Commercial Litigation Family Law Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation Litigation - Banking and Finance Litigation - Labor and Employment
Shirin Afsous
Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2021 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Shirin Afsous has significant litigation experience, regularly interacting with clients and developing case strategy. She focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, including government contracts (including claims and protests), labor & employment, financial services litigation, and commercial contract disputes across the country in state and federal courts. She also appears regularly in administrative proceedings, including assisting clients involved in governmental investigations. Shirin has handled trials as first chair attorney, and has wide-ranging experience drafting, researching, preparing witnesses for trial, conducting depositions, and arguing dispositive motions.
Concentrations- Complex commercial litigation
- Financial services litigation
- Government Investigations
- Bid Protests
- Employment Litigation
Overview
- English
- Farsi
- Gender: Female
- Suffolk University, J.D., graduated 2016
- University of Mary Washington, B.A., graduated 2012
- Virginia, 2016
- District of Columbia, 2017
- Arlington County Bar Association - Member
- Fairfax Bar Association - Member
- Iranian-American Bar Association, D.C. Chapter - Board Member
- University of Mary Washington Legal Affinity Group - Membership Chair
- Virginia State Bar - Member
- Virginia Women Attorneys Association - Member
- Young Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar - Events Editor for Docket Call
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- English
- Farsi
- Virginia, 2016
- District of Columbia, 2017
- Arlington County Bar Association - Member
- Fairfax Bar Association - Member
- Iranian-American Bar Association, D.C. Chapter - Board Member
- University of Mary Washington Legal Affinity Group - Membership Chair
- Virginia State Bar - Member
- Virginia Women Attorneys Association - Member
- Young Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar - Events Editor for Docket Call
- Suffolk University, J.D., graduated 2016
- University of Mary Washington, B.A., graduated 2012
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- Gender: Female
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
- Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Family Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Labor and Employment Law - Management
Awards:
- Listed, Best Lawyers, “Ones to Watch,” 2021-2024
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Virginia Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2019-2023
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2019-2023
- Selected, Top 10 Family Law Attorneys Under 40, National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, 2018
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