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ALBERTINA ANTOGNINI
559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305 • 917.442.2555
[email protected]
EDUCATION
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, J.D., cum laude, 2008
Activities:
Professor Lewis Sargentich, Teaching Assistant for Torts
Human Rights Program Fellow
International Law Journal, Editor
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, B.A., Comparative Literature, Departmental Honors Program, with Distinction, 2004
Thesis:
“The Literary Practice of Philosophy: The Phenomenology of Palomar”
Honors:
Robert M. Golden Medal Award for finest undergraduate honors thesis in the humanities
Urmy-Hardy Poetry Prize for best work of poetry written by an undergraduate
Honor Roll and Highest Academic Honors from El Centro Chicano and Latino
Activities:
Honors College Program, Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
Stanford Undergraduate Research Journal (SURJ), Associate Editor, Humanities Section
Stanford Chamber Groups, Violinist
Stanford Program in Florence, Italy; Vista Magazine Contributor and Editor
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE & JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP
THOMAS C. GREY FELLOW, Stanford Law School, Palo Alto, CA
2011-present
Research and write in areas of family law, immigration law, trusts and estates, and property. Participate in Stanford
Fellow Workshops and Faculty Workshops. Design and teach courses in federal litigation and legal writing, analysis, and
rhetoric. Received average student evaluation score of 4.9/5.0 for Legal Research and Writing and average student
evaluation score of 4.7/5.0 for Federal Litigation (full student and faculty evaluations available upon request).
THE HON. ROSEMARY S. POOLER, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, SECOND CIRCUIT
Law Clerk.
2010-2011
FREDERICK SHELDON FELLOWSHIP, Paris, France
2008-2009
Researcher of Law. Conducted research project on immigration law and families in France, hosted by École Normale
Supérieure. Worked with the organizations Groupe d’Information et de Soutien des Immigrés, Association des Familles
Victimes du Saturnisme, and Autremonde. Researched legal issues surrounding family reunification, prepared summaries
of and reports on current immigration laws, visited and interviewed immigrant families, and resolved legal questions.
Participated in research seminar and presented findings in talk titled “Locating the Family in France and the United States:
Where is the Home in Immigration Law.”
PROFESSOR DUNCAN KENNEDY, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
Spring 2008
Research Assistant. Gathered information on constitutional movements in Iran, China, and Turkey. Wrote research paper
tying the events to central themes of Prof. Kennedy’s Globalizations course. Chose relevant legal, historical, and
sociological articles to assign as readings.
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS AND WORKS-IN-PROGRESS
The Limits of Family Unity in Immigration Law (job talk; draft available)
From Citizenship to Custody: Unwed Fathers Abroad and at Home, 36 HARVARD JOURNAL OF LAW & GENDER 405
(2013)
TEACHING INTERESTS
Primary: Family Law, Immigration Law, Trusts and Estates, Property
Secondary: Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, Administrative Law, Evidence, Comparative Law, Feminist Legal Theory
ALBERTINA ANTOGNINI
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS PROJECT, New York, NY
2010
Volunteer Staff Attorney. Wrote legal memoranda on: FOIA privacy exemptions; FOIA administrative exhaustion
requirement; BIA precedent involving missed appeal deadlines based on ineffective assistance of counsel. Engaged in
ongoing FOIA litigation; drafted FOIA complaints; drafted FOIA requests. Participated in class action including
educating and organizing plaintiffs, drafting litigation material, planning settlement negotiations. Researched legal
questions involving Fourth Amendment; jurisdictional issues surrounding 8 U.S.C. §§ 1231 and 1252; due process
requirements, with a focus on detentions.
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP, New York, NY and Paris, France
Summer 2007
Summer Associate. Worked primarily in litigation department, with a focus on international arbitration and public
international law. Researched ATS claims, specifically how courts have decided punitive damages and SOL issues.
Worked on preparing joint venture between two international companies. Researched ICSID precedent for memo
discussing application of domestic or international law to specific cases. Drafted client memo on potential outcomes based
on research of NAD cases.
ASOCIACIÓN POR LOS DERECHOS CIVILES, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Summer 2006
Harvard Human Rights Intern. Worked in the Justice Department of the NGO, focusing on Argentinean (national and
provincial) Supreme Court reform. Researched jurisdictional scope of Argentine courts. Summarized and analyzed recent
Supreme Court cases. Composed memo proposing possible Supreme Court reforms. Directed research projects of fellow
interns.
CULTURAL FOUNDATION OF THE BBVA, Madrid, Spain
2004-2005
Research Assistant, Development Intern. Worked in the Editorial and Public Opinion Departments of the Fundación
Banco de Bilbao, Vizcaya y Argentaria, a multinational banking group. Conducted research on comparative cultural
practices of different countries, formulated questionnaires, analyzed questionnaire data, and organized symposiums.
THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER, San Diego, CA
Fall 2004
Freelance Writer. Wrote book reviews for the Books section: “‘Head’ Games,” Dec. 19, 2004 (available at
http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041219/news_mz1v19head.html); “Water Music,” Nov. 7, 2004 (available at
http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041107/news_lz1v7seas.html); “From a Distance,” Sept. 5, 2004 (available at
http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040905/news_lz1v5farewell.html).
SOUTH PARK YOUTH CENTER, San Diego, CA
Summers 2001- 2004
Teacher and Activities Coordinator. Served as a bilingual tutor-mentor for group of twenty students between the ages of
8-18. Organized activities and courses. Published two articles in conjunction with the experience.
SELECTED SPEAKING PRESENTATIONS
Presenter, The Limits of Family Unity in Immigration Law, Emerging Immigration Law Scholars and Teachers
Conference, UC Irvine School of Law (June 2013).
Presenter, The Myth of Family Unity in Immigration Law, Law and Society Association, Boston (June 2013).
Moderator, The Role of the Legal System in Domestic Violence, The Women of Stanford Law and The Center on the
Legal Profession, Stanford Law School (Nov. 2012).
Presenter, Locating the Family in France and the United States: Where is the Home in Immigration Law, Séminaires
Sciences Sociales et Immigration, École Normale Superieure, France (June 2009).
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ALBERTINA ANTOGNINI
LANGUAGES
Bilingual English and Spanish. Fluent French and Italian.
BAR ADMISSION
New York.
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