Lani Payne Sandu

Lani Payne Sandu, J.D., LL.M., completed her LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center and her J.D. cum laude from Southern Methodist University School of Law. She graduated magna cum laude from Baylor University with a double major in Economics and International Business. Ms. Payne has previously worked as a Tax Associate at Deloitte & Touche, LLP in Denver, Colorado, and KPMG, LLP in Dallas.

Education & Accreditations

• Baylor University (2006)
  Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics and International Business, magna cum laude
  Top 5% of class in 3.5 years
  Delta Sigma Pi, Vice President of Chapter Operations
• Southern Methodist University School of Law (2010)
  J.D., cum laude
  International Law Review, Staff Editor, Article Editor, Case Note Editor
  Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition, 3rd Best Brief Super-Regionally
  Int’l Law Review Case Comment Finalist: “The European Return Directive: An Inconspicuous Way to Weave Humanitarian Rights Violations Into Law”
• Georgetown University Law Center (2011)
  Master of Laws in Taxation
  The Tax Lawyer, Case Note Mentor
• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Colorado

Professional Memberships & Designations

• American Bar Association
• Dallas Bar Association, Section of Taxation
• Colorado Bar Association, Section of Taxation

Speeches

• Randy Price, Nadim Rahman, Bill Yohana & Lani Payne, Transfer Pricing and Intra-Group Financing, Int’l Law Rev. (July 09, 2012).

Community Service & Personal Interests

• Fluent in Spanish and French; proficient in Italian
• Interests include spending time with her husband and son, traveling, and cooking