Tamara Hilmi Sakijha is a Palestinian lawyer in the Litigation Unit for the Navajo Nation Department of Justice. Prior to joining our team, she worked as a litigator in New York at DLA Piper where she handled complex government investigations, related civil and criminal litigation, and international arbitrations and investigations. Ms. Sakijha has represented sovereign states, individuals and multinational companies in arbitrations under leading institutional and ad hoc rules, including the International Centre for Settlement and Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Ms. Sakijha successfully resolved high-risk regulatory and criminal inquiries brought by federal and state authorities, both in early negotiations and at trial. Ms. Sakijha is a principled pro bono advocate and has handled criminal appeals in New York state courts, name change applications, voting rights challenges, and asylum petitions. Prior to joining DOJ, Ms. Sakijha successfully represented a Garifuna family in their asylum petition in front of immigration court.