Litigation Associate Senior

Tembani S. Xaba

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EXPERIENCE:

Anderson & Associates New York, N.Y.

Senior Litigation Associate, September 2007 – Present

• Independently defending commercial litigation action in NYS court: drafted

and responded to pleadings; drafted motion to dismiss;

drafted discovery requests; drafted and argued various discovery-related motions.

• Co-counsel on federal wrongful termination action. Drafted federal court complaint;

drafted and responded to discovery requests; took and defended depositions; and

conducted oral argument in court.

• Handled all aspects of federal civil rights action post-discovery, including court appearances;

drafting and responding to motions on related fee hearing; and prepared for trial of same.

Fordham University School of Law New York, N.Y.

Adjunct Associate Professor of Legal Writing, August 2009 – May 2011

Sullivan & Worcester LLP New York, N.Y.

Litigation Associate, November 2005 – July 2007

• Drafted and responded to pleadings, discovery requests, pre-trial briefs, and memoranda

in general commercial, employment, and entertainment law cases. Responsible for all aspects

of case management, including client meetings, court conferences, and preparing witnesses

for and defending depositions.

• Handled all aspects of pro bono international child abduction case under Hague Convention,

including drafting petition and supporting memoranda, appearing in Court, negotiating

resolution, and drafting order providing for abducted child’s return to Mexico with client.

Shearman & Sterling LLP New York, N.Y.

Litigation Associate, September 2000 – September 2001; October 2002 – February 2005

Summer Associate, May 1999 – August 1999

• Drafted and responded to pleadings, discovery requests, pre-trial briefs, and memoranda

in general commercial, employment, securities, insurance, contract, and art law cases.

• Interviewed and prepared witnesses for depositions in response to Securities and

Exchange Commission and NYS Attorney General’s Office investigations.

• Participated in two trials and three arbitrations of insurance and employment-related

breach of contract and age discrimination cases. Responsible for pleadings; discovery;

deposition; pre-hearing briefs; and all post-judgment filings.

• Handled all aspects of pro bono family court matter from discovery through hearing,

including attending court conferences, taking deposition, and taking direct testimony.

The Honorable Denny Chin New York, N.Y.

United States District Court, S.D.N.Y.

Law Clerk, September 2001 – September 2002

Judicial Intern, May 1998 – July 1998

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP New York, N.Y.

Summer Associate, July 1998 – August 1998 (Offer extended)

EDUCATION:

Fordham University School of Law New York, N.Y.

J.D., May 2000

The International Law Journal: Associate Editor, ADR & the Law

Legal Writing Program: Teaching Assistant, 1998-1999; Teaching Assistant Co-coordinator, 1999-2000

Georgetown University Washington, D.C.

B.A., August 1996

Major: Philosophy; Minor: Japanese

Sophia University, Faculty of Comparative Culture Tokyo, Japan

Junior Year Abroad: 1994-1995

ADMISSIONS/AFFILIATIONS:

New York State; U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.; U.S. District Court, E.D.N.Y.; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Federal Bar Council, New York State Bar Association.

AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS:

Award of Merit, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Jun. 2007; The Family & Medical Leave Act of

1994,

THE COMMON GOOD, Jan. 2000; Philosophical Perspectives on Capital Punishment, National Endowment for the

Humanities’ Younger Scholars Award, Dec. 1991.

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