Chelsea J. Burkhart

Chelsea is an Associate in the New York office.

Before joining ArentFox Schiff, Chelsea served as a law clerk at the US Court of International Trade to the Hon. Leo M. Gordon, and prior to that, to the Hon. Lisa W. Wang. In those roles, she assisted with case management, prepared oral argument questions, and drafted opinions addressing issues of customs law, trade remedies, administrative law, and federal civil litigation. Additionally, as Judge Wang’s first term-clerk, she helped establish chambers procedures, supervised interns, and supported daily operations.

Earlier in her career, Chelsea served as a New York Pro Bono Scholar with the Legal Aid Society’s Manhattan Criminal Defense Practice, where she represented clients under attorney supervision, conducted client interviews, and argued before New York Criminal Court judges. She also gained experience as an intern for a tech company, where she conducted compliance research and drafted risk analyses. Chelsea was also a judicial intern to the Hon. Christopher Honigsberg, where she conducted legal research and drafted memoranda in criminal matters.