ELLIOTT BLUFER is an associate in Sidley’s Los Angeles office and is a member of the Technology and IP Transactions, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, and M&A practices. He also has experience working on global finance matters.
Prior to joining Sidley, Elliott was involved with the Post-Conviction Justice Project, where he advised and represented women serving indeterminate life sentences in parole proceedings before the California Board of Parole Hearings and advocated for inmates sentenced to life without parole while they were juveniles through seeking resentencing to parole-eligible life sentences in state court. Prior to law school, Elliott was a web developer at BuzzMaker, where he managed campaign operations for high-profile political candidates and organizations.
Elliott earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where he served on the Southern California Law Review and was a teaching assistant for Professor Daniel Klerman. He received his B.A., cum laude, in government and politics from the University of Maryland. Elliott participated in Sidley’s summer associate program in 2015.