McGuireWoods LLP

Farnaz is a skilled litigator and investigator with extensive experience in representing corporations and institutions of higher education in high-profile litigation and government investigations. She is the firm’s Education Industry Team Leader and a trusted advisor with a keen eye for due diligence in education-related transactions, including in the edtech industry. She advises clients on employment and education laws to help identify and resolve issues before they become adversarial in nature. She also zealously represents clients before federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Education.

Farnaz successfully has defended employers, state agencies, government officials, institutions of higher education, and academic medical centers, as first chair before federal and state courts as well as trial and appellate courts. She handles a variety of civil litigation including cases concerning civil rights, torts, breach of contract, employment, and constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.