Researcher

CHRISTIAN R. FLINN

Washington, DC. ***** • 202-***-**** • admpau@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

The George Washington University Law School Washington, DC Juris Doctor May 2019

Journal of Energy and Environmental Law: Associate Member Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service Washington, DC Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, International Politics (Concentration in Security Studies) June 2014 Certificate (Minor): International Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Center for Environment, Community, and Equity at American University Remote Researcher Feb. 2021 – Present

• Research and develop organizational policy content related to environmental justice.

• Set-up website, including link-tree for finding content and identifying best practices for inter-org. communication. Global Emergency Response and Assistance (GERA) Remote NGO Representative to the United Nations Office of Global Communications Mar. 2020 – Present

• Advocate for refugee rights at multiple United Nations civil society global advocacy meetings and briefings.

• Serve as point of contact for individuals seeking assistance from GERA’s advocacy network.

• Track developments in international and domestic refugee law to inform GERA’s policy and advocacy work with high-level officials, diplomats, and Members of Congress. Searby LLP Washington, DC

Legal Researcher Jan. 2019 – Dec. 2019

• Authored recommendations on available legal remedies accessible to US investors in Brazilian companies trading on US stock exchanges.

• Researched white-collar crime related to deforestation and energy politics in Brazil to inform legal briefs. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Arlington, VA

Summer/Fall Law Clerk – Latin America and Caribbean & Climate Change Practice Team May 2018 – Nov. 2018

• Researched, drafted, and presented on memoranda for senior attorneys about property in conservation, carbon registries and emissions/cap-and-trade systems, trade restrictions with Cuba, and UN climate accords to advise on litigation, grant agreements, and public TNC policy positions.

• Drafted contractual template language for partner agreements in the Bahamas to cut processing time in half. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Washington, DC Fall Semester Honors Law Clerk Aug. 2017 – Dec. 2017

• Informed the agency’s position in ongoing suits related to the Clean Water Act through research on case law surrounding wetlands conservation and green business regulations throughout the US.

• Drafted recommendations to Staff Attorneys at the Office of Civil Enforcement: Water Enforcement Division on best practices on municipal/industrial outflow systems. Organization of American States (OAS) Managua, Nicaragua Research Assistant, Inter-American Program of Judicial Facilitators May. 2017 – Aug. 2017

• Researched country-specific conditions affecting citizens’ access to justice in order to strengthen the conflict resolution work of judicial facilitators and improve marginalized communities’ access to the justice system. Warwick Group Consultants, LLC Washington, DC

Public Policy Advisor Sep. 2015 – July 2016

• Ensured client funding for beach nourishment and hurricane mitigation projects through a thorough review of congressional budget trends surrounding disaster relief funding and the Water Resources Development Act.

• Aided two projects in securing congressional funding for the last/first stages of their hurricane mitigation projects, respectively, and aided another in securing a coastal mapping grant. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Languages: Spanish - French - Portuguese - Turkish - Catalan Skills: Microsoft Office Suite - WordPress - Social Media - STATA - Congressional Appropriations - IQ Interests: Opera - Travel - Latin America - Turkey - Fiction Writing - Yoga - Desalination - Animal Rights

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