a demonstrated history of working in the legal industry and is skilled in legal research and drafting. He received his J.D. in 2016 from George Mason University School of Law.
Anthony Fadel
Anthony is Vice President & Senior Counsel at MAG Aerospace where he focuses on international transactions, M&A, corporate governance, FCPA compliance and ethics.
Rossana Gallego-Manzano
Rossana is the Assistant District Attorney at Bronx County District Attorney Office. She received her J.D. in 2016 from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University.
Peter Garcia
Peter Garcia is a Senior Attorney at FINRA. He has over 7 years of regulatory compliance experience in domestic and international regulatory matters and implementing sound compliance programs.
Taylor Greene
Taylor is an Associate at Perkins Coie LLP, working in Commercial Technology Contracts. She received her J.D. in 2017 from Howard University School of Law.
Samantha Grunberg
Samantha is an associate in the Litigation Department at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. She was previously an economist at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis.
Zalika Headley
Zalika is a Regulatory Counsel at BlockFi, which provides wealth management products for crypto investors. Previously, she was a Counsel at New York State Department of Financial Services.
Christine Hernandez
Christine is Counsel in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. She received her J.D. in 2013 from Brooklyn Law School.
Anika Jones
Anika is the Vice President & Legal Counsel at Morgan Stanley. She consults and advises the wealth management division in resolving customer alleged sales practice violations and banking complaints.
D’Juan Jones
D’Juan is the Assistant United States Attorney of the Northern District of Georgia at the United States Attorneys’ Office. He received his J.D. and graduated Cum Laude in 2016 from Howard University School of Law.
Adam Kusovitsky
Adam is the Vice President, Compliance Manager within JPMorgan Chase’s Global Financial Crime Compliance (GFCC) department. He provides AML advisory services for a number of business units within the firm.
Jose Landivar
Jose is a Trademark and Brand Protection Attorney at Techtronic Industries. He was previously a Trademark Attorney at Ladas & Parry LLP where he managed international trademark portfolios of major clients.
Samantha Lewis
Samantha is an Associate Attorney at Carr Maloney PC. She focuses her practice on professional liability, Directors’ and Officers’ liability, employment and labor law, and commercial litigation.
Joyce Ma
Joyce is a Tax Senior Associate in Real Estate at KPMG. She specializes in real estate tax and received her J.D. in 2016 from Brooklyn Law School.
Rochelle McAllister
Rochelle is the Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at LaSalle Investment Management. She received her J.D. from Howard University in 2012 and is licensed to practice in New York and Illinois.
Mariel Mercado-Guevara
Mariel is an Associate at Morrison Mahoney LLP. She concentrates her practice in the areas of tort and liability defense, employment law, and workers’ compensation.
Stanley Montfort
Stanley is an Associate Real Estate Broker at Leslie J. Garfield Real Estate. Previously, he worked in the Wall Street banking system and the tech space, and has 8 years of experience in the U.S. Navy.
OlaWale Oriola
OlaWale is a Senior Counsel in the Division of Investment Management at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He analyzes policy and regulatory issues under the federal securities laws.
Ramona Ortega
Ramona is the Founder of My Money My Future, a lawyer, an innovator, and a personal finance expert. She is skilled in nonprofit organizations, corporate social responsibility, securities, legal writing, and Spanish.
Fernando Ortiz
Fernando is a Corporate Associate at Reichard & Escalera LLC. His practice focuses on corporate and financial services, particularly in counseling domestic and foreign clients.
Lauren Phillips-Gonzalez
Lauren is AML/KYC Lead Analyst and Senior Associate at BNY Mellon. Previously, she worked at BNP Paribas CIB as a KYC/AML-CCI. She received her J.D. from Howard University in 2016.
Daphné Pierre
Daphné is the Senior Vice President of Fair Employment Practices Program Manager at Citi. She received her J.D. from New York Law School and received her Bachelor’s Degree from Saint John's University.
Matt Reeder
Matt is an Associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. He focuses on securities litigation, financial regulatory enforcement actions, internal investigations, and white collar criminal defense.
Ricardy Romain
Ricardy is the Director and Regulatory Affairs Counsel at UBS. He received his J.D. from the New York School of Law in 2015 and is licensed to practice in New Jersey.
X. Blake Sparrow
Blake is a Senior Counsel for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He provides confidential legal and policy advice, drafts and reviews complex contracts and agreements, and composes work product in the fields of information law.
Jason Spears
Jason is the Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel at Cartica Management, LLC. He specializes in investment funds and received his J.D. from New York University School of Law.
Trevor Tanifum
Trevor is a Principal at FS Vector. He is a multidisciplinary financial services corporate lawyer and strategy consultant with broad and deep experience in regulatory compliance and risk advisory, strategic and operational planning, and financial analyses.
Chastity Threadcraft
Chastity is an Associate Attorney in Venable LLP's corporate practice group. Her focus is on mergers and acquisitions, debt finance, and general corporate matters. She received her J.D. from Howard University School of Law in 2016.
Joy Tolliver
Joy is a General Counsel & College Administrator at Essex County College. She provides legal counsel to, and mitigate legal risk, for every area of the College, including, but not limited to, the Office of the President and Student Affairs.
Lucia Wa Yang
Lucia is an Attorney at Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck, LLP. She is both a commercial litigator and insurance coverage attorney and has represented both businesses and individuals and advised both domestic and international insurers.
Robert A Williams Jr.
Robert is an Investment Banker at Guggenheim Partners. He received his J.D. from Howard University and his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Virginia
Kevin Wong
Kevin is a Corporate Counsel - Privacy & International for Taco Bell. He provides legal support for Taco Bell's international business and supports all privacy-related matters for the brand. He regularly works on matters related to international transactions, corporate, privacy, marketing, intellectual property, and supply chain. Kevin received his J.D. in 2016 from St. John's University School of Law and his Bachelor’s Degree from Fordham University.
Lijun Zhang
Lijun is an Associate in White & Case's Antitrust/Competition Group. His practice focuses on complex antitrust and intellectual property litigation. He regularly works on high-profile cases on the cutting edge of antitrust and intellectual property laws.
Terrence Zhang
Terrence is an Attorney at White & Case LLP. His practice covers white collar crime, corporate compliance matters, government and internal investigations as well as economic sanctions and export control matters.
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