Afshan Amber Bhatia
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EDUCATION
Privacy and Data Protection (IAPP) Certification - Certified Information Privacy Professional /US (CIPP/ US) – expected March 2025
Elon University School of Law - Greensboro, NC
Juris Doctor, December 2022
Emory University - Atlanta, GA
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, May 2019
EXPERIENCE
Avant-Garde Legal, PC March 2025 - current
AI & Privacy Legal Fellow
• Conducting legal research on AI governance, data privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA, CPRA), and emerging federal and state regulations
• Draft memos, policy recommendations, and compliance guidelines for businesses and organizations
• Writing articles for the firm on new legislation and its implications in AI and data privacy
• Manage and summer interns, overseeing research projects and guiding their work on AI and privacy-related topics
• Creating professional content for the firm relating to emerging data privacy news and laws Lorium Law PLLC – Boca Raton, FL March 2023 - 2024 Corporate Associate
• Conducted complex legal research in LexisNexis and Westlaw for transactional matters in M&A, real estate, bankruptcy, and intellectual property for multimillion dollar deals
• Negotiated, drafted, and reviewed contracts for corporate entities
• Supported to up to five partners in corporate matters including M&A, intellectual property, corporate, trusts, estates, and real estate matters Lorium Law PLLC – Fort Lauderdale, FL June-August 2022 Summer Associate/Law Clerk
• Supported up to six partners and attorneys in drafting agreements and bylaws, conducting legal research for distressed bankruptcy litigation, coding documents for discovery in Everlaw, redlining contracts, and learning business development strategies Business and Entrepreneurship Clinic – Greensboro, NC March-May 2022 Resident In-Practice
• Provided services to entrepreneurs and small business owners including entity advising, organizational document drafting and review, contract review and drafting, intellectual property advising, and non-profit formation/tax exempt status Law Firm of Lawson McKinley –Atlanta, GA July-August 2021 1L Summer Intellectual Property Legal Intern
• Created, researched, and designed the firm’s “name, image, likeness” NCAA legal handbook for professional and client distribution
• Conducted extensive legal research and drafted memorandums on novel legal issues regarding the newest social media platforms such as Tik Tok
• Directly supported Office Managing Partner, Attorney Lawson with client management Seyfarth Shaw LLP –Atlanta, GA January- August 2020 Immigration Paralegal/Legal Administrative Assistant
• Supported up to four senior paralegals and six Business Immigration attorneys and partners in busy immigration law practice
• Prepared and filed hundreds of employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas including H-1Bs, L-1s, TNs, PERMs, Preference Petitions, and Adjustment of Status Applications for corporate client
Troutman Pepper - Atlanta, GA May-December 2019
Marketing and Client Service Database Assistant
• Performed Internal and external research for LexisNexis’s database, InterAction