Giselle Valdez

Giselle Valdez is an accomplished legal professional with diverse experience across prominent organizations, including serving as a Law Clerk for Senator Alex Padilla on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Valdez's background includes positions as a Corporate Summer Associate at Cooley LLP and an IP Transactional Summer Associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, as well as participation in the Google Legal Summer Institute. Valdez is also the founder of The Legal Gist, an innovative platform supporting underrepresented pre-law students, recognized with the Columbia Law Davis Polk Leadership Initiative Innovation Grant. Academic credentials include a JD from Columbia Law School, a postgraduate degree from the University of Oxford, and a Bachelor's from Columbia University. Additionally, Valdez has held editorial roles and internships that further solidified expertise in the legal field.