Madison Breshears
Law Clerk
Supervised by attorneys in New York
Madison Breshears obtained her juris doctorate with a concentration in the regulation of financial services from George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, where she was the 2019 F.A. Hayek Law and Economics Scholarship recipient. Prior to joining DWT's financial services practice group, Madison served as a legal intern to Commissioner Hester Peirce at the Securities Exchange Commission as well as a research assistant at the Cato Institute, where she assisted legal and policy scholars within the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives. Madison has worked closely on academic and legal matters pertaining to digital assets and blockchain technology, securities enforcement actions and defense, as well as banking law and legal issues faced by various regulated financial intermediaries.
Education
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J.D., George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, 2022
- F.A. Hayek Law, Legislation, and Liberty Full Tuition Scholarship Recipient
- Dean's Scholar
- Candidate Member at the Journal of Law & Economic Policy
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B.A., English, University of California, Berkeley, 2017
Background
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- Law Clerk, McGonigle PC, Washington, D.C., 2022
- Honors Intern, Security and Exchange Commission, Office of Commissioner Hester Peirce, Washington, D.C., 2020-2021
- Research Assistant, Cato Institute, Center for Monetary & Financial Alternatives, Washington, D.C., 2020
- Research Assistant, Liberty and Law Center, Antonin Scalia Law School, Arlington, Va., 2020
- Legal Assistant, Watkins & Letofsky LLP, Santa Ana, Calif., 2018-2019
- Legal Intern, Office of the Orange County District Attorney, Santa Ana, Calif., 2018
- Legal Intern, Juvenile Defenders, Orange, Calif., 2017