Besrat GebrewoldBesrat J. Gebrewold joined Cohen Milstein as an associate in 2007 and is a member of the Antitrust practice group. Ms. Gebrewold will be working on In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation (E.D.N.Y.), a multi-billion dollar antitrust action alleging that the world’s major cargo airlines colluded in setting the amounts of various surcharges they imposed on their customers, In Re Air Transportation Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.), a federal antitrust action challenging a conspiracy among airlines to fix the amount of the fuel surcharge imposed on flights to and from Heathrow airport in London, and In Re Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation (E.D.N.Y.), alleging a conspiracy by Chinese manufacturers to fix prices and control the supply of vitamin C for export. Prior to joining the firm as an associate, Ms. Gebrewold worked as a paralegal in the firm’s Antitrust, Unsafe Drugs & Environmental Health Threats, and Consumer Protection practice groups for four years and as a law clerk for three years. She also worked as a summer associate at Cohen Milstein in 2006. Ms. Gebrewold has an LL.B from Addis Ababa University, Faculty of Law in Ethiopia and an LL.M in Common Law Studies from Georgetown University Law Center where she was a Fulbright Scholar. She received a J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law in May 2007 where she was a member of the Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law. Ms. Gebrewold is admitted to practice in Maryland. Her application to the District of Columbia Bar is pending and she is currently practicing under the supervision of Charles E. Tompkins, an enrolled active member of the District of Columbia Bar, pursuant to Rule 49(c)(8) of the Rules of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Contact: bgebrewold@cmht.com Practice Area: |
