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Ajay Athavale is an accomplished attorney specializing in compensation and benefits, currently serving at Cooley LLP since July 2019. Previously, Ajay worked at Baker & McKenzie from March 2015 to July 2019 and at Seyfarth Shaw from September 2012 to February 2015, focusing on executive compensation and employee benefits, including retirement plans and welfare benefit plans. Ajay began the legal career in family law, representing clients in divorce and related proceedings in California and Illinois from 2009 to 2011, earning recognition with a major litigation award from the Family Defense Center. Ajay holds an LLM in Taxation from Loyola Law School, a JD from Washington University in St. Louis, and a BA in Economics from UC San Diego.