Jorge Fernandez is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Irell & Manella LLP, where he is a member of the firm's litigation workgroup.

Mr. Fernandez received his J.D., Order of the Coif, from the University of Chicago Law School. During his third year, he served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Richard D. Cudahy of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He received his B.S.F.S., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University, where he attended the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Before enrolling in law school, Mr. Fernandez worked as a transnational threats analyst for the Joint Warfare Analysis Center in Dahlgren, Virginia.

Mr. Fernandez is fluent in Spanish, and proficient in French.

Bar Admissions

• California, 2008