A tax attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sanessa (Sa-knee-sa) has a long-abiding social commitment to helping the less fortunate and erasing racial discrimination. In addition to her work as counsel to fortune 500-companies, she dedicates a substantial amount of time conducting pro bono work ranging from providing guardian ad litem representation to children to serving as an attorney in asylum cases and assisting non-profit entities obtain tax exemption status. Sanessa holds a law degree from The George Washington University Law School.