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RISING STARS

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EJIM ACHI SHAREHOLDER, GREENBERG TRAURIG

PRACTICE PROFILE: Ejim Peter Achi MBA Student, Yale School of Management, 2011-2013
represents private equity sponsors Associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, 2006-2011
in connection with buyouts, merg-
ers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint EDUCATION:
ventures, restructurings and other M.B.A., Yale School of Management, 2013
investments spanning a wide range of J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2006
industries and sectors, with particu- B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2002
lar emphasis on technology, health
care, industrials, consumer packaged
goods, hospitality and infrastructure.

LEADERSHIP, PRO BONO AND CIVIC WORK: Ejim is co-
managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s New York office
and co-chair of the firm’s New York corporate practice. He is
a board member of ILIMI Foundation and a board member of
The Harlem Symphony Orchestra. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUNG LAWYERS?
Instead of being occupied with finding your passion in your 20s and 30s,
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: find what you are good at and patiently invest (through hard work) in
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, 2017-present becoming even better at it. In so doing, you will discover your passion
Associate, Hogan Lovells, 2015-2017 and reap the benefits of your focus and effort over all of those years.
Associate, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, 2013-2015

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RACHEL BEARDSLEY PARTNER, FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN & LOEWY

PRACTICE PROFILE: Rachel Beards- their dependent family members). Additionally, for the past
ley practices exclusively in the field of several years, Rachel has been actively involved in the youth
business immigration law and advises development organization Rocking the Boat.
a diverse client base on corporate
immigration matters, including non- PRIOR EXPERIENCE:
immigrant visas, consular processing, Partner, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, July 2017-pres-
permanent residence and citizenship, ent; associate, June 2008-June 2017
and ensures clients’ compliance with Associate, Grant, Herrmann, Schwartz & Klinger, August 2006-
evolving immigration laws, Depart- June 2008
ment of Labor regulations and U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services policies. Her clients range EDUCATION:
from global Fortune 500 companies to boutique clients in an B.A., with distinction, Iowa State University, 2002
array of sectors, as well as professional athletes. J.D., cum laude, Brooklyn Law School, 2006
LEADERSHIP, PRO BONO AND CIVIC WORK: Rachel actively
participates in several pro bono initiatives, including volunteer- WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUNG LAWYERS?
ing at the ICE Immigration Detention Centers in Dilley, Tex., and Feedback is a gift. It is critically important to really listen and to
Elizabeth, N.J. She also prepares immigration applications for digest what your managers are sharing with you on how you can
pro bono clients, including Special Immigrant Juvenile filings develop and improve.
for unaccompanied minor children and green card applica-
tions for asylees and U visa holders (victims of crimes and

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