Jenna is an associate at Wilson Elser, where she practices defense-side labor and employment law.  Prior to joining Wilson Elser, Jenna was an associate for boutique firms in New York and Boston where she practiced plaintiff-side labor and employment law and civil rights litigation, respectively. Prior to becoming an attorney, Jenna was a Litigation Paralegal at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, and Garrison LLP, and Client Success Manager at JOOR where she assisted luxury fashion companies in their B2B sales to retailers.

Jenna received her law degree in 2021 from Northeastern University School of Law, where she was an editor of the Northeastern University Law Review and member of the Community Business Clinic.  Jenna was also a judicial intern for the Honorable Denise J. Casper, U.S. District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.  During law school she received Northeastern’s Denise Carty-Bennia Memorial Award.  Jenna received her master’s in Fashion Law (with an emphasis on workers rights) from Fordham University School of Law in 2017 and graduated cum laude from Marist College in 2014. 

Jenna has been a member of FALA New York since 2020 and is involved with the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, National Filipino American Lawyers Association, and Asian American Bar Association of New York.  Jenna is the recipient of the 2020 Asian American Law Fund of New York’s Public Interest Scholarship, and FALA New York’s inaugural Robin Mangaser Tizon Memorial Scholarship for her volunteer work with the Asian community, including the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns.  Jenna interned with AABANY’s Pro Bono and Community Service Committee, where she focused on servicing Asian communities in Queens that were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Jenna is a NYC native; she was born and raised in The Bronx, resided in Manhattan following undergrad and until law school, and now resides in Queens. Jenna loves exploring and eating through Queens with her husband and their dog, Boba, and watching the New York Knicks.

Christopher Arcitio is an Adjunct Professor of Law at The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. He is an 8th year attorney and was previously Of Counsel at the mid-size law firm of Kaufman Dolowich, LLP, defending state and federal lawsuits on matters involving commercial litigation, professional liability, general liability and insurance coverage and litigation. He has trained, supervised, evaluated and mentored summer associates, first year and junior associates, paralegals and legal assistants. He also taught a New York Civil Litigation writing course at St. John's University School of Law.

Christopher is authored an article entitled Unraveling the Inequitable Nature of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Deserve Affirmative Action with the Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender and Social Justice. He authored a Thomas Reuters article entitled The Impact of RICO Lawsuits on Bodily Injury Claims: Guidance for Insurers.

Christopher joined FALA NY in 2023 and became a Board Member/Treasurer of FALA NY in 2024. During his first year as a Board Member, on behalf of FALA NY, he led the National Filipino American Lawyers Association's (NFALA) Foundation first ever in-person NFALA-ganza! 2025 at the National Historic Stonewall Inn NYC, an annual event that raises funds for law student scholarships for LGBTQIA+ Filipino American law students. He also moderated a panel entitled Lift As We Rise: Why Should We Teach? at the 2025 NFALA Mid-Year Leadership Summit in NYC.

His leadership experience includes being a two-year Board Member/Secretary of St. John's Alumni of Color Chapter, a Board Director of St. John's Alumni Association, an Inaugural Cohort Fellow for the NFALA Leadership Academy, and as a national committee member for the NAPABA Law Foudation's annual Judge Thomas Tang and Dr. Pearl Tang Moot Court Competition. His recent accomplishments include a CLE entitled The 2025 Pitch for DE&I: The Business Case for Diversity in the Law and the acceptance of his workshop proposal at the 2025 NAPABA Convention on reaching milestones in the legal profession.

Christopher earned his B.A. from University of San Diego and a J.D. from St. John’s.  

Kristine Itliong is a law clerk in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.  Prior to being a law clerk, Kristine was an associate at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP in product liability and consumer protection litigation.  While in private practice, Kristine served as lead trial counsel for the plaintiff in a prisoners' civil rights case in the Southern District of New York, wherein she obtained a jury verdict for her client on excessive force claims against several corrections officers.

Kristine graduated cum laude from Fordham University School of Law, where she was a board member of the Dispute Resolution Society, a member of Moot Court, and a research fellow and student advisory board member of the Urban Law Center.  While in law school, Kristine was a judicial intern for the Honorable Paul G. Gardephe, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York.  Upon graduating, she received the National Association of Women Lawyers Award.  Kristine was also a national semi-finalist in the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition in 2018.

Kristine has been a member of FALA New York since 2019 and is a member of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, National Filipino American Lawyers Association, Asian American Bar Association of New York, and New York City Bar Association.    

Before law school, Kristine was a financial management consultant at KPMG LLP, where she was a liaison to her client's subsidiaries in Asia, Europe, and Africa.  Kristine earned her B.S. in Finance and Economics from New York University.

Tatjana Calimpong-Burke is an associate at Wilson Elser with the EPL team where she represents clients in labor and employment law matters at the agency, state, and federal levels involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and contract disputes. She provides strategic counsel to employers on compliance with federal and state laws, including but not limited to hiring practices, termination procedures, discrimination prevention, wage-and-hour regulations, disability accommodations, risk management strategies, and internal investigations. In addition, Tatjana advises clients on best practices for employment policies, contracts, and diversity and inclusion issues. She is well-versed in drafting workplace policies, handbooks, and employment agreements for employers.

Before joining Wilson Elser, Tatjana worked at Kaufman Dolowich, where her practice focused on labor and employment disputes and the defense of claims involving general liability and professional liability. She was a core member of an attorney team that advised employers on critical compliance requirements, assessed potential risks related to clients’ business operations, and worked in collaboration with clients’ in-house counsel and human resources partners to minimize litigation exposure.

She is from Hawaii and loves spending time with friends at FALA events!

Rey Llena is a legal professional and communications strategist currently serving as a Manager in Global Risk & Compliance at American Express, where he supports U.S. Corporate Solutions through cross-functional collaboration, regulatory analysis, and risk assessment of business processes.

Rey earned his Juris Doctor from New York Law School, where he completed a Certificate in Intellectual Property from the Innovation Center for Law and Technology. While there, he was a Student Intern in the Patent Law Clinic, assisting clients with patentability assessments, prior art reviews, application drafting, and responding to USPTO office actions. He also served as a Teaching Fellow mentoring first-year students, a Teaching Assistant for Property Law, and a volunteer with the Hon. Judge Gesmer in teaching fundamentals of criminal law at the High School for Law and Advocacy in Manhattan. In addition, Rey was a Summer Intern at the City Bar Justice Center, where he worked with the Veterans Assistance Program. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from Trinity College, where he was awarded the Posse Foundation Leadership Scholarship.

Prior to law school, Rey was the Senior Coordinator of Communications and the Executive Office at Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), where he supported C-suite leadership in communications, program development, and fundraising. He also received the Newman’s Own Foundation Fellowship and worked as a Grants Associate for the Newman’s Own Foundation in Westport, Connecticut, helping provide critical funding to grassroots organizations. Rey continues to volunteer with GMHC and fundraises annually for AIDS Walk New York.

Rey has been a member of FALA New York since 2024.

Born in NY and raised in The Bronx, Rey now resides in Manhattan with his husband and their dog.

Stephanie Clemente is an associate at Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna, where she leverages her expertise in intellectual property to advise policyholders on insurance recovery strategies. Born and raised in Queens, Stephanie attended the University of California Berkley School of Law, where she quickly found community through Berkeley's Pilipino American Law Society (PALS). Stephanie is a graduate of Trinity College and enjoys to-do lists, stationery, cooking everything from scratch, and watching horror movies.

Catherine “Cat” de la Rosa Gumarin is a New York–based entertainment and intellectual property attorney and the sole in-house counsel for the New York office of The Gersh Agency, the fourth-largest talent agency globally. She advises and negotiates a wide range of agreements across film, television, theater, digital, literary, and branded entertainment, representing studio-facing talent and production teams, including Filipino American artists.

Before joining Gersh, Cat worked on the Business and Legal Affairs team at Tribeca Enterprises. She earned her Juris Doctor from New York Law School, where she served as president of the Asian American Law Students Association and the Media, Entertainment, and Fashion Law Association, and as founding president of the Intellectual Property Law Society.

Cat actively serves the Filipino American community through advocacy and volunteer work. She has supported low-income artists through California Lawyers for the Arts and managed legal affairs for the Asian American International Film Festival. Since law school, she has been deeply engaged with FALA NY and currently serves as Community and Culture Secretary, fostering community engagement and cultural celebration.

Kirsten J. Tamayo is currently an Assistant District Attorney at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office and was formerly an Assistant Corporation Counsel at the New York City Law Department’s Family Court Division.  While an ADA, Kirsten has prosecuted a number of trials, including the trial of a Brooklyn man who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting two Modell’s Sporting Goods employees in Williamsburg.  

Kirsten attended the City University of New York School of Law and Manhattanville College.  While in law school, Kirsten interned with Legal Aid Society and Legal Services NYC.  Kirsten was Co-President of the Civil Service Association, a member of the CUNY Law Mock Trial Team, a board member of the Law Enforcement  and Prosecution Initiative, and a coordinator for Court Advocates Project.  

Kirsten has been a board member of FALA New York since 2023.  While on the board, Kirsten has ensured the board's timely arrival at events (no Filipino time!) and streamlined the board's membership application process.

She currently resides in the Bronx with her partner, two birds, and a rabbit.

Sofia Maristela is a litigation associate with the law firm of Kaufman Dolowich LLP, where she focuses her law practice on employment law and general liability. Sofia represents companies and non-profit organizations in a broad range of employment-related matters. Her practice includes the defense of management in employment litigation, including claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour disputes, and matters before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the New York State Division of Human Rights (NYS-DHR). She also advises clients on internal investigations, compliance strategies, and risk mitigation. 

In addition, Sofia counsels employers on immigration compliance and employee visa matters, with particular experience in H-1B Specialty Occupation petitions before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Sofia also gained immigration law experience serving as a law clerk for Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, where she helped clients with citizenship, greencard, visa, and asylum applications and interviews.

Sofia obtained her B.A. in Political Economy and Human Rights from U.C. Berkeley, and her J.D. from U.C. College of the Law, San Francisco. While in law school, Sofia was Co-President of the Pilipinx American Law Society, student coordinator for the Legal Aid and Referral Clinic, and a competitor, coach, and board member for U.C. Law SF’s #1-ranked Moot Court team.

Sofia has been a member of FALANY since 2024, after moving to New York from her home state of California. She is fluent in Tagalog.