Lala R. Qadir's practice focuses on complex litigation, white collar matters, internal corporate investigations, and public policy and government affairs. She is also a member of the firm's Artificial Intelligence Initiative. Ms. Qadir is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University Law School this semester teaching a course in the National Security Program titled Artificial Intelligence: Law and Policy.
Ms. Qadir also brings several years of leadership and management experience in organizational transformation, strategic planning and performance management.
Before attending law school, Ms. Qadir led federal and international government clients in aligning strategy and driving accountability as a strategic management consultant with Booz Allen in the areas of national security, homeland defense, and judicial reform. She previously served as Director of Strategy and Performance for the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and was a Harvard University Center for Public Leadership Fellow with the F.W. de Klerk Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa. She has also published scientific articles in the areas of military energetics and nanotechnology.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Qadir clerked for Chief Judge James E. Baker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.