Immediately prior to joining the firm, Mr. Braunstein served as a law clerk to the Honorable Elizabeth D. Laporte of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. His previous experience also includes work as a commercial litigator at another New York law firm. Mr. Braunstein received his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where he served as a Contributing Editor of the Michigan Law Review. He received his B.A. magna cum laude from Skidmore College.