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Overview
Introduction
Yashreeka counsels clients in the technology and life sciences industries on a broad range of corporate matters.
Yashreeka Huq advises public and private companies, with an emphasis on early-stage companies, on issues involving corporate governance, venture capital financings, and complex M&As and restructurings.
Before joining Ashurst Perkins Coie, Yashreeka was a corporate senior associate at a leading technology and life sciences-focused law firm, where she counseled emerging companies and venture capital investors on complex venture financings, debt transactions, M&As, and restructurings.
Education & credentials
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D., Staff Editor, Journal of International Law & Business, 2013
- Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, B.S., Foreign Service, International Political Economy, 2007
- New York
- Fenwick & West LLP, New York, NY, Senior Associate, 2018-2023
- Foley Hoag LLP, New York, NY, Associate, 2017-2018
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, Associate, 2013-2017; Summer Associate, 2012
- EDGE, Premier Performing Arts Nonprofit Company, Cairo, Egypt, Founder and Senior Manager, 2007-2009
Professional recognition
Recognized by the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association as one of the "Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40," 2023