Alina Artunian

Alina’s pro bono practice has a focus on immigration relief (both at the hearing and appellate level) and she represents clients seeking political asylum, refugee relief, and withholding of removal to countries including Mexico, Afghanistan, and Russia. Most recently, Alina successfully secured a grant of asylum for her client, a student from Afghanistan fleeing the Taliban, through Mayer Brown’s Afghan Refugee Assistance Project.

Alina received her law degree from The University of Pennsylvania Law School. She joined the firm in 2017 and spent a year clerking on the US Court of International Trade for the Hon. Richard W. Goldberg before returning to Mayer Brown in 2020.

Outside of the Firm, Alina commits herself to helping local organizations that support equitable access to legal careers. Alina is the current Chair of the New York City Bar Association National Moot Court Committee and oversees the National Moot Court Competition, the oldest-running inter-law school event designed to promote the art of appellate advocacy. She also volunteers her time to PreProBono, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that helps low-income and underrepresented individuals gain admission to law school and pursue careers in the public interest sector.