Brian B. | Leland

Brian B.

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Studied at UC Berkeley School of Law

Works at California Ivy Admissions Consultants

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Work Experience

Senior Admissions Consultant

California Ivy Admissions Consultants

April 2019 - Present

Counsel clients on admissions strategies for graduate programs (JD/MBA/MA/MSc/MPP) at top-ranked universities. Clients admitted to Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Berkeley, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, NYU, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, UCLA, USC, RISD, King's College, and London School of Economics. Tutoring, Coaching and +5 skills

Founder

GoFi Ledger

November 2017 - September 2019

Blockchain technology that allows personal health and wellness companies to better track, audit, and share product provenance information through a decentralized, immutable, and transparent data structure. Developed concept, performed market research, and retained advisors. Completed a pre-seed funding round.

Counsel

Law Offices of Lauren A. Vazquez

July 2016 - September 2017

Advised clients on business entity formation, state and local regulatory compliance, and civil litigation. Provided initial consultations for LLC entity formation, advised on transition from Proposition 215 to the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act and corresponding local permit, state license, labeling, and employment requirements. Analyzed licensing eligibility and counseled on limitations of Cole Memo for state law compliant businesses. Researched breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty issues and drafted preliminary motions for a civil dispute between a client and their former business partner.

Legislative Fellow

ACLU

February 2016 - June 2016

Lobbied for criminal justice reform and digital privacy protections. Analyzed the constitutionality of eliminating the bail bond system and assessed case law on warrantless electronic searches of juveniles in state custody. Provided written or verbal legislative committee testimony for over 25 bills, lobbied senior California regulators, collaborated with stakeholder coalitions to propose amendments to legislation, and drafted legal memoranda.