Layla Rao

Associate

Office

Washington, DC

Phone

+1 202 626 5045


Layla earned her JD from Harvard Law School, where she was the articles, book reviews, and commentaries chair of the Harvard Law Review and participated in the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic.

She joined the firm after clerking for the Honorable Rita F. Lin of the US District Court for the Northern District of California and the Honorable Rachel S. Bloomekatz of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Credentials

  • District of Columbia, 2024

  • Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude, 2024
  • Tufts University, BS, 2018

  • US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2024

  • Hon. Rita Lin, US District Court, Northern District of California
  • Hon. Rachel S. Bloomekatz, US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Layla earned her JD from Harvard Law School, where she was the articles, book reviews, and commentaries chair of the Harvard Law Review and participated in the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic.

She joined the firm after clerking for the Honorable Rita F. Lin of the US District Court for the Northern District of California and the Honorable Rachel S. Bloomekatz of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

  • District of Columbia, 2024

  • Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude, 2024
  • Tufts University, BS, 2018

  • US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2024

  • Hon. Rita Lin, US District Court, Northern District of California
  • Hon. Rachel S. Bloomekatz, US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Overview

Layla earned her JD from Harvard Law School, where she was the articles, book reviews, and commentaries chair of the Harvard Law Review and participated in the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic.

She joined the firm after clerking for the Honorable Rita F. Lin of the US District Court for the Northern District of California and the Honorable Rachel S. Bloomekatz of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Credentials

Admissions

  • District of Columbia, 2024

Education

  • Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude, 2024
  • Tufts University, BS, 2018

Court Admissions

  • US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2024

Clerkships

  • Hon. Rita Lin, US District Court, Northern District of California
  • Hon. Rachel S. Bloomekatz, US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Layla earned her JD from Harvard Law School, where she was the articles, book reviews, and commentaries chair of the Harvard Law Review and participated in the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic.

She joined the firm after clerking for the Honorable Rita F. Lin of the US District Court for the Northern District of California and the Honorable Rachel S. Bloomekatz of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Credentials

  • District of Columbia, 2024

  • Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude, 2024
  • Tufts University, BS, 2018

  • US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2024

  • Hon. Rita Lin, US District Court, Northern District of California
  • Hon. Rachel S. Bloomekatz, US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Layla earned her JD from Harvard Law School, where she was the articles, book reviews, and commentaries chair of the Harvard Law Review and participated in the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic.

She joined the firm after clerking for the Honorable Rita F. Lin of the US District Court for the Northern District of California and the Honorable Rachel S. Bloomekatz of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

  • District of Columbia, 2024

  • Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude, 2024
  • Tufts University, BS, 2018

  • US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2024

  • Hon. Rita Lin, US District Court, Northern District of California
  • Hon. Rachel S. Bloomekatz, US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Overview

Layla earned her JD from Harvard Law School, where she was the articles, book reviews, and commentaries chair of the Harvard Law Review and participated in the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic.

She joined the firm after clerking for the Honorable Rita F. Lin of the US District Court for the Northern District of California and the Honorable Rachel S. Bloomekatz of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Credentials

Admissions

  • District of Columbia, 2024

Education

  • Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude, 2024
  • Tufts University, BS, 2018

Court Admissions

  • US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2024

Clerkships

  • Hon. Rita Lin, US District Court, Northern District of California
  • Hon. Rachel S. Bloomekatz, US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit