Experience
Gabriela is an Associate in our Tyson’s Corner Office. Gabriela has experience defending clients in a diverse array of complex challenges and issues, ranging from representing consumer finance companies and other clients in consumer litigation and consumer arbitration and defending clients in construction, employment and professional liability disputes. Gabriela’s experience also includes advising clients on risk mitigation strategies and providing informed counsel on complex legal disputes affecting financial institutions and businesses.
Originally from Bolivia, Gabriela is a bilingual attorney fluent in English and Spanish. Her background has influenced her interests in making sure her practice includes providing actionable advice to clients with cross-border and multilingual needs, including translating and analyzing legal documents in Spanish.
Gabriela began her career clerking for 13 judges in the District Court of Maryland, sitting in Montgomery County. Prior to joining Rees Broome, Gabriela practiced at a Mid-Atlantic litigation firm and at a National Financial Services law firm.
News & Publications
- “Speaking Multiple Languages is Great for Business, but Do You Know When You are Required to Provide Translated Documents?”, Hudson Cook Insights, October 2024, co-authored with Chuck Dodge and Jason Esteves
- “To My Former Self: Advice I Wish I Had When Starting My Career as a Litigator”, American Bar Association, Litigation Section, August 2024, co-authored with Shreya Patel
- “Treasury Department Takes Interest in AI and Issues Request for Information”, American Bar Association, Business Law Today, July 2024, co-authored with Megan Nicholls
- “To Litigate or Arbitrate: That is the Question”, Hudson Cook Insights, May 2024, co-authored with Julia Whitelock
- “Breaking Barriers: Language Access Program and the New Landscape for Businesses”, Hudson Cook Insights, February 2024, co-authored with Chuck Dodge and Jason Esteves
- “Let’s Not Forget the Very Human Component of Maternity Leave”, American Bar Association Litigation Section, October 2023
- "It Takes Two to Tango: Steps a Finance Company Can Take to Protect Its Toes from a Dealership Partner with Two Left Feet," Hudson Cook Insights, July 2022, co-authored with Julia Whitelock
- "Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Finance: Regulatory Response in the European Union," American Bar Association's Year in Review, 2017;
- "Hey Siri, I'm Being Pulled Over," Joint PIJIP/TLS Research Paper Series. 70., 2021;
- "From Clerkship to Practice: Leaning on Your Clerkship to Avoid the Problems of Private Practice," American Bar Association Litigation Section, Judicial Intern Opportunity Program, February 2019
Affiliations
- Hispanic National Bar Association, Member
- 2022 Participant in the Corporate Counsel Conference Latina Leadership Academy
- American Bar Association, Member
- Pipeline to Practice, Board Member
Awards
- Recognized in the 2023 and 2024 editions of Best Lawyers Ones to Watch in Class Action Litigation