Leigh-Alexandra "Leigh" Basha

Leigh-Alexandra "Leigh" Basha


McDermott Will & Emery

Recognized since 2012

Washington, District of Columbia

Practice Areas

Tax Law

Trusts and Estates

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Leigh-Alexandra Basha focuses her practice on domestic and international estate and tax planning. She counsels an affluent international client base on a wide range of sophisticated matters, including estate and trust administration, family wealth preservation, tax compliance, as well as business succession, expatriation and pre-immigration planning. Leigh is head of the Firm’s Washington, DC, Private Client Practice Group.

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Location
  • The McDermott Building
    500 North Capitol Street, NW
    Washington, DC 20001-1531
Languages
  • French
Education
  • American University, J.D., graduated 1985
  • Georgetown University, LL.M
  • Georgetown University, AB
Bar Admissions
  • Virginia, Virginia State Bar
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
  • Maryland, Maryland State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Fellow
  • American University Washington College of Law - Dean's Advisory Council
  • International Academy of Estate and Trust Law - Executive Council
  • International Bar Association - Member
  • Northern Virginia Estate Planning Council - Member

McDermott Will & Emery
Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois

215 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

125 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • Service of the Year Award Finalist, Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce
  • Outstanding Performance by a Speaker, International Bar Association, London
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
  • Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2006-2013
  • Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers magazine, 2007-2013
  • Best Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine, Trust and Estates, 2011, 2013
  • Leading Lawyer, The Washingtonian, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
  • Women and the Law Leadership Award, American University Washington College of Law, 2011
  • Guide to the World's Leading Trusts and Estates Practitioners, Legal Media Group's Expert Guides, 2011
  • Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law, Trusts and Estates, Legal Media Group's Expert Guides, 2013
  • Citywealth Leaders List, 2009-2013

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