Assistant Administrative

Natália Azevedo de Carvalho

Address: **** *. ******* ***., ******, IL, 61801 - Phone number: 217-***-**** - Email: ********@********.***

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Candidate for LL.M Degree, May 2012

Fall 2011 Semester:

4.0 GPA, earned High Honors for the semester and two CALI Award for the courses Environmental Law & Policy I and Administrative Law.

Also took the courses Introduction to U.S. Law and Remedies, in addition to taking an Environmental Sustainability course in the University s School of Landscape Architecture (A- average).

Participation in the ABA Negotiation Competition for LL.Ms.

Spring 2012 Semester:

Enrolled in Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Wildlife Law, and Introduction to U.S. Advocacy.

Developing an Independent Study project regarding a comparative perspective of the U.S./Brazil judicial review of administrative environmental law acts, and what that entails for U.S. companies seeking to, or already in the process, of applying for an environmental permit in Brazil.

Participation in the Champaign Courthouse Watching Program

Winner of the ABA Client Counseling Competition for LL.Ms.

Research assistant in Administrative Law to Professor Jud Mathews (University of Illinois).

(2011): FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Law School, São Paulo, Brazil - Bachelor s degree in Brazilian Law:

1st place in the Law School s admission exam (2007) and top three in class from 2007 to 2011.

Awarded a merit scholarship by FGV to the University of Illinois LL.M in 2011 (one student per year is chosen to attend their last semester of Law School at the University of Illinois, which also counts as the first semester of the LL.M program).

Environmental & International Law Study Groups at FGV:

Preparation for the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in 2007 (writing of memorials defending each point of view expressed in the case presented by the competition);

Preparation for the ICC International Mediation Competition in 2008 (role-playing negotiation meetings regarding International Commerce);

Arbitration Study Group in 2009 (study of rules and articles on the subject);

Environmental Law Study Group in 2010 (study of the Brazilian Supreme Court cases on the subject).

Professional Experience

Internship in Environmental Law and Civil Environmental Litigation at Pinheiro Neto Advogados (www.pinheironeto.com.br) from January 2010, to February 2011

Mainly focused in (i) civil and administrative litigation; (ii) legal consulting and auditing; and (iii) contracts.

Promoted to Legal Assistant at Pinheiro Neto Advogados, in March 2011 (São Paulo, Brazil).

Writing of legal briefs for lawsuits and administrative procedures involving hydroelectric, thermoelectric and aeolian energy plants, soy producers, oil companies, ironworks (amongst others), Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) Projects, and drafting of legal opinions and legislation consults.

Editorial Assistant at “Editorial 25” Publishing House (www.editorial25.com.br) from June 2010 to December 2010 (São Paulo, Brazil).

Drafting of publishing and copyright contracts and of legislation consults related to Intellectual Property.

Professional License

Approved on the Sao Paulo Bar Exam, Brazil, in May, 2011

Sitting for the New York Bar Exam in July, 2012

Languages

Portuguese (native)

Fluent English: Score of 113/120 in the TOEFL- IBT and “Pass with Merit” in the Cambridge Certificate in English Language Skills (CELS) – Level Higher;

Advanced French

Extracurricular Activities

Author of four children’s books in Brazil: “Kelly Martoer e o Jardim de Raios” (Kelly Martoer and the Garden of Lightnings), in 2003; “Kelly Martoer e o Mistério do Rei” (Kelly Martoer and the Mystery of the King), in 2004; “Kelly Martoer e a Máquina do Tempo” (Kelly Martoer and the Time Machine) ), in 2006 (www.ftd.com.br/busca=kelly-martoer/canal=5) and “E quando eu crescer?” (What to be when I grow up?) (www.editorial25.com.br/lancamentos.html), in 2011.

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