Dorisa Shahmirzai is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the General Liability Practice. Dorisa is a litigator with emphasis on government contracts, business litigation and constitutional challenges to federal and state statutes. She defends public entities and private clients in civil rights, and general liability. Her practice includes defending constitutional violation claims of excessive force, false arrest, and unlawful seizures, as well as claims of negligence, and dangerous condition of public property. She is honing her skills as a trial attorney.

She also has a wealth of experience in entertainment and technology-based transactions, including intellectual property acquisitions and licensing strategies for entertainment, high technology and life science clients.

Dorisa clerked with San Francisco Superior Court, Law and Motion. She spent a year at Clifford Chance in Spain. She has also served as adjunct faculty at UCLA extension, teaching a course on negotiating deals in media and entertainment. She has authored articles on Copyrights at LA Lawyer Magazine and been selected in the Super Lawyers Rising Star list. Dorisa is currently serving as the City of Los Angeles Region 3 Representative in areas of clean energy and sustainability via public forums.

She is admitted to practice in CA and DC.

Foreign Language Proficiency

Publications

Pro Bono & Philanthropy

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • California
  • District of Columbia
• United States District Courts
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California

Awards & Honors

Super Lawyers Rising Star list, 2015-2017

Education

UC Davis School of Law

Juris Doctor

Harvard University, School of Public Health

Master of Science

UC Berkeley

Bachelor of Arts in Molecular and Cell Biology, Neurobiology