Samantha Yi

Associate

Office

San Francisco

Phone

+1 415 293 4836

Areas of Focus


Samantha Yi represents clients navigating high-stakes litigation. She has experience in multi-agency white collar investigations and advises clients on complex issues of statutory, constitutional, and administrative law. Samantha also has experience preparing clients to appear before Congress.

Samantha served as Associate Staff Secretary in the Biden White House, where she helped prepare the President’s daily briefing book and worked on novel issues of law and policy. She leverages her experience as a judicial clerk in the Northern District of California to craft compelling arguments for her clients. Prior to joining the firm, she was an associate at another AmLaw 100 firm in Washington, DC. Samantha received her JD, cum laude, from New York University School of Law, where she was senior articles editor of the NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy.

Samantha holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy (SESP).

Areas of Focus

Credentials

Admitted in Maryland. Not admitted in California. Practicing under the supervision of the partnership of Jenner & Block, LLP.

  • New York University School of Law, JD, cum laude, 2022
  • Northwestern University, BS, 2015

  • Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, US District Court, Northern District of California, 2025-2026

Samantha Yi represents clients navigating high-stakes litigation. She has experience in multi-agency white collar investigations and advises clients on complex issues of statutory, constitutional, and administrative law. Samantha also has experience preparing clients to appear before Congress.

Samantha served as Associate Staff Secretary in the Biden White House, where she helped prepare the President’s daily briefing book and worked on novel issues of law and policy. She leverages her experience as a judicial clerk in the Northern District of California to craft compelling arguments for her clients. Prior to joining the firm, she was an associate at another AmLaw 100 firm in Washington, DC. Samantha received her JD, cum laude, from New York University School of Law, where she was senior articles editor of the NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy.

Samantha holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy (SESP).

Admitted in Maryland. Not admitted in California. Practicing under the supervision of the partnership of Jenner & Block, LLP.

  • New York University School of Law, JD, cum laude, 2022
  • Northwestern University, BS, 2015

  • Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, US District Court, Northern District of California, 2025-2026

Overview

Samantha Yi represents clients navigating high-stakes litigation. She has experience in multi-agency white collar investigations and advises clients on complex issues of statutory, constitutional, and administrative law. Samantha also has experience preparing clients to appear before Congress.

Samantha served as Associate Staff Secretary in the Biden White House, where she helped prepare the President’s daily briefing book and worked on novel issues of law and policy. She leverages her experience as a judicial clerk in the Northern District of California to craft compelling arguments for her clients. Prior to joining the firm, she was an associate at another AmLaw 100 firm in Washington, DC. Samantha received her JD, cum laude, from New York University School of Law, where she was senior articles editor of the NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy.

Samantha holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy (SESP).

Areas of Focus

Credentials

Admissions

Admitted in Maryland. Not admitted in California. Practicing under the supervision of the partnership of Jenner & Block, LLP.

Education

  • New York University School of Law, JD, cum laude, 2022
  • Northwestern University, BS, 2015

Clerkships

  • Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, US District Court, Northern District of California, 2025-2026

Samantha Yi represents clients navigating high-stakes litigation. She has experience in multi-agency white collar investigations and advises clients on complex issues of statutory, constitutional, and administrative law. Samantha also has experience preparing clients to appear before Congress.

Samantha served as Associate Staff Secretary in the Biden White House, where she helped prepare the President’s daily briefing book and worked on novel issues of law and policy. She leverages her experience as a judicial clerk in the Northern District of California to craft compelling arguments for her clients. Prior to joining the firm, she was an associate at another AmLaw 100 firm in Washington, DC. Samantha received her JD, cum laude, from New York University School of Law, where she was senior articles editor of the NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy.

Samantha holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy (SESP).

Areas of Focus

Credentials

Admitted in Maryland. Not admitted in California. Practicing under the supervision of the partnership of Jenner & Block, LLP.

  • New York University School of Law, JD, cum laude, 2022
  • Northwestern University, BS, 2015

  • Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, US District Court, Northern District of California, 2025-2026

Samantha Yi represents clients navigating high-stakes litigation. She has experience in multi-agency white collar investigations and advises clients on complex issues of statutory, constitutional, and administrative law. Samantha also has experience preparing clients to appear before Congress.

Samantha served as Associate Staff Secretary in the Biden White House, where she helped prepare the President’s daily briefing book and worked on novel issues of law and policy. She leverages her experience as a judicial clerk in the Northern District of California to craft compelling arguments for her clients. Prior to joining the firm, she was an associate at another AmLaw 100 firm in Washington, DC. Samantha received her JD, cum laude, from New York University School of Law, where she was senior articles editor of the NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy.

Samantha holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy (SESP).

Admitted in Maryland. Not admitted in California. Practicing under the supervision of the partnership of Jenner & Block, LLP.

  • New York University School of Law, JD, cum laude, 2022
  • Northwestern University, BS, 2015

  • Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, US District Court, Northern District of California, 2025-2026

Overview

Samantha Yi represents clients navigating high-stakes litigation. She has experience in multi-agency white collar investigations and advises clients on complex issues of statutory, constitutional, and administrative law. Samantha also has experience preparing clients to appear before Congress.

Samantha served as Associate Staff Secretary in the Biden White House, where she helped prepare the President’s daily briefing book and worked on novel issues of law and policy. She leverages her experience as a judicial clerk in the Northern District of California to craft compelling arguments for her clients. Prior to joining the firm, she was an associate at another AmLaw 100 firm in Washington, DC. Samantha received her JD, cum laude, from New York University School of Law, where she was senior articles editor of the NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy.

Samantha holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy (SESP).

Areas of Focus

Credentials

Admissions

Admitted in Maryland. Not admitted in California. Practicing under the supervision of the partnership of Jenner & Block, LLP.

Education

  • New York University School of Law, JD, cum laude, 2022
  • Northwestern University, BS, 2015

Clerkships

  • Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, US District Court, Northern District of California, 2025-2026