Judith Zahid Joins Zelle LLP's Executive Committee
January 1, 2025Judith Zahid has been appointed to Zelle LLP’s Executive Committee (EC), effective January 1, 2025. Judith, based in the firm’s Oakland, CA office, joins Elizabeth (Liz) Kniffen (Minneapolis) and G. Brian Odom (Dallas) on the EC, making this the first time that Zelle has had a majority-female leadership.
Judith co-chairs Zelle’s Antitrust group and has for several years managed the firm’s Oakland office, which will be taken over by Heather Rankie. In addition to serving her clients, she is a frequent contributor to multiple organizations, including having served on Council for the American Bar Association Antitrust Section, and is a supporter of the American Antitrust Institute (AAI) and the Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (COSAL). She is also an active participant in legal industry women’s groups, a guest lecturer and a supporter of the Plaintiffs’ Law Association at Berkley Law, and a tireless mentor. Judith was the recipient of the 2023 Hollis Salzman Memorial Leadership Award, given by the AAI and COSAL.
“It’s not every day you come upon a firm of happy, thriving, and collaborative litigators. I owe my 20+ years of growth and happiness in my career to this firm and the exceptional attorneys and staff who work here. I cannot wait to contribute to Zelle’s continued success in this new role,” said Ms. Zahid.
Founded in 1983, Zelle has grown to 100-attorneys with nine domestic offices, as well as an office in London. The firm represents many of the world’s largest insurance carriers in insurance-related disputes, as well as clients in antitrust/competition and other complex business litigation.
