Wajiha Rais is an associate in VLMG’s Tysons Corner office. Wajiha focuses her practice on construction litigation and arbitration, including international arbitration. She concentrates on complex litigation, representing design professionals, general contractors, and subcontractors across a range of public and private projects in the United States and abroad.
Wajiha has both pre-trial and trial experience as well as significant experience with motions practice, having successfully argued motions in Court. She began her legal career as an associate in a “BigLaw” firm where she had also summered. During law school, Wajiha was Articles Editor of the FIU Law Review and graduated fourth in her J.D. class. She later graduated with excellence from her LL.M. program. Having lived in several major world regions, including South Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America, Wajiha brings an international perspective to the table.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Author: Legal Distancing: Avoiding Contractual Performance Due to COVID-19 Impacts, American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law Division 13 (Government Construction) Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 2, Summer 2020
Co-author: Economic Loss Doctrine, ABA Under Construction, Volume 22, Issue 3, Spring 2021
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EDUCATION
American University Washington College of Law (Dec. 2018)
Master of Laws in International Legal Studies
Florida International University College of Law (May 2016)
Dean's List; Dean's Scholar scholarship, and Out-of-State scholarship (rank 4/115)
Queen Mary University of London (June 2013)
First Class Degree (rank 3/130)
The University of Toronto (2008-2010)
AWARDS / RANKINGS
Best Lawyers in America Ones to Watch - Construction Litigation Category: 2024
MEMBERSHIPS:
American Bar Association
Division 13: Government Construction
Virginia State Bar
Construction and Public Contracts Law Section
Capital Area Muslim Bar Association ("CAMBA")
Director of Programming (2017)
Vice President (2018)
Women's Bar Association
BAR ADMISSIONS:
District of Columbia
Florida
Virginia
LANGUAGES:
Urdu
Hindi
French
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