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Vania M. Chaker, Esq. Attorney & Author |
Personal Interests Photography Interior Design Wine Tasting Fine Dining Travel Culinary Writing in non-legal genres |
PERSONAL INTERESTS AND PURSUITS
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In addition to her professional endeavors, Vania enjoys charity and community involvement, spending time with family and friends, and serving on the board for the Stanford Alumni Association.
She also enjoys wine tasting, interior design, creating healthy recipes, and various remodeling projects on her home. Her next project? A vertical garden installation to grow fresh herbs - for her kitchen and to help create healthy meals. Basil, rosemary, and thyme add flavor and dimension to Osso Bucco and slow cooked lamb stews and beef roasts. Freshly-picked mint, orange blossom, and lavender (with honey!) are perfect for infusing tea or craft cocktails. Meyer Lemon, Passionfruit, and Persian Lime are healthy, versatile, and pretty to grow in oversized patio planters for a backyard garden. (Hint: Passionfruit makes a delicious puree to pair with any dessert.) Vania says the key is to keep things fresh, simple and healthy! Chino Farms in Rancho Santa Fe and The Grove in LA are amongst her favorite places for finding specialty produce, fresh herbs, and edible flowers for a bit of presentation flair! Wine flights are the perfect way to enjoy each course. Some suggestions: Moet & Chandon Rose Champagne as an aperitif with a plate of warmed brie, honey, pistachios and assorted berries; Opus One Cabernet Sauvignon with filet mignon, pureed potatoes and sautéed mushrooms; and Cockburns ruby port as a digestif with a warmed molten chocolate cake and fresh whipped cream. |
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La Jolla, "The Jewel" of California, is certainly one of the most beautiful places in the world.
La Jollans are very lucky to ...
Enjoy a beautiful sunset at the Marine Room ...
Play with kids at the Children's Pool, or
Take a stroll along the Sea Wall with the waves crashing!
Stunning sunset by the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club
The beaches, wineries and spas of the Santa Barbara and Montecito areas are also spectacular.
Beautiful sunset at low tide
Vania has maintained ties to both California and Manhattan, where she attended Columbia Business School, as well as to the Stanford area where she attended college and where she practiced law as a VC attorney in Silicon Valley.
It's simply a beautiful area; and her favorite memories include running The Dish, hiking in Half Moon Bay, and riding Equestrian at The Red Barn or Menlo Circus Club.
Stanford Equestrian Club
On a personal level, Vania enjoys international travel, fine dining, photography, interior design and working on her writing projects.
More personal photos and posts for friends and family may be found at Vania's Facebook link at
https://www.facebook.com/vania.chaker or her personal website.
Additional References and Links
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BLOG SITES
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CHIMAERA UNLEASHED⎜
Against a backdrop of stunningly advanced surveillance technology and the strictures of the United States Constitution, the question of how individual privacy comports with the need for police investigation is a complex and impressively difficult one. Judicial vigilance is increasingly important in protecting the appropriate dimensions of individual privacy. The grave risks of governmental abuse may militate in favor of strengthened judicial oversight.
Strong privacy protections, however, may indeed serve to function as a safeguard against the risks of governmental overreach and police misconduct. These are impressively difficult questions which I discuss in this series of law articles. These Chimaera series of law review articles examine the constitutionality of warrantless government searches of private data and monitoring of electronic transmissions using emerging technology. This includes legal analysis and the normative implications of such governmental policies. I certainly hope that you enjoy my articles on Privacy, Emerging Technology, Cyber Law, and Constitutional Law.
- Vania
Against a backdrop of stunningly advanced surveillance technology and the strictures of the United States Constitution, the question of how individual privacy comports with the need for police investigation is a complex and impressively difficult one. Judicial vigilance is increasingly important in protecting the appropriate dimensions of individual privacy. The grave risks of governmental abuse may militate in favor of strengthened judicial oversight.
Strong privacy protections, however, may indeed serve to function as a safeguard against the risks of governmental overreach and police misconduct. These are impressively difficult questions which I discuss in this series of law articles. These Chimaera series of law review articles examine the constitutionality of warrantless government searches of private data and monitoring of electronic transmissions using emerging technology. This includes legal analysis and the normative implications of such governmental policies. I certainly hope that you enjoy my articles on Privacy, Emerging Technology, Cyber Law, and Constitutional Law.
- Vania
PROFILE & BACKGROUND
Practice Area Experience and Focus⎜
Privacy Law, Technology Transactions, Venture Capital Financing, Intellectual Property, Mergers and Acquisitions.
Author’s Vitae⎜
Vania Mia Chaker graduated from Stanford University with honors and holds a juris doctor degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. While in law school, she served as president of the Federalist Society and as a senior editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy at Harvard Law School. She holds dual M.B.A. degrees from Columbia Business School and the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.
Ms. Chaker clerked in the federal judiciary as an elbow clerk to the Hon. Rudi M. Brewster in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California and the Hon. Mitchel R. Goldberg in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.
Ms. Chaker has been associated with the global law firms of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Baker & McKenzie, and Fox Rothschild, serving in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Venture Capital, and Insolvency practice areas of these firms.
Ms. Chaker has also served as a Koch Fellow; worked for the United States Congress for the Hon. C. Christopher Cox and for the House Republican Policy Committee; and served as a Research Assistant at the Hoover Institution. She remains active in political, professional, and charitable activities.
Education⎜
Columbia Business School, M.B.A. (primary interest in Corporate Finance, Venture Capital, and Entrepreneurship.
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
Juris Doctor; Emphasis in securities law and corporate finance/corporate law.
President, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies
Senior Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy (A Harvard Law School law journal that focuses on political and policy discourse.)
Stanford University
A.B. with honors in Political Science with concentrations in Economics and Public Policy. Graduation Honors.
Alumna⎜
Pillsbury Winthrop (Silicon Valley Corporate Securities Practice); Baker & McKenzie (Attorney, Financial Restructuring Practice); Fox Rothschild (Attorney, Venture Capital Law and Mergers & Acquisitions, including as lead counsel for international mergers as well as public and private mergers); U.S. Congress (Fellow/Legislative Intern, House Committee); President, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies (Berkeley Law chapter).
Membership⎜
California State Bar, Association of Corporate Counsel, Stanford Alumni Association of Orange County.
Law Review Articles and Scholarly Publications⎜
Your Spying Smartphone: Individual Privacy Is Narrowly Strengthened in Carpenter v. United States, The U.S. Supreme Court’s Most Recent Fourth Amendment Ruling
(University of Florida Levin College of Law Journal of Technology Law & Policy Journal – The Forum, Vol. 1)
Chimaera Unleashed – Part I: The Specter of Warrantless Governmental Searches Is a Phantom That Has Achieved Greater Life in the Ether of Internet Communications
(University of Florida Levin College of Law Journal of Technology Law & Policy Law Journal, Vol. 22)
Chimaera Unleashed – Essay: Warrantless Government Surveillance Through the Use of Emerging Technology Has Become a Mainstay of Governmental Investigation
(Working Essay for Publication)
Publication Links⎜
www.JournalofTechLaw.org
www.VaniaChaker.com
www.SSRN.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC81zDf7fcprtcfDsCgKLuTA
Contact Information⎜
VaniaChaker@gmail.com
