Neema Hakim is an associate in the litigation and enforcement practice group. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, and white collar criminal and civil defense. He also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing litigants in housing and family law matters and veterans seeking discharge upgrades.
Previously, Neema clerked for the Honorable Denise J. Casper of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the Honorable Frank M. Gaziano of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Neema received his Juris Doctor with Honors from the University of Chicago Law School. During law school, Neema interned at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts in the Public Corruption and Special Prosecutions Unit and was the editor-in-chief of the Chicago Journal of International Law.
Prior to law school, Neema worked as an aide to President Barack Obama in the White House Office of Communications and served as an assistant press secretary and spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.