Nathan J. Bu is a Trial Attorney at the United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, where he defends the United States in toxic tort litigation. He is a former law clerk to the Honorable Mary Beck Briscoe (United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit) and to the Honorable Robin M. Meriweather (United States District Court for the District of Columbia). He received his J.D. from Columbia Law School and his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University. Prior to law school, he taught eighth grade English in Las Vegas, Nevada through Teach for America. 

Mark is an international trade associate at WilmerHale LLP, where he focuses on advising clients on trade policy, international agreements, trade controls, and antidumping and countervailing duty litigation.  While in law school, he was an active member of APALSA and worked as a legal extern at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and civil litigation extern at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY).  Mark earned his JD from New York University School of Law and his bachelor’s degree from University of Pennsylvania.

Yusuf is clerking for the Honorable Angela M. Eaves at the Supreme Court of Maryland. Previously, he clerked for the Honorable John M. Maloney at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. Yusuf has overseen 25 jury trials from voir dire to verdict. He holds a J.D. from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law and a B.S. from the University of Nebraska. During law school, Yusuf served as President of CUA Law SBA, Treasurer of CUA Law APALSA and received both the Columbus Award and the Vincent Miraglia Award.here

Roozbeh Gorgin is Senior Intellectual Property Counsel at FIS, where he manages complex legal matters to protect FIS’ intellectual property assets, with an expanded leadership focus on patent strategy, patent portfolio development, and the rapidly evolving domain of AI law and governance. 

In addition to his legal practice, Roozbeh has demonstrated a strong commitment to professional mentorship and service within the legal community. He previously served on the board of the Iranian American Bar Association’s DC Chapter, including as Vice President and Events Chair, where he helped lead strategic initiatives, organize educational and community-focused programming, and mentor law students through the organization’s mentorship efforts. 

He has also worked with the broader affinity bar community in Washington, D.C., including helping organize collaborative programming and moderating panels at AEF’s annual Wone Conference. 

Before entering the legal profession, Roozbeh worked as an engineer, an experience that continues to inform his practical, interdisciplinary approach to advising innovators and engaging with the next generation of attorneys. 

Roozbeh earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law. As a member of the AEF board, he is honored to support AEF’s mission of expanding mentorship, educational programming, and opportunities for law students in the Greater Washington, D.C. area.

Benjamin R. Reyes concentrates his practice on a wide range of general litigation and complex matters including White Collar Defense and Investigations, Insurance Recovery, IP Litigation, Securities Litigation, Government Contracts, and general Commercial Litigation.

Benjamin previously served as a summer associate at Blank Rome. Prior to joining the firm, Benjamin served as a judicial extern for the Hon. Judge Timothy J. Kelly at the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia and a student law clerk for the United States Agency for International Development, Office of the Inspector General in their Office of the General Counsel. And before he pursued his legal career, Benjamin served in the federal government as a senior policy and planning analyst at the agency and department level of the Department of Homeland Security where he worked in strategic planning and formulated multi-year appropriations for information technology initiatives.

During law school, Benjamin served as a student attorney for the AU WCL Defense Clinic, a note and comment editor for the American University Law Review, and a research assistant in the areas of criminal defense. He was member of AU WCL’s nationally-ranked mock trial team where he competed in multiple competitions throughout the country and was awarded with the AU WCL Professor Anthony Morella Professionalism Award in Trial Advocacy.