Puja Leekha joined the firm in 2006 as an associate in the Products Liability and Mass Tort Practice. Her practice focuses on complex products liability litigation defense involving medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and exposure to chemicals.
Puja graduated from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis in 2004, where she competed in Moot Court and served as the managing editor of the Washington University Global Studies Law Review. She also served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Clifford J. Proud, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
Prior to law school, Puja graduated with Dean’s List honors from Northwestern University in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering and a biotechnology specialization. She then worked as an IT and business process consultant with Accenture, and later as the Associate Director of Investor Relations with The Weiser Group. |