May 2023–Present
Current role
Associate
Wiley Rein LLP
Washington, District of Columbia
Civil LitigationIntellectual Property AttorneyCybercrimeIntellectual Property
Member of Wiley's litigation group
About
Leah represents clients in a variety of complex commercial litigation matters in federal and state courts. She works with clients in multiple industries, including government contracting, computing infrastructure, telecom, and media; and she has experience with all stages of litigation, from pre-complaint investigations to discovery, motions practice, trial, post-judgment matters, and settlement.
Before joining the firm, Leah served as a judicial law clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Leah brings the skills and insight she acquired as a clerk to client matters before judges in the Eastern District of Virginia, as well as other courts.
Leah maintains an active pro bono practice representing individuals and organizations in the D.C. area and across the country, for which she has been recognized by the firm and outside organizations. Through her pro bono work, Leah has authored briefs in multiple appellate matters and has assisted clients with landlord-tenant disputes, First Amendment issues, matters regarding service member benefits, and clemency requests.
Roles
Aug 2021–Mar 2023
Former role
Judicial Intern
U.S. District Court
(appointed)Virginia Eastern
Law ClerkResearchLegal Assistance
Served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable M. Hannah Lauck, Researching and drafting opinions, orders, and bench memoranda.
Aug 2020–May 2021
Former role
First Amendment Clinic
University of Virginia School of Law
Charlottesville, Virginia
Legal Officers and Practitioners
Jun 2020–Aug 2020
Former role
Summer Associate
Wiley Rein LLP
Washington, District of Columbia
Legal Officers and Practitioners
May 2019–Aug 2019
Former role
Judicial Intern
U.S. District Court
(appointed)Virginia Eastern
Law ClerkResearchLegal Assistance
Jun 2016–Jun 2018
Former role
Paralegal
Covington & Burling LLP
Washington, District of Columbia
Litigation Support Specialist
Assisted with litigation matters. Completed pro bono secondment with Neighborhood Legal Services Program.
Representative matters
Experience
May 2025
Represents global defense contractor in state court dispute regarding acquisition and operation of start-up. Represents global risk management company and its subsidiary in federal court action regarding Anti-Terrorism Act. Represents foreign defense contractor in complex dispute in E.D. Va. Represents online gaming company in connection with trademark and copyright infringement matters in E.D. Va. Represents telecommunications provider in complex dispute in federal court. Represents provider of AI and High-Performance Computing (HPC) solutions in M&A litigation concerning purchase-price adjustments under stock purchase agreement. Represented natural and organic food company in trademark dispute.
Publications & speeches
Ninth Circuit Privacy Ruling Could Be Used to Expand Potential Forums for E-Commerce Lawsuits
Wiley.law
April 2025
On Monday, April 21, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, issued an opinion in Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., __ F.4th __ (9th Cir. Apr. 21, 2025), that plaintiffs will cite to attempt to expand where e-commerce platforms can be subject to courts’ specific personal jurisdiction, particularly in privacy-related cases in that Circuit. In an outlier opinion, the court departed from courts’ historical reluctance to broadly find personal jurisdiction in cases involving products and/or services offered nationwide, particularly in scenarios where at-issue products or services only “enter” a jurisdiction as the result of a consumer’s unilateral actions.
6th Circ. Ruling Paves Path Out Of Loper Bright 'Twilight Zone'
Law360
March 2025
LinkThe Joy of Using Federal Civil Procedure to Solve Your Client's Problems
The American Bar Association's Litigation Journal
May 2024
LinkDelisting the Dishonorable
Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law
May 2021
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