Scholar Profile
Christina Andersen
Law
Biography
Christina received her J.D. from Yale Law School in May 2009. Her focus was on international law, specifically in the areas of human rights law and criminal law. Christina is currently a Counsel at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. Christina was previously a Counsel at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLC. Prior to that, she was a Special Counsel at Baker Botts LLP and a Senior Counsel at Advance and an Associate in Sullivan & Cromwell's Litigation Group and Labor and Employment Law Group. She has represented financial institutions and other corporations in complex civil litigation, including class-action suits, arbitration and mediation proceedings and corporate internal investigations.
High school: Stuyvesant High School
Degrees
| College | Year | Degree |
|---|---|---|
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA |
2003 | A.B. Government |
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT |
2006 | M.A. Political Science |
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT |
2009 | J.D. Law |
News and Highlights
On to greater things. Christina Andersen, MS ‘99, has acceptd an offer as a first-year associate with Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP to start in the fall of 2009, following her graduation from Yale Law School.
Milken Scholar goes international. Christina Andersen, MS ‘99, will compete in the 2009 International Criminal Court Trial competition, as a member of Yale Law School’s moot court team..