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Work
Experience
2022 - Now
Legal Research Fellow & Clinical Supervising Attorney
>> Knowing Machines Research Project
(funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation)
>> Ideate high-impact research projects at the intersection of law and machine-learning datasets.
>> Will present a panel titled "Radically Reimagining Tech Reform: Teaching Abolition in Tech Law & Policy Clinics," during 2023 AALS Clinical Education Conference
>> Wrote & filed an FTC Comment arguing emotion recognition products are deceptive and unfair and should be prohibited.
>> Wrote & filed an amicus brief on behalf of 20+ scholars against Clearview AI, a facial recognition company.
>> NYU Technology Law & Policy Clinic
>> Co-run, instruct, and supervise the clinic.
>> Identify potential clients and conduct outreach, including tech policy, civil rights, and litigation organizations.
>> Ongoing mentor to several clinic students.
2021 - 2022
Judicial Law Clerk
>> Hon. Arenda L. Wright Allen, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
>> Managed ~150 cases and operations with courthouse staff.
>> Prepared and participated in 30+ criminal
sentencing and supervised release hearings.
>> Wrote orders disposing motions
in civil cases: property, personal injury, maritime, contract, IP, and constitutional law.
>> Happily organized clerk happy hours.
2020 - 2021
Appellate Advocacy Fellow
>> Electronic Information Privacy Center (EPIC)
>> Tracked, identified, and drafted several amicus briefs in tech privacy cases on appeal in U.S. state, federal, and international courts, including one before the U.S. Supreme Court.
>> Examples: (1) Consumer privacy; (2) Fourth Amendment/Digital Searches; (3) Biometric data; (4) Location data.
>> Wrote case descriptions, announcements, and other resources for the site using html.
>> Supervised student interns with legal research & writing and provided mentorship.
Education
2017 - 2020
NYU Law | Juris Doctor (Law)
>> NYU Law Review (Senior Board, Diversity and Membership Editor)
>> Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) (Summer 2018); Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC (Summer 2019)
>> Technology Law & Policy Clinic; TA, Contracts; RA, Profs. Barry Friedman & Ira Rubenstein; Woman of Color Collective & OUTLaw
2013 - 2017
Brown University | Bachelor Degrees
>> A.B. Religious Studies (Honors) & A.B. Classics-Latin
>> Royce Research Fellowship; Bishop McVickar Prize for Excellence in Religious Studies
>> Inaugural D1 Varsity Women's Rugby (undefeated season, Fall 2014); Brown Outdoor Leadership Club; Women Peer Leadership (WPL)
Skills
& Expertise
>> Fluent in Turkish, learning Spanish
>> Classically trained pianist
>> Ex-frontwoman of a band (Landing Strip)
>> Skills: project management, research & writing, editing, mentoring students, strategizing, nonviolent communication, supervising, giving presentations, performing in general, facilitating discussions, cooking 2+ dishes at once, and rollerskating backwards.
>> Expertise: privacy law, Article III standing, biometric surveillance, machine learning datasets, AI policy, digital searches & seizures, prior art patent claims, equal protections claims, U.S. crimmigration system, movement lawyering. Can read, digest, and write a lot of stuff quickly.