Bio
Laily Sheybani is an Associate in the firm's Internal Investigation & White Collar Defense Practice Group. She conducts internal investigations and defends individuals, companies, and organizations facing criminal and civil investigations and litigation. Her practice includes matters involving investigations by state and federal regulatory bodies, internal investigations, criminal charges, and alleged fraud. This includes investigations and litigation related to the False Claims Act, the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, and alleged financial fraud and securities violations. Her clients include individuals and companies in the healthcare, financial, manufacturing, and construction industries, among others.
In 2023 and 2024, Ms. Sheybani was named by her peers as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star in the category of Criminal Defense: White Collar. For information about these selections and an overview of common third-party publications, rankings, and list methodologies, click here.
Prior to joining Post & Schell she served as an Assistant Defender for the Defender Association of Philadelphia and was a Law Clerk for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. During law school, she also served with the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, the Federal Community Defender Office's Capital Habeas Unit, and the Office for Access to Justice at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Education
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J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2018
Toll Scholarship; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Law and Social Change; Co-President, Equal Justice Foundation - Double B.A. in Legal Studies and Political Science, Dean's List, Northwestern University, 2013
Bar Memberships
- Pennsylvania
Foreign Languages
- Farsi
- French
Publications
- "As Federal Antitrust Prosecutions Rise, Potential Criminal Pitfalls Loom for Non-Compete Clauses," Business Crimes Bulletin (November 10, 2021)
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Education
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J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2018
Toll Scholarship; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Law and Social Change; Co-President, Equal Justice Foundation - Double B.A. in Legal Studies and Political Science, Dean's List, Northwestern University, 2013
Bar Memberships
- Pennsylvania
Foreign Languages
- Farsi
- French