Attorney

ELIZABETH RIVERA

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New York State Bar, admitted 2016, in Good Standing, Attorney Registration No. 5413984 EDUCATION

The George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC Juris Doctor, May 2015 GPA: 3.268

Activities: Articles Editor, Federal Circuit Bar Journal University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Psychology, June 2009 Activities: Publicity Chair, Puerto Rican Student Association; Judo Club Study Abroad: Academia del Giglio, Florence, Italy (Summer 2008) EXPERIENCE

Drug Enforcement Administration, Arlington, VA

Attorney, May 2023 – Present

• Collaborate closely with division counsel, agents, prosecutors, and other stakeholders to coordinate eDis- covery efforts and facilitate information exchange

• Develop and implement comprehensive eDiscovery strategies tailored to the unique needs of the different sections in the Office of Chief Counsel, including custodial interviews, review workflows, and productions

• Draft best practice guidelines for custodial interviews, clawback letters, and proactive data management

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficienciences in existing eDiscovery workflows

• Provide guidance and training to attorneys and support staff related to privilege, including law enforcement and deliberative process privilige, to ensure DEA equities are protected when sharing information

• Oversee matters through the EDRM cycle, from data identification and preservation through production FSA - Contractor Supporting the Drug Enforcement Administration, Arlington, VA Senior Law Clerk, April 2021 – May 2023

• Provided assistance to attorneys while reviewing the work of analysts and law clerks

• Coordinated and tracked document review project workflows from identification of potential sources of ESI to productions

• Prepared productions and corresponding privilege logs in response to third-party subpoenas

• Reviewed expert reports and transcripts for law enforcement sensitive information

• Drafted best practice guidelines for data captures, redacting documents, and quality control checks for out- going document productions

UnitedLex, FTI Consulting, and Special Counsel, Miami, FL Contract Attorney, November 2015 – July 2020, December 2020 – April 2021

• Analyzed documents for privilege and relevancy in English, Spanish, and Italian using Relativity, Ringtail, and Autonomy

• Reviewed documents for matters relating to Second Requests issued by the DOJ, pharmaceutical mass torts, securities class actions, internal investigations, and FINRA investigations

• Participated in both quality control review and final privilege review

• Assisted in the preparation of privilege logs requested for production

• Created searches utilizing Boolean operators to retrieve key documents Stoll Berne, Remote

Temporary Staff Attorney, July – November 2020

• Reviewed documents produced by opposing counsel for content, relevance and importance

• Identified and escalated hot documents to determine reason for potential significance

• Prepared memoranda relating to fact investigations and witness depositions Broad and Cassel, Miami, FL

Summer Associate, May – August 2014

• Researched and analyzed corporate law and securities regulation including shareholder derivatives actions ELIZABETH RIVERA

1230 13th St NW, Apt. 616, Washington, DC 20005 · 305-***-**** · *********.*@*****.***

• Performed citation checking for proposed conclusions of law by utilizing Boolean search syntax in West- law, Westlaw Next, and LexisNexis

• Drafted legal memoranda, including an analysis regarding the application of the Uniform Fraudulent Trans- fer Act in regards to a debtor’s use of a final default judgment to prefer one creditor over another U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Washington Criminal I Section, Washington, DC Legal Intern, January – April 2014

• Researched limitations to the exemptions against antitrust liability, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. §§ 291–92 and 15 U.S.C. §§ 521–22, to determine how to proceed with complaints filed

• Drafted legal memoranda, including what constitutes the last overt act for bid rigging conspiracies to en- sure that a party is indicted prior to statute of limitations expiring and methods of tolling statute of limita- tions

American University – Immigrant Justice Clinic, Washington, DC Dean’s Fellow, June – August 2013

• Determined whether to file a motion to reopen based on changed conditions after client received sentence modifications for previous criminal convictions

• Analyzed case of first impression dealing with the burden of proof required of asylee when filing beneficia- ry petition

Matthew B. Weber, Attorney, Miami, FL

Legal Assistant, March 2010 – May 2012

• Assisted attorney with case analysis, client conferences, and trial preparation

• Prepared applications and supporting documentation for stays of deportation, cancellation of removal, asy- lum, and VAWA petitions filed with USCIS and the Miami Immigration Court

• Drafted successful motions to reopen based on order of removal entered in absentia in removal proceedings SKILLS

• LexisNexis, Westlaw, Microsoft Office (including Sharepoint) LANGUAGES

• Spanish (native)

• Italian (proficient)

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