Tahany M. Alsabahi

(She/Her/Hers)
Associate
Tahany Mohammed Alsabahi

Overview

Tahany M. Alsabahi is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Chicago office and a member of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice.

Before joining Holland & Knight as an attorney, Ms. Alsabahi was a summer associate with the firm and gained experience in bankruptcy, shareholder disputes, professional responsibility and antitrust matters.

During law school, Ms. Alsabahi mediated employment and housing discrimination cases before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). Ms. Alsabahi also served as the senior articles editor of the Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, co-president of the Womxn of Color Collective and professional development chair of the Barbara F. Bice Public Interest Law Foundation. In addition, she was a founding member and inaugural vice president of the Middle Eastern and North African Law Student Association (MENALSA).

Prior to joining the legal profession, Ms. Alsabahi worked in higher education, specializing in inter- and intra-group dialogue and conflict resolution.

Credentials

Education
  • University of Southern California Gould School of Law, J.D.
  • University of Michigan, B.A., International Studies
  • University of Michigan, B.A., Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Bar Admissions/Licenses
  • Illinois
Memberships
  • Arab American Bar Association of Illinois
Honors & Awards
  • James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan, Multiple Semesters, 2013-2017
  • The Patricia Gurin Certificate of Merit, University of Michigan, 2017
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit Award, University of Michigan, 2016
Spoken Languages
  • Arabic