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Simpson Thacher Wins Asylum for Undocumented Child from Guatemala

09.15.14
Simpson Thacher successfully secured a grant of asylum on behalf of a Guatemalan pro bono client, an unaccompanied minor who feared persecution in his home country by a family member who severely abused him. The matter was referred to the Firm by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Simpson Thacher team included Associates Anjali Kulkarni and Jinna Kwak, and was supervised by Partner Alexis Coll-Very.