OVERVIEW
Experience
Tara is a litigator with experience in high-stakes and complex commercial litigation. She understands that clients need a lawyer that truly understands their business and approaches litigation in a strategic, efficient, and cost-effective way. Tara also counsels clients on business matters before they become a legal dispute as she seeks to prevent costly litigation for clients. She focuses her practice on complex civil litigation with an emphasis on corporate, antitrust, intellectual property, employment, government regulatory matters, and internal corporate investigations. She has significant trial, appellate, and case management experience, with expertise in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Prior to joining Hausfeld, Tara served as the Trial Section Chief for the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Office of the Attorney General, overseeing the Civil Litigation, Employment, and Worker’s Compensation Units. She was responsible for all civil litigation involving the Commonwealth, its agencies, divisions, institutions, or employees as litigants and also served as legal counsel to Virginia judges and the Virginia State Bar. Tara’s role as the Trial Section Chief provides her with a unique perspective in handling matters under scrutiny by and against state authorities.
Tara previously worked at Jones Day, representing major corporations in a variety of industries and jurisdictions. She was the go-to for fast-moving and high-stakes litigation. She also obtained successful results in a variety of business disputes, including several high-profile patent and trademark infringement lawsuits, shareholder derivative actions, and corporate criminal investigations.
Clients
Tara’s clients are as diverse as the challenges they face, coming from a variety of business, government, and non-profit backgrounds, ranging in size, from small businesses to multi-national corporations, and experience from start-up to long-standing operations.
Included among Tara’s clients are businesses coming from the following areas: Hospitality, Construction, Transportation, Health Care, Non-Profit/Public Service, Banking/Financial Services, Food & Beverage, Information Technology, Veterinary Medicine and Animal Products, Medical Devices, Telecommunications, Defense, Technology, Nonprofit Services, Retail, and Entertainment & Media.
EDUCATION
American University, Washington College of Law, J.D.
Cornell University, B.A.
BAR ADMISSIONS
District of Columbia
Virginia
Virginia Supreme Court
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
AFFILIATIONS
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Federal Bar Association
Past President, Board Member, Federal Bar Association, Northern Virginia Chapter, 2020-2021
President, Board Member, Federal Bar Association, Northern Virginia Chapter, 2019-2020
President-Elect, Board Member , Federal Bar Association, Northern Virginia Chapter, 2018-2019
Vice President, Board Member, Federal Bar Association, Northern Virginia Chapter, 2017-2018
Treasurer, Board Member, Federal Bar Association, Northern Virginia Chapter, 2016-2017
Board Member, Federal Bar Association, Northern Virginia Chapter, 2014-Present
President and Executive Director, Project Second Chance, 2018-Present