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Gabriel is currently working within the firm’s rotation program, which is customized for each associate’s interests and the needs of the firm. The rotation program enables associates to work in multiple practice areas before choosing areas of specialization. During this time, Gabriel is receiving training from senior lawyers in multiple practice areas.

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While attending law school, Gabriel served as the president of Case Western Reserve’s Student Bar Association, representing nearly 600 students and overseeing funding of over 20 student organizations. He is a published author on topics related to international commercial disputes, sovereign immunity and state-owned enterprises. Gabriel has tutored over 100 students on federal court procedure, strategy and constitutional law. Before entering into legal practice, he advised middle-market and Fortune 500 companies on manufacturing, chemical, energy, transit, and oil and gas competitive dynamics.

Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 2023

Cornell University, B.S., 2018

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<p>Examples of Gabe’s experience include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Supporting the drafting of pleadings and motions to obtain injunctive relief.</li>
<li>Assisting senior attorneys in filing petition for extraordinary writ in the Supreme Court of Ohio.</li>
<li>Revising governance documents for local nonprofits.</li>
<li>Overseeing $7+ million allocation to nonprofit administrative units.</li>
<li>Drafting intraorganizational funding covenants.</li>
<li>Conducting interviews and analyzing consumer-behavior trends to build economic forecasting models.</li>
<li>Advising higher-education boards of trustees on campus welfare, infrastructure and community conduct policies.</li>
</ul>


Gabriel D. Kaufman

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<li>Contributor, <a href="https://www.thompsonhine.com/insights/supreme-courts-overruling-of-chevron-delivers-blow-to-federal-administrative-state/">“Supreme Court’s Overruling of <em>Chevron</em> Delivers Blow to Federal Administrative State,” Thompson Hine <em>Environmental Update</em>, July 2024</a></li>
<li>“The Ghost of Dunhill: How Commercial Activity Silently Escaped the Act of State Doctrine,” Note: <em>Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law</em>, 55 Case W. Res. J. Int&#8217;l L. 577, 2023</li>
</ul>


Publications

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<li>CALI Excellence for the Future Award for highest achievement in Conflict of Laws</li>
<li>Case Western Reserve School of Law, commencement speaker, 2023</li>
<li>Case Western Reserve School of Law, Law Student of the Year, 2023<br />
Student Organization Leadership Award, 2023</li>
</ul>
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Distinctions

<h3>Professional Associations</h3>
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<li>Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association</li>
<li>Federal Bar Association</li>
<li>Case Western Reserve University School of Law Alumni Association Board (2022-2023)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Community Activities</h3>
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<li>Case Western Reserve University Student Bar Association, president (2022-2023), treasurer (2021-2022), senator (2020-2021)</li>
<li>Case Western Reserve University School of Law Faculty Appointments Committee, member (2021-2023)</li>
<li>Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Civil Procedure and Constitutional Law tutor (2021-2022)</li>
<li>University School Class of 2014 Reunion Planning Committee, chair (2019-present)</li>
<li>Cornell University Assembly, chair (2016-2018)</li>
</ul>


Gabriel D.Kaufman

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