Sa'adiyah Masoud
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Experience
Sa'adiyah Masoud is a litigation associate with the Professional Practices Group at Donovan Hatem LLP. Her work includes representing a range of clients involved in complex civil litigation in federal and state court. Sa’adiyah’s recent litigation matters include:
- Representing an architectural firm in a case involving the design and construction of a state-of-the-art science and math building at a noted private school;
- Representing an engineering firm related to the structural design of an underground garage at a luxury condominium complex;
- Representing a construction management firm concerning the design and installation of a standby power generator; and,
- Representing an architectural firm related to the building envelope renovation of a multi-million dollar condominium complex.
Sa’adiyah’s work has also included representing clients in litigation involving water treatment facilities, recladding projects, bridge collapses, underground construction, road and traffic planning, interior design and municipal and state-run projects. Sa’adiyah also provides contract review and other related legal services to design professionals.
Prior to joining Donovan Hatem, Sa’adiyah served as a law clerk to the Justices of the Superior Court from 2006-2007, and at the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Government Bureau/ Trial Division in 2006.
Admitted to Practice
- Massachusetts
- New York
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Business and Professional Associations
- Women’s Leadership Initiative 2011-2012
- Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Trustee
- South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston, Board of Director and Past President
- North American South Asian Bar Association, Board of Director 2011, Co-Chair of Annual Convention, 2010
- Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts, Co-Chair of Women of Color Committee 2008-2011
- Boston Bar Association, Member of Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member of House of Delegates 2011
Education
- Boston University School of Law (J.D.)
- Duke University (B.A., English and Women Studies)
Articles and Publications
Nevada Supreme Court Strictly Enforces Certificate of Merit Statutes, The Design and Construction Management Reporter, November 2011.
Contributing Author, Chapter 4: Architect-Engineer Contracting, Federal Government Construction Contracting, Editors: Adrian L. Bastianelli III, Andrew D. Ness, Joseph D. West, published by American Bar Association, 2010.
Hawaii Court Finds No Duty of Care to Seller, The Design and Construction Management Professional Reporter, February 2010.
Colorado Court of Appeals Recently Interpreted the Economic Loss Rule as Barring a Fraud Claim, The Design and Construction Management Professional Reporter, June 2009.
An Expert Cannot Rely on an Engineer's Code of Ethics in Establishing Standard of Care in North Carolina, The Design and Construction Management Professional Reporter, March 2009.
Surety is not Responsible for its Principal's Punitive Damages, The Design and Construction Management Professional Reporter, April 2008.
Community Involvement
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Overseer & Museum Fellow
- Co-Chair of Global Art Initiative (“Catalyst”)
- Duke University, Alumni Interviewer
Accolades
- Ad Club’s Rosoff Awards, Finalist for Mentor Award
- Boston Magazine/Massachusetts Super Lawyer Rising Star, 2011
Speaking Engagements
- Boston University School of Law, Women’s Bar Association Mentorship Panel, Panelist 2011
- Boston University School of Law, Be Yourself Orientation, Panelist, 2009, 2010, 2011
- New England Muslim Bar Association, Should I Go to LawSchool? Panelist, 2010
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