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Sofie Syed

Associate
New York
7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036-6516
Tel: 212.833.1170
Fax: 212.373.7970

Sofie Syed represents clients across a broad array of industries in complex commercial litigation, internal investigations, and white collar defense. Sofie joined Friedman Kaplan from Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, where she focused on disputes in the tech and finance industries as well as public interest litigation. She previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Eric N. Vitaliano and the Honorable Peggy Kuo of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. 

Outside the Office

Sofie is a member of the South Asian Bar Association of New York and was selected to the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s Pathfinders and Fellows programs.

Fast Facts

Education

Columbia Law School, J.D. (2015)

University of Chicago, B.A., with honors (2009)

Bar Admissions

State of New York

U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Clerkships

Honorable Eric N. Vitaliano, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Honorable Peggy Kuo, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Law Review and Publications

Executive Digital Editor, Journal of Law and Social Problems

Editor, Journal of Gender and Law

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