Hoorya R.Ahmad
Counsel
Labor & Employment
hahmad@seyfarth.com
More About Hoorya
Hoorya has significant litigation, investigations, and trial experience gained in the public and private sector. She represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters before state and federal administrative agencies and courts across the country.
Hoorya has experience defending matters arising under various constitutional provisions, federal and state employment discrimination statutes, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (race, religion, sex, and national origin claims), sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims, the ADA, the ADEA, FMLA, whistleblower claims, and retaliation claims. She has significant experience defending single-plaintiff litigation and has obtained several victories both at the motion to dismiss and summary judgment stage.
Having worked in government and in private practice, Hoorya brings a unique perspective to the delivery of legal services to her clients. As a former New York State prosecutor, she gained experience conducting investigations, evidentiary hearings, and jury and bench trials. She also has experience in white collar criminal investigations involving financial frauds. Hoorya continued her dedication and commitment to public service and for a few years, defended the City of Chicago in employment litigation disputes in state and federal court.
Hoorya served as a judicial intern in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and as an intern for former Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. She is fluent in multiple languages (Urdu, Punjabi, and Hindi) and has knowledge of Spanish.
Hoorya has experience defending matters arising under various constitutional provisions, federal and state employment discrimination statutes, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (race, religion, sex, and national origin claims), sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims, the ADA, the ADEA, FMLA, whistleblower claims, and retaliation claims. She has significant experience defending single-plaintiff litigation and has obtained several victories both at the motion to dismiss and summary judgment stage.
Having worked in government and in private practice, Hoorya brings a unique perspective to the delivery of legal services to her clients. As a former New York State prosecutor, she gained experience conducting investigations, evidentiary hearings, and jury and bench trials. She also has experience in white collar criminal investigations involving financial frauds. Hoorya continued her dedication and commitment to public service and for a few years, defended the City of Chicago in employment litigation disputes in state and federal court.
Hoorya served as a judicial intern in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and as an intern for former Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. She is fluent in multiple languages (Urdu, Punjabi, and Hindi) and has knowledge of Spanish.
- JD, St. John's University School of Law
Dean's list
Moot Court Honor Society Senior Bar
Staff member, New York Litigator Law Journal
New York City Bar Association Diversity Fellowship Recipient
Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development
Labor & Employment Law Society
Trial Advocacy - BA, State University of New York at Stony Brook
History and Political ScienceMagna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
- Illinois
- New York
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)
- US District Court, Northern District of Indiana
- US District Court, Southern District of Indiana
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More About Hoorya
Hoorya has significant litigation, investigations, and trial experience gained in the public and private sector. She represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters before state and federal administrative agencies and courts across the country.
Hoorya has experience defending matters arising under various constitutional provisions, federal and state employment discrimination statutes, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (race, religion, sex, and national origin claims), sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims, the ADA, the ADEA, FMLA, whistleblower claims, and retaliation claims. She has significant experience defending single-plaintiff litigation and has obtained several victories both at the motion to dismiss and summary judgment stage.
Having worked in government and in private practice, Hoorya brings a unique perspective to the delivery of legal services to her clients. As a former New York State prosecutor, she gained experience conducting investigations, evidentiary hearings, and jury and bench trials. She also has experience in white collar criminal investigations involving financial frauds. Hoorya continued her dedication and commitment to public service and for a few years, defended the City of Chicago in employment litigation disputes in state and federal court.
Hoorya served as a judicial intern in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and as an intern for former Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. She is fluent in multiple languages (Urdu, Punjabi, and Hindi) and has knowledge of Spanish.
Hoorya has experience defending matters arising under various constitutional provisions, federal and state employment discrimination statutes, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (race, religion, sex, and national origin claims), sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims, the ADA, the ADEA, FMLA, whistleblower claims, and retaliation claims. She has significant experience defending single-plaintiff litigation and has obtained several victories both at the motion to dismiss and summary judgment stage.
Having worked in government and in private practice, Hoorya brings a unique perspective to the delivery of legal services to her clients. As a former New York State prosecutor, she gained experience conducting investigations, evidentiary hearings, and jury and bench trials. She also has experience in white collar criminal investigations involving financial frauds. Hoorya continued her dedication and commitment to public service and for a few years, defended the City of Chicago in employment litigation disputes in state and federal court.
Hoorya served as a judicial intern in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and as an intern for former Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. She is fluent in multiple languages (Urdu, Punjabi, and Hindi) and has knowledge of Spanish.
- JD, St. John's University School of Law
Dean's list
Moot Court Honor Society Senior Bar
Staff member, New York Litigator Law Journal
New York City Bar Association Diversity Fellowship Recipient
Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development
Labor & Employment Law Society
Trial Advocacy - BA, State University of New York at Stony Brook
History and Political ScienceMagna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
- Illinois
- New York
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)
- US District Court, Northern District of Indiana
- US District Court, Southern District of Indiana
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Oct 11, 2022
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- Chicago Bar Association (Judicial Evaluation Committee; Labor & Employment Law Committee)
- Co-Author, "Employers Feeling the Heat: Washington Adopts Permanent Changes to Outdoor Heat Exposure Rules Effective July 17, 2023," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 30, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Oregon to Assess Highest-in-Nation OSHA Penalties of up to $250,000 Per Violation," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 5, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Washington's COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Expires October 31, 2022," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 10, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Sweltering Heat and Suffocating Smoke in PNW: Oregon OSHA and Washington L&I Issue Heat Exposure and Wildfire Smoke Rules," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 29, 2022)