Sara Ahmed practices in the commercial litigation area. She graduated from University of California-Los Angeles School of Law where she was a board chair and president of the South Asian Law Students Association and vice-president of the Women of Color Collective. She was also the editor-in-chief for the Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Ahmed was a law clerk in the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. Before moving to Los Angeles, Ms. Ahmed was a fellow in Coro New York Leadership Center where she worked on joint venture efforts between the public and private sector in the fields of national security, international real estate development, and the food and hospitality industry. She was also a summer associate in the firm’s Santa Monica office.
Bar and Court Admissions
California, 2012
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
University of California-Los Angeles, J.D., 2012
Hampshire College, B.A., 2008
Languages
French
Gujurati
Hindi
Spanish
Urdu (Pakistan)
Publications
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“The Prison Citizen,” Different Take Journal, vol. 54, 2008
Professional Affiliations
Ms. Ahmed currently sits on the Hampshire College Alumni Advisory Board and has been an active member since 2012.