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NICOLE FANJUL PARTNER, LATHAM & WATKINS

PRACTICE PROFILE: Nicole Fanjul immigration matters and assisting immigrant victims of domestic
represents lenders and corporate bor- violence in obtaining the protections and benefits of the Violence
rowers in complex financings, with a Against Women Act. Nicole also spearheaded Latham’s ongoing
particular focus on syndicated lever- Anti-Racism and Allyship Discussion Series for all lawyers and
aged finance and direct lending. She staff in the firm’s New York office to help foster continued conver-
has advised on the some of the largest sation and education around systemic racism and anti-Blackness.
acquisition financings in recent years.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Partner, Latham & Watkins, January
LEADERSHIP, PRO BONO AND CIVIC 2019-present; associate, December 2009-December 2018
WORK: Nicole serves as co-deputy
managing partner of Latham’s New York office. She has served as EDUCATION:
the Local Leader of the New York office’s Black Lawyers Affinity J.D., Harvard Law School, 2009
Group and as a member of the firm’s Women Enriching Busi- B.A., Duke University, 2006
ness Committee, Associates Committee, and Training & Career
Enhancement Committee. Last year, Nicole served on Latham’s
Recruiting Committee, navigating unique recruiting challenges WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUNG LAWYERS?
during the COVID-19 pandemic and driving the firm’s diversity Even if you have a projected career path in mind, you never know
recruitment efforts, which resulted in the most diverse summer how circumstances will evolve. Start building a network of profes-
associate class in the firm’s history, while doubling the number sional contacts early and cast a wide net, because it’s impossible to
of 2L Diversity Scholarships for the 2021 summer program. She predict who may prove to be meaningful to the growth of your career.
maintains an active pro bono practice, frequently advising on

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ALISON FRICK FOUNDING PARTNER, KAUFMAN LIEB LEBOWITZ & FRICK

PRACTICE PROFILE: Ali Frick’s EDUCATION:
practice focuses on a broad range of J.D., Yale Law School, 2012
litigation matters, primarily focused B.A., magna cum laude, Yale College, 2007
on civil rights, ranging from housing
and employment discrimination, to
police and prison brutality, sexual
harassment, and abuse of the dis-
abled, among other areas.

LEADERSHIP, PRO BONO AND
CIVIC WORK: Ali is an active member of the Civil Rights
Committee of the New York City Bar Association and of the
Civil Rights Committee of the Federal Bar Association.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE:
Kaufman Lieb Lebowitz & Frick, March 2020-present WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUNG LAWYERS?
Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel, September Your day-to-day happiness in your job depends almost entirely
2013-February 2020 on whom you surround yourself with. If you find colleagues you
Hon. Anita B. Brody, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of like and respect, all the highs of the legal profession are sweeter,
Pennsylvania, September 2012-August 2013 and all the lows more endurable.
Nina Totenberg, NPR (Legal Affairs intern), Summer 2012

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