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Leah Motzkin focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, international arbitration, and White Collar defense and investigations. She also has experience working on export control, anti-bribery, and anti-corruption matters. Leah is committed to pro bono work and has represented several human rights and civil rights organizations.

During law school, Leah interned at the Department of Justice in the Office of the Associate Attorney General, worked with incarcerated clients, and served as a Digital Editor of the N.Y.U. Review of Law & Social Change. Prior to pursuing a legal career, Leah was a strategy and operations consultant for companies and federal agencies, worked as a campaign staffer, and taught English in Mexico.

Perspectives

The Pentagon Gives 30 Universities Two Weeks to Audit and Report on Collaborations With Foreign Entities of Concern
Enforcement Edge: Shining Light on Government Enforcement
BTI Consulting Group Names Four Arnold & Porter Attorneys 2026 'BTI Client Service All-Stars'
Sea Change or Same as It Ever Was? The Crypto Landscape at the ABA White Collar Crime Institute
Enforcement Edge: Shining Light on Government Enforcement
Stay Classy, San Diego: Parting Thoughts From the ABA White Collar Crime Conference
Enforcement Edge: Shining Light on Government Enforcement
Consumer Protection — Still Open for Business
Enforcement Edge: Shining Light on Government Enforcement
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Recognition

BTI Consulting Group
"Client Service All-Stars" (2026)

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., New York University School of Law
  • B.A., Yale University

Admissions

  • California
  • District of Columbia
  • District of Colorado

Government & Military Service

  • Intern, Office of the Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice (January 2022 — May 2022)

Activities

  • Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, Mexico (2018 — 2019)
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