Please describe two of your most substantial, recent wins in practice.
One of my most meaningful antitrust wins came in a class action suit on behalf of au pairs. We alleged that the au pair sponsor agencies colluded to pay au pairs below market. Our team secured a $65.5 million settlement that also required the agencies to inform au pairs of their right to negotiate wages. At Boies Schiller, we pride ourselves on our diverse practices, and outside of my antitrust work, I represent a large public school board. I love this work because it draws on my education experience as a teacher. Recently, I successfully defended the board against a demand for $45 million in damages by a group of charter schools seeking a portion of tax revenues that the board used to address funding shortages in traditional public schools.
What is the most important lesson you learned as a first-year attorney and how does it inform your practice today?
During my first year as an associate, I learned a key lesson on recognizing my value. While handling an insurance coverage dispute for a flight school, I signed the name of the supervising partner to a demand letter and sent it to opposing counsel on his behalf. Afterward, the partner told me that my email made me sound like his assistant, instead of his colleague, and I should sign and send letters under my...
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