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Shayda Vance

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Washington, D.C.

+1 (202) 721-4705

shayda.vance@hugheshubbard.com
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Shayda Vance is a litigation associate in Hughes Hubbard’s Washington, D.C. office.  Shayda’s practice involves high-stakes government and internal investigations, cross border compliance counseling, risk assessments, and due diligence.  Shayda represents corporations, both domestic and international, and government contractors, in investigations before the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in matters involving the False Claims Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Shayda also has experience in all aspects of federal litigation in matters ranging from corporate liability and financial fraud to questions of constitutional law.

Shayda has extensive experience clerking for federal, state, and international courts.  Prior to joining the firm, Shayda clerked for the Honorable Rosemary Collyer on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and for the Honorable Senior Judges of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.  Shayda has also clerked abroad for the Honorable Justice Sisi Khampepe of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and spent several years advocating for survivors of gender-based violence in Johannesburg. 

Shayda is an active member of the firm’s pro bono practice and a volunteer for the Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit.

Previous Experience

  • Law Clerk for the Honorable Rosemary M. Collyer, United States District Court for the District of Columbia 
  • Law Clerk for the Honorable Senior Judges, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
  • Director of Legal and Operations, Lawyers against Abuse (LvA)
  • Law Clerk for the Honorable Justice Sisi Khampepe, Constitutional Court of South Africa

Recognition

  • 2018 – 2019 Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, sponsored by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Highlighted Lectures

  • Presenter, “20 Years of Constitutionalism in South Africa” conference held at New York Law School, Nov. 13-16, 2014

Professional Activities

  • Member, American Society of International Law
  • Member, Young International Arbitration Group

Highlighted Publications

  • “Executive Acquiescence to Constitutional Norms and Judicial Decision-Making in South Africa,” 23 U. Miami Int’l & Comp. L. Rev. 85 (2015) (co-authored with Andrew Konstant)

Highlighted Matters

  • Conducting an internal investigation for a large global company involving allegations of bribery, financial fraud, and conflicts of interest
  • Representation of government contractors in connection with internal investigations and compliance matters
  • Representation of a major multinational oil and gas company in connection with extensive internal investigation and anti-corruption compliance audit work for operations in Europe, Far-East and Africa
  • Representation of individuals in a class action seeking to assert First Amendment rights to free speech

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Education
  • Columbia University, School of Law, J.D., 2012, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Parker School Recognition of Achievement in Int'l and Comparative Law, Notes & Submissions Editor, Human Rights Law Review
  • Harvard University, A.B., Social Studies, 2008, cum laude
Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia, 2018
  • New York, 2015
Languages
  • Persian (Farsi)
Areas of Focus
Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations
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Also of Interest:
  • Laura Vittet-Adamson
  • Ernesto J. Alvarado
  • Brian S. Kang

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