Sara Talebian

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Sara Talebian

Sara Talebian focuses her practice on complex civil and commercial litigation matters in federal and state court, including intellectual property (IP) infringement, breach of contract claims, antitrust, tort causes of action, consumer class actions, and general litigation issues. Sara has experience with multiple phases of civil litigation, including initial pleadings, discovery compliance, expert and fact deposition preparation, motions practice, and trial.

Sara graduated cum laude from the American University Washington College of Law, where she published a comment in and served as the editor-in-chief of the Administrative Law Review. During law school, Sara served as an intern at the U.S. Copyright Office in the Office of the General Counsel, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and Rosetta Stone. In those positions, she assisted with a variety of IP issues. Sara also served as an intern at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, where she assisted with misdemeanor criminal prosecutions.

Prior to her legal career, from 2015 to 2018, Sara served as a public elementary school music teacher in Fairfax County Public Schools.

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Education

  • J.D. cum laude American University, Washington College of Law 2021
    • Editor-in-chief, Administrative Law Review
    • Summer law clerk, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office
    • Summer legal intern, General Crimes, Misdemeanors, U.S. Attorney's Office
    • Intern, Rosetta Stone
    • Intern, Recording Industry Association of America
    • Dean’s Fellow for Professor Andrew Popper, Ann Loeb Bronfman Distinguished Profession of Law and Government
  • B.Mus. Music Education and Vocal Performance summa cum laude Berklee College of Music 2015

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Member, Copyright Society of the USA

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Personal Activities

  • Professional Vocalist