Alison Dreizen is counsel at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, LLP and has over four decades of experience (largely as a partner at White & Case LLP) advising financial institutions, funds, corporations and individuals in their cross-border and domestic transactions, with a focus on Mergers and Acquisitions and joint ventures. She regularly advises publicly owned and privately held strategic investors, non-US and domestic financial institutions, and private equity funds as well as individuals in a wide range of transactions, global and domestic, covering a variety of market sectors. Dreizen holds a BA from Cornell University and a JD from Harvard Law School. She is a board member of the Community Development Board of the Legal Aid Society, a member of the Cornell University Alumni Council, and a founding member or the President's Council of Cornell Women. In addition to her work with the American Historical Association, her pro bono work includes representing an organization that trains middle school girls in leadership skills and representing the New York branch of a national anti-addiction organization in its re-organization.