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601 SW 2nd Avenue, Suite 2300, Portland, OR 97204
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Shayda Le advises employers, management, and higher education institutions on a wide range of employment issues and litigation, including trade secrets, noncompetition agreements, wrongful termination, discrimination, policy review, workplace investigations, Title IX, and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Shayda counsels clients with the aim of providing efficient and proactive solutions, and carries that approach into litigating claims to resolution. She has successfully represented clients before Circuit and District Courts through all stages of employment litigation, including depositions, oral argument, mediation, and trial.
She uses her advocacy skills to argue on behalf of clients before judges and administrative agencies. In addition, she is experienced in workplace investigations and completed a certificate through the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI) Training Institute. Shayda regularly provides trainings on compliance and changing legislation. She recognizes that legal advice should be tailored to work hand-in-hand with the business goals and needs of each individual employer, and should suit their particular workplace. As a result, she strives to get to know her clients and their businesses.
Shayda is also actively engaged with the broader community. She has served as an adjunct professor for graduate classes at Lewis and Clark College. She is Immediate Past President of the Multnomah Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section, and also serves as the Board’s Delegate to the American Bar Association. She is active with the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division, having served as Director of Marketing & Communications and as District Representative for Oregon and Washington. She will be joining the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association in 2020. As part of her commitment to justice and equity, Shayda was also a Co-Chair of the Campaign for Equal Justice, which is the fundraising arm for Legal Aid Services of Oregon. She is a proud member of the Andisheh Center for Iranian cultural heritage and is a Past-President of its Board of Directors. Shayda has been listed as a “Rising Star” by Oregon Super Lawyers Magazine since 2014, and was awarded by the American Bar Association as an On the Rise—Top 40 Young Lawyer in 2017.
Shayda earned her B.S. at Portland State University, and her J.D. at Boston University School of Law. She is licensed to practice in Oregon, the U.S. District of Oregon, and Massachusetts.
Massachusetts
Oregon
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
Training Institute for Workplace Investigators: Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (2019)
American Bar Association: On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyer (2017)
American Bar Association: Young Lawyers Division Minority in the Profession Scholarship Recipient (2016)
Oregon Super Lawyers Magazine: Rising Star (2014-present)
Multnomah Bar Association: Young Lawyers Section Award of Merit (2014)
Counsel for the State of Oregon: Represent the former Governor and other State Officials in highly-publicized employment retaliation lawsuit.
Counsel for Public University: Represent University in high-profile whistleblower retaliation and employment discrimination suit; obtained favorable settlement through multi-day mediation.
Counsel for International Sportswear Brand: Defend against invasive discovery and depositions in suit for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and business tort litigation.
Counsel for Private University: Represent University in response to student complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.
Counsel for National Software Developer: Policy development and advice regarding complying with Federal requirements.
Counsel for Private College: Represent College in high-profile Title IX case by former student; direct and conduct complex and voluminous E-Discovery.
Counsel for Oregon Law Firm: Former employee breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of trade secrets.
Counsel for Private Business: Advice on employee termination; represent client in subsequent mediation; negotiate severance and settlement.
Multnomah Bar Association Young Lawyers Section: Board of Directors, Immediate Past President (2019-present); President (2018-2019); President-Elect (2017-2018); Board of Directors, Secretary (2016-2017); Board of Directors, Board Member (2015-present); Board of Directors Delegate to the ABA Young Lawyers Division (2016-present); Entrepreneur Committee, Chair (2014-2015); Membership Committee, Member (2013-2015); Member (2013-present)
American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division: Executive Committee Member (2019-present); Director of Marketing & Communications (2018-2019); Vice Director of Membership & Marketing (2017-2018); District Representative, Oregon and Washington (2016-2018); Scholar (2016-2017); Bankruptcy Committee, Member (2016-2017); Labor and Employment Committee, Vice Chair (2016-2017); Member Services Project Team, Member (2016-2017); Oregon Delegate (2016-present); Member (2014-present)
American Bar Association: Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fundraising Committee, Member (2018-present); Member (2014-present)
American Bar Foundation: Fellow (2018-present)
Campaign for Equal Justice: Advisory Committee (2019-present); Associates Committee, Co-Chair (2016-2018), Member (2013-2018)
Northwest Association of Title IX Administrators: Member (2015-present)
Oregon Women Lawyers: Member (2014-present)
Women in Insurance and Financial Services: Programs Committee (2015-2017); Member (2015-present)
OWLS Rainmaking Mentoring Program: Member (2014)
The City Club of Portland: Member (2014)
Multnomah Bar Association Young Lawyers Section: Board of Directors, Immediate Past President (2019-present); President (2018-2019); President-Elect (2017-2018); Board of Directors, Secretary (2016-2017); Board of Directors, Board Member (2015-present); Board of Directors Delegate to the ABA Young Lawyers Division (2016-present); Entrepreneur Committee, Chair (2014-2015); Membership Committee, Member (2013-2015); Member (2013-present)
American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division: Executive Committee Member (2019-present); Director of Marketing & Communications (2018-2019); Vice Director of Membership & Marketing (2017-2018); District Representative, Oregon and Washington (2016-2018); Scholar (2016-2017); Bankruptcy Committee, Member (2016-2017); Labor and Employment Committee, Vice Chair (2016-2017); Member Services Project Team, Member (2016-2017); Oregon Delegate (2016-present); Member (2014-present)
American Bar Association: Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fundraising Committee, Member (2018-present); Member (2014-present)
American Bar Foundation: Fellow (2018-present)
Campaign for Equal Justice: Advisory Committee (2019-present); Associates Committee, Co-Chair (2016-2018), Member (2013-2018)
Northwest Association of Title IX Administrators: Member (2015-present)
Oregon Women Lawyers: Member (2014-present)
Women in Insurance and Financial Services: Programs Committee (2015-2017); Member (2015-present)
OWLS Rainmaking Mentoring Program: Member (2014)
The City Club of Portland: Member (2014)
Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2011)
Portland State University (B.S., 2006)
