Karachi Achilihu — aka the TECH ESQ.℠ — is a business- and tech-savvy lawyer who values entrepreneurship, professional development, and building community across the legal profession. Leveraging her academic and transactional law background, Karachi’s credentials are a blend of business and legal acumen:

EDUCATION

• Juris Doctor, cum laude | Business Law Concentration

  — University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

  — College of Business & Economics at Towson University

BAR ADMISSIONS

• District of Columbia

• Maryland

  POST-QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE

• Legal Consultant (Fractional In-House Counsel)

• Commercial Counsel @ Meta Platforms

• Corporate Associate – Technology Group @ Goodwin Procter

• Corporate Associate @ Venable

AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

• American Bar Association (ABA)®

  — Business Law Section

  — Science & Technology Law Section

  — Section of Intellectual Property Law

• International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)®

• Corporate Counsel Women of Color (CCWC)®

  — CCWC® AI Advisory Board

• African Corporate and Government Counsel (ACGC) Forum

• Women in Tech® Global

  — USA Chapter

  — Nigeria Chapter

• Women in Security and Privacy (WISP)®

• Abia State Diaspora Young Professionals

PUBLICATIONS & FEATURES

• Legal Best Practices for Businesses: Business Structuring, Utilizing Grants & Free Financing Tips

• “Dishonesty" in Fact: The Future Uncertainty of Maryland's Statutory Interpretation of Good Faith & Encouraging Lax Lender Liability, 77 Md. L. Rev. 1204 (2018)