• MARIYAH S. WAKHARIYA

  • Curriculum Vitae

    Areas of Concentration / Practice Areas

    Corporate, regulatory, and litigation

    Employment

    Montagu Partners LLC; New York, NY; associate

    (2026–present)

    Wakhariya & Wakhariya; New York, NY; associate

    (October 2024–present)

    Judge Karla N. Smith, Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland; law clerk

    (August 2023–September 2024)

    Professor Mary Graw Leary, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Criminal Law and Procedure Scholar; academic research assistant

    (June 2021–May 2023)

    Krauss Law; Munich, Germany; summer associate

    (June 2022–July 2022)

    Wilson Williams LLC; Washington, D.C.; summer associate

    (May 2021–July 2021)

    Wakhariya & Wakhariya; Mumbai, India; intern

    (June/August 2019 and June/August 2020)

    Bar Admissions

    Washington, D.C. (2025)

    Education

    The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, J.D.; Washington, D.C.

    (May 2023)

    • Dean’s Merit Scholarship (2020–2021, 2021–2022, 2022–2023)
    • Dean’s Academic Fellow (2021–2022)

    Sophia College (University of Mumbai), BA in English literature; India (May 2020)



    Languages

    English (native), Hindi (fluent), Gujarati (fluent), Urdu (fluent)

  • Significant Representations and Experience

    Legal research and drafting in various areas of the law, including tax law, corporate law, sports law, and family law.

    Drafted judicial opinions and orders for Judge Karla N. Smith.

    Conducted research on various topics relating to business litigation and drafted legal memoranda for the same.

    Conducted research and drafted legal memoranda on various matters, including consumer product safety, FDA compliance, broadband development, telehealth services, and transnational laws.

    Compared and analyzed loan agreements and equity funding agreements for clients, including the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).

    Research and drafting guidance on compliance and regulations needed to establish and conduct business in India.

    Publications

    New Frontiers in Technology: Can Traditional Intellectual Property Rights Laws Be Adapted and Applied to NFTs?, 31 Cath. U. J. L. & Tech 173 (2023)

    Speeches

    Presenter, New Frontiers in Technology: Can Traditional Intellectual Property Rights Laws Be Adapted and Applied to NFTs?, Catholic University Research Day, Washington, D.C. (April 18, 2023)

    One of two law school students selected by the 2023 Planning Committee for an oral presentation at the global annual University Research Day event.

    Activities

    Production Editor, Catholic University Journal of Law and Technology (2022–2023)

    Associate Editor, Catholic University Journal of Law and Technology (2021–2022)

    Coach, Moot Court (2022–2023)

    Associate Member, Moot Court (2021–2022)

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