Name: Nafees Asiay Syed

Recipient Type: Scholarship Recipient

Recipient Year: 2013|2011

School Name: Yale University

Major: Law

Description: Nafees has led teams on high profile cases and challenged Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, and state electoral college systems. Her New York Times, CNN, and other columns have reached millions. She has served as a TV analyst for Dan Abrams’ Law & Crime Network, where she has covered high profile cases, including those related to the murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s death. Nafees also prosecuted Serbian war criminals at the Hague and is a fellow at Yale Law’s Information Society Project. Under the Obama Administration, she worked on an impeachment trial for the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee and advised two U.S. Congress Committee Chairs – John Conyers and Eddie Bernice Johnson – both civil rights leaders. She holds a B.A. from Harvard University and a Doctor of Law degree from Yale Law School.

Sponsor: Mateen Mobeen Foundation Scholarship|Ghobarah-Naqvi Scholarship