Samira Shah Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Provide legal and compliance advice and to CEO, senior leadership team, department heads and staff throughout the organization, as well as to the Board of Directors and Board committees.
• Serve as a key strategic partner and resource to the CEO and senior management, as well as a member of the Organization’s Senior Leadership Team
• Provide legal advice and guidance to the Board of Directors and Board committee and oversee Board governance;
• Structure and lead the organization's internal legal team and manage outside counsel;
• Advise on business transactions, litigations, and risk management, as well as the legal aspects of the organization’s financial, tax, and other reports and public filings;
• Provide advice on a broad range of complex issues, including those relating to non-profit, event production, development/philanthropy, privacy and data collection, customer relations, public affairs, employment, risk.

New York, New York, United States

• Board secretary and member of executive leadership team, leading a business and legal affairs department, security team, and medical team, and providing legal advice on all aspects of publicly-traded sports.
• Managing a large team of lawyers and paralegals, medical professionals, security professionals, and support personnel;
• 1934 Act public company reporting, SEC and NYSE compliance;
• Corp. governance for U.S. parent and international subsidiaries;
• Intellectual property licensing, sponsorship and advertising, marketing, consumer products, e-commerce, retail, live event, real estate leasing, construction, insurance, NFT, services, and vendor agreements;
• Talent; celebrity appearance; and name, image, and likeness agreements;

New York, New York

• Built and led the legal department to be a trusted solutions-oriented advisor to the Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team providing legal advice on all aspects of luxury fashion and technology e-commerce.
• Drafting and negotiating advertising, marketing, intellectual property licensing, services, distribution, transportation and shipping, e-commerce, real estate leasing, construction, and insurance agreements;
• Equity, mezzanine debt, and government financing agreements;
• Corp. governance for U.S. parent and international subsidiaries;
• Employment, benefits, immigration, policies, investigations, and separations;
• Regulatory compliance and privacy, including CCPA and GDPR;

New York, New York, United States

• Represented clients in various industries, with a focus on biotechnology, pharmaceutical, technology, professional services, and financial services industries in:
• Complex litigation, arbitrations, mediations, and government investigations;
• Regulatory compliance, including SEC, PCAOB, and FDA;
• Securities, corp. governance, business organization, contracts, and M&A;
• Patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and licensing;
• Negligence, professional liability, qui tam, and false claims act; and

New York, New York, United States

Led teams of attorneys in representing clients in the financial services, accounting, insurance, biotechnology, and technology industries in various actions including government investigations, ERISA actions, proxy contests, breach of contract, and FINRA arbitrations.

New York, New York, United States

Led teams of attorneys in representing professional services firms, insurance, pharmaceutical, technology, telecommunications, and defense companies in governmental investigations and various complex commercial litigations including securities, derivative, ERISA, breach of contract, and employment actions.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Middle Eastern Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Near Eastern Languages And Civilizations