Leonie Arendt-Cassetta

Leonie Arendt-Cassetta is an experienced attorney and policy advisor with a diverse background in legal and international affairs. Currently serving as an EC/VC Attorney at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP since 2022, Leonie has previously held positions as a Policy Advisor at the United Nations OCHA from 2018 to 2025 and at the United Nations Foundation from 2020 to 2022. Prior experience includes roles as a Senior Associate and Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright from 2012 to 2017, and as a Law Clerk (Rechtsreferendarin) at various institutions including the Bavarian State Ministry of Justice and the Munich Court of Appeals from 2009 to 2011. Leonie Arendt-Cassetta holds an LL.M. in Public International Law, International Humanitarian Law, and Human Rights from Columbia Law School, as well as an LL.M. in Corporate Law from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.