NEEMA SAHNI
Partner; Co-Chair, Entertainment and Media Industry Group; Co-Chair, Commercial Litigation Practice; Co-Chair, Music Industry Group; Vice Chair, Sports Industry Group
Covington & Burling LLP
Neema Sahni, partner and co-chair of Covington’s Entertainment and Media and Commercial Litigation Practices, has become a go-to counsel for some of the entertainment industry’s biggest names. Through her work at Covington, and her prior experience in-house at The Walt Disney Company, Sahni has developed a sophisticated understanding of the legal and business issues impacting content creators and platforms.
Sahni is highly dedicated for her pro bono practice. Most recently, acting pro bono in partnership with legal aid organizations Western Center on Law & Poverty, Public Counsel, and the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Sahni helped reach a landmark settlement on behalf of tenant advocacy organizations with the California Department of Housing and Community Development regarding the State’s administration of its COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
