Marissa Benavides

Marissa Benavides is an experienced attorney currently serving as an Impact Litigation Attorney at BraunHagey & Borden LLP since April 2023. Prior to this role, Benavides worked as an Associate at Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP from September 2019 to March 2023 and gained valuable experience as a Law Clerk for the Honorable L. Felipe Restrepo at the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit between June 2018 and August 2019. Benavides also served as a Litigation Associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates from September 2016 to June 2018 and worked as a Teaching Assistant for CopyrightX at Harvard Law School in early 2016. Benavides began legal training as a Student Attorney at the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau from May 2014 to May 2016, where prior summer experience as a Summer Associate at Skadden, Arps was obtained in the summer of 2015. Educational qualifications include a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Harvard Law School, a Certificate in Advanced Mandarin Chinese from Nanjing University, and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science and International Studies from Yale University.