Sophia Bavaro

Associate

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Sophia Bavaro

Associate

sbavaro@akingump.com

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  • Advises clients on financial restructuring matters.

Sophia Bavaro is an associate in the firm’s financial restructuring practice. Sophia assists debtors, creditors and other stakeholders in complex chapter 11 bankruptcy matters and out-of-court restructurings.

Sophia previously served as a criminal and family law clerk at the Connecticut Superior Court.

Sophia received a J.D. with honors from Emory University School of Law, where she founded Emory University School of Law’s first Chapter 7 Clinic and accordingly served as the first clinic editor of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal.

Education
  • J.D., Emory University School of Law, with honors, 2024

  • B.A., New York University, 2018

Clerkships
  • Connecticut Superior Court

Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia

Recognitions
  • Emory University School of Law, Robert Beynart Award for Professionalism and Ethics, 2024.
  • Emory University School of Law, the Hari Iyer Courage Award, 2024.
Affiliations and Public Service
  • President, Emory Federalist Society, 2023-2024.
  • Member, The Federalist Society, DC Young Lawyers Chapter.
  • Legal Extern, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, 2023.
  • Criminal Law Clerk, Connecticut Superior Court, 2019-2021.
  • Family Law Clerk, Connecticut Superior Court, 2018-2019.

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