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RAFAEL F. MUILENBURG​
P.O. BOX 1239
​CRUZ BAY, ST. JOHN
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, 00831
(340) 643-7195 (Cell) - (340) 693-8255 (Office)
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EDUCATION

Legal: 
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA – Juris Doctor, June 1997, cum laude
Activities: President of Environmental Law Society; Articles Editor for International Law Journal and Environmental Law Review 

Undergraduate: 
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH – B.A. (History / Russian), June 1993, cum laude
Activities: Co-Founder and Managing Editor of “Dartmouth Abroad” (student newspaper); Dartmouth Outing Club (member)

Primary / Secondary:
All Saints Cathedral School (St. Thomas, VI), Julius E. Sprauve School (Cruz Bay, St John, VI) and Guy H. Benjamin School (Coral Bay, St John, VI)
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EXPERIENCE 

Morrisette & Muilenburg LLP / St. John, VI. (April 2009 – Present)
Co-Owner of general practice firm on St. John, focused primarily on real estate-related matters (land use and land development, easement and access issues, transactions, probate), including real estate litigation, regulatory / governmental and alternative energy / environmental matters.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton / San Diego, CA. (August 2002 – March 2009)
Partner (3 years) and Associate (3 years) at 500-lawyer national firm, specializing in land use / land development, international business and environmental matters. Co-Chair of Global Climate Change practice group, founded and led Sustainability Committee.

Latham & Watkins / San Diego & NYC. (October 1997 – August 2002)
Associate at large top-tier international firm, focused on project finance in Latin America and Asia, mergers and acquisitions, real estate finance, energy / regulatory and environmental matters.

OTHER:

Summer Associate at Milbank Tweed (NYC, 1996); Summer Clerk at Bufete Mullerat y Roca (Barcelona, Spain, 1995); Paralegal at Lieff, Cabraser & Heimann and Preuss Walker & Shanagher (San Francisco, CA, 1993-1994)

Languages:
Spanish (fluent), Russian (proficient, formerly fluent), German (basic)

Organizations:
St. John Land Conservancy (President and Counsel); Island Green Builders Association (Past Board Member); Coral Bay Counsel Member; Virgin Islands Bar Association; California Bar Association 

Interests:
Swimming, biking, running, sailing (Past KATS instructor), windsurfing, travel and time with family 

Muilenburg Law LLC    Copyright 2016

Telephone

Office: 340-693-8255 |  Mobile: (340) 643-7195

FAX

(888) 735-8115
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