Delina Chantel Yasmeh - JD/LL.M
I am a dedicated attorney with a robust background in law, holding a Juris Doctorate and a Tax LL.M. My career spans high-stakes M&A transactions at PwC and Deloitte, significant successes in immigration law, and impactful advocacy in personal injury cases at Downtown LA Law Group. With expertise in complex litigation and a relentless commitment to justice.
EXPERIENCE
DTLA Law Group, Los Angeles, CA
Trial Attorney
November 2023-Present
I primarily concentrate on premise liability, governmental liability, assault, and personal injury litigation as well as workers' compensation, employment law, and mass torts matter. Currently, I am handling attorney on over one hundred matters. My proficiency includes navigating pre-litigation procedures and managing complex litigation proceedings.
Goldberg & Associates Los Angeles, CA
Senior Federal Immigration Attorney
November 2022 - October 2023
I was engaged in all facets of federal litigation cases pertaining to immigration law, encompassing asylum claims, deportation defense, and appeals. I achieved significant successes in my cases, securing favorable outcomes for clients navigating removal proceedings and asylum applications. I drafted motions, briefs, and petitions in federal courts, showcasing exceptional research and persuasive writing skills that resulted in advantageous rulings. Additionally, I provided expert legal advice and representation to clients throughout the immigration process, ensuring strict compliance with federal laws and regulations.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP San Francisco, CA
Senior Tax Consultant, M&A Deals
May 2022-November 2022
Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team of legal professionals and financial experts to provide comprehensive advisory support for corporate and private equity buyers. This encompassed a wide range of services including mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, investment strategies, financing structures, disposition alternatives, and post-transaction activities. Spearheaded intricate M&A transactions, (working on deals valued up to $3 billion), with a specific focus on due diligence, restructuring, integrations, and divestiture tactics. Managed the execution of extensive client engagements, involving target identification, assessment, and the creation of tailored transaction structure proposals and due diligence reports, ensuring precise alignment with engagement contracts and client objectives. I brought a wealth of hands-on experience across diverse industries, providing expert guidance to clients throughout the entire transaction lifecycle.
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited Los Angeles, CA
Senior Tax Consultant, M&A
September 2021-May 2022
Assisted corporate and private equity buyer clients with tax due diligence, tax structuring and tax modeling on buy-side and sell-side transactions. Prepared due diligence reports for C-suite audience, performed direct complex tax research and formulated tax-planning strategies, and performed tax research on complex technical tax issues across a broad spectrum of tax law. Developed work plans for components of engagements, coordinated activities between work streams and key tax issues in addition to synthesizing overall strategy by analyzing a wide variety of solutions, selecting the most relevant tools/techniques to meet specific client requirements.
Singer Lewak LLPLos Angeles, CA
Experienced Specialty Tax Advisory Associate
June 2020-August 2021
Assisted clients with in-depth research, analysis, consulting and modeling of complex tax issues. Projects included tax planning for M&A transactions, such as due diligence, pre-structuring, and after-tax cash modeling; tax research, opinion letters, analysis of new tax laws, responding to federal and state agency tax audits, and accounting method changes. I regularly worked directly with C-suite level clientele to consult in intricate tax matters and provide clarity on legal matters with no bright-line ruling.
Education
LL.M in Taxation
Loyola Law School
Juris Doctor
Loyola Law School
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
California State University, Northridge