Senior Economic and Business Strategy Advisor | Jonah@mcgovernweems.com
Jonah Levavi provides strategic and economic guidance to clients in the financial and emerging technology sectors, with a focus on the digital assets industry. Before joining McGovern Weems, Jonah served as Vice President at a leading blockchain consultancy, where he worked with large corporate clients, cryptocurrency networks, and DeFi protocols in executing a variety of high-value blockchain-based initiatives.
Clients leverage Jonah’s technical background, together with the legal expertise of McGovern Weems’ lawyers, to navigate the complex crypto regulatory environment while meeting their strategic objectives. Jonah collaborates with McGovern Weems’ lawyers to develop creative defenses to regulatory challenges, government investigations, and private disputes. In addition, Jonah’s deep hands-on experience across the blockchain and emerging technology space integrates with McGovern Weems’ compliance practice to provide practical guidance to clients seeking to avoid costly regulatory investigation and enforcement.
Jonah obtained his MBA at NYU Stern School of Business and his BA at University of Southern California.
Shea McQuillan
Shea@mcgovernweems.com
Shea McQuillan, under the supervision of the firm’s lawyers, provides support on matters involving government enforcement defense, investigations, examinations and monitorships. Before joining McGovern | Weems, Shea worked at Kobre & Kim as a senior litigation assistant in matters involving complex commercial litigation and debtor-creditor disputes.
Shea received her BA in journalism, political science, and philosophy from Pennsylvania State University.
Vanessa Cordova
vanessa@mcgovernweems.com
Vanessa is the Operations Manager at McGovern | Weems. She assists in overseeing the firm’s operations and casework, which include financial investigations, litigations, and sanctions matters. Before working at McGovern | Weems, Vanessa worked at Microsoft as a Technical Consultant, providing consulting services to Fortune 500 companies on digital transformation initiatives and cloud-based solutions. She has previously worked at Kobre&Kim, NYS Senate, United States House of Representatives, and Goldman Sachs.
Vanessa is currently obtaining her M.A. from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and received her Bachelors from Harvard University.
Ijeoma Onyejiaka
Ijeoma@mcgovernweems.com
Ijeoma Onyejiaka is a Law Clerk at McGovern Weems. Ms. Onyejiaka is a qualified lawyer in Nigeria, having practiced law at a top-tier Nigerian law firm where she facilitated complex international corporate transactions.
Ms. Onyejiaka relocated to the U.S. and is now a third-year law student at the University of Iowa School of Law. Ms. Onyejiaka brings to McGovern Weems her deep commitment to client service and a unique blend of international and practical experience that enhances our cross-border capabilities.
