Nareeneh Sohbatian

Pro Bono Counsel - Immigration @ Winston & Strawn LLP

Country

United States

City

Los Angeles

Industry

Law Practice

Skill

Labor and Employment Law, Language access, Immigration Issues, Healthcare, Public Benefits, Policy Analysis, International Human Rights, Refugee Law, Legal Spanish, Asylum, Family Law, Probate Law, Immigration Law, U.S. Immigration, Immigration Policy, Pro Bono

Experience

Pro Bono Counsel - Immigration

Winston & Strawn LLP

2023-5 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

Immigration Pro Bono Managing Attorney

Winston & Strawn LLP

2022-5 - 2023-5 · 1 yr 1 mo

Immigration Pro Bono Supervisory Attorney

Winston & Strawn LLP

2017-9 - 2022-5 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Practice Attorney

Winston & Strawn LLP

2016-2 - 2017-9 · 1 yr 8 mos

Adjunct/Moot Court Coach

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

2012-9 - 2020-5 · 7 yrs 9 mos

Prepared Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court teams for written and oral competitions in Washington, D.C., including 2020 3rd Best English Memorial for State, 2018 3rd Best English Memorial for Victims and 3rd Best English Oralist for Victims, 2015 Best English Memorial for Victims, and 2014 Semifinalists, Best English Oralist for State, and Best English Memorial for State.

Pro Bono Attorney, International Human Rights Clinic

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

2014-6 - 2015-8 · 1 yr 3 mos

Drafted response to United Nations Human Rights Committee to address Ecuador’s denial of violations of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Researched international refugee legal protections and Guatemalan human rights violations

Managing Attorney

Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project

2014-11 - 2016-2 · 1 yr 4 mos

Represented clients in Spanish in affirmative and defensive immigration cases, family, and probate court proceedings. Restructured organization and developed streamlining process to improve management of hundreds of cases. Trained and supervised attorneys, paralegal, and support staff; recruited, interviewed, and hired staff and interns. Oversaw contract applications and compliance and negotiated memoranda of understanding.