Incainti Sofia McDonald
About Sofia
Sofia McDonald is an associate in the financial services department, specifically on the firm’s bankruptcy & creditors’ rights practice team. She utilizes her background in bankruptcy and creditors’ rights to provide clients with efficient solutions for their matters. Sofia began at Miller Nash as a diversity fellow in 2021 and then returned in 2022 as a summer associate. She supported the firm’s financial services team by researching and drafting briefings for upcoming international cases.
During law school, Sofia worked as a judicial extern for the U.S Bankruptcy Court District of Oregon, where she analyzed the intersection of probate and bankruptcy law. She also was able to assess and arrange memoranda for future hearings.
Activities
- Oregon Hispanic Bar Association, Member
- Oregon State Bar, Member
- International Section, Executive Committee, 2024-present
- Hispanic National Bar Association 2023-present
- University of Oregon School of Law
- Latinx Law Student Association, Past Coordinator, 2020-2023
- Law of Intellectual Property, Past Communications Director, 2020-2023
- Impact Immigration, Board Member, 2024-present
- Broadway Rose Theatre Company, Board of Directors, 2024-present
Recognition
- Oregon Merit Scholarship, Recipient
Insights from Sofia
- “Ninth Circuit Holds the Trustee Has Standing, Not the Employee, to Title VII Claims Rooted in the Pre-Bankruptcy Past,” Miller Nash, Bank Law Monitor (Jul. 2024)
- “What Does ‘Debts of the Kind’ Really Mean?,” Miller Nash, Bank Law Monitor (Jul. 2024)
- “Winding Down and Bankruptcy Options for Nonprofit Entities,” Nonprofit Association of Oregon, coauthor (Mar. 2024)
- “Employer Issues in Bankruptcy,” Miller Nash, Bank Law Monitor (Feb. 2024)
Outside the Office
Outside of the office, Sofia enjoys taste testing different pastas and empanadas while traveling internationally.