Karachi Achilihu — also known as the Tech Esq.® — is a business-savvy lawyer who values professional development and continuous learning. Leveraging her academic background and a deep familiarity with technology transactions, Karachi’s credentials are a blend of business and legal acumen:

EDUCATION

• J.D., cum laude (Business Law Concentration)

  — University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
  

• B.S. in Business Administration

  — The College of Business & Economics at Towson University

BAR ADMISSIONS

• District of Columbia

• Maryland

POST-QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE

• Legal Consultant (Fractional In-House Counsel) as the TECH ESQ.®

• Commercial Counsel @ Meta

• Corporate Associate – Technology Group @ Goodwin Procter

• Corporate Associate @ Venable

PUBLICATIONS & RECOGNITION

• How Karachi Achilihu Went from Big Law to Starting Her Own Consultancy

• 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) (also published in the Commercial Law Commons™ of the Digital Commons Network™)

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

• The District of Columbia Bar (D.C. Bar)

• Corporate Counsel Women of Color (CCWC)

  — CCWC AI Advisory Board

• American Bar Association (ABA)

  — Business Law Section

  — Science & Technology Law Section

  — Section of Intellectual Property Law

• Women in Security and Privacy (WISP)

• Women in Tech Global

  — USA Chapter

  — Nigeria Chapter