Era Gjonbalaj
Associate
While at UC Berkeley School of Law, Era honed her research and writing skills as an editor of the Berkeley Journal of International Law. Prior to law school, she reviewed consumer fraud complaints at the Office of the New York State Attorney General and assisted with client management at a trust and estate firm.
Related Practices
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Defending a freight forwarder in litigation brought pursuant to the novel Helms-Burton Act
- Representing a insurance broker in a subpoena response and defense of depositions in an insurance coverage case
- Represented a hotel management company in a matter concerning alleged violations of trade secret protection laws and improper use of confidential information
- Defended a policyholder in commercial insurance coverage dispute arising out of workers’ compensation and employer liability coverages
- Represented a policyholder in a coverage case arising out of a director and officer and management liability insurance policy
- Assisted in the defense of a personal injury suit against a high-profile client
- Served on a team representing the settlor of a trust in its dispute with a former trustee
- Served on a team representing a hospitality company in its trade secrets suit against a competitor company formed by former employees
- Defended a professional employer organization in a breach of contract action
- Assisted in drafting a Delaware Chancery Court breach of contract action
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. University of California Berkeley School of Law 2024
- Berkeley Law Dean's Fellowship
- Senior publishing editor, Berkeley Journal of International LawLaw clerk, California Department of Justice
- Board member and student advocate, California Asylum Representation Clinic
- Student clinician, Berkeley Law Environmental Law Clinic
- Law student intern, Litigation Bureau, New York State Attorney General
- Student advocate, Berkeley Law Afghanistan Project
- B.A. History summa cum laude New York University 2021
- Dean's Award for Scholarship, College of Arts and Sciences
- June Schlesinger Katz International Research Scholarship
- Dean's Undergraduate Research Fund
- Publisher, NYU International Relations Insider
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Member, New York City Bar Association
- Member, Albanian American Bar Association
Community
Community
Pro Bono
- Successfully represented an asylum applicant in securing a grant of asylum