Elena Acevedo Dalcourt

Elena Acevedo Dalcourt is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group and the Hispanic Latino Business Group in Sheppard Mullin's Del Mar office. 

Areas of Practice

Elena recently graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley and joined Sheppard Mullin October 1, 2007. 

Elena is a member of the firm's Green/Sustainability Committee in charge of conceiving of and implementing office practices designed to reduce the firm's resource consumption and impact on the environment.  Elena aims to advise clients on ways that global climate change will effect their industries and future reporting and compliance requirements.

Education

• J.D., University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 2007, California Law Review, Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law and Justice
• B.A., University of Southern California, 2003, Cum laude, Dean's List, Presidential Scholar, Latino Honor Society

Memberships

• California Women Lawyers
• Lawyers Club

Articles

• Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice, Vol. 20 (2005) (A continuation of Berkeley Women’s Law Journal) 
• “The Latina Paradox: Cultural Barriers to the Equitable Receipt of Welfare Services Under Modern Welfare Reform”