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Majesty Jala

Associate

Majesty has extensive experience in representing clients in a wide range of complex and high-stakes government investigations and litigation.

She has successfully handled matters involving allegations of fraud, money laundering, sanctions, commodities, securities, and banking violations, and IP infringement. She has represented clients across various industries, such as financial services, asset management, virtual currency, engineering, manufacturing, and retail.

Majesty joined the firm in 2019, after obtaining J.D. and LLM degrees and an Advanced Certificate in Global Business Law and Governance, and receiving the Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar distinction, from Columbia Law School. She interned for Judge Paul G. Gardephe of the Southern District of New York. Prior to moving to the U.S., Majesty was a litigation associate for over six years at a leading law firm in the Philippines, where she handled a variety of commercial, corporate, and civil litigation and arbitration cases. Majesty is admitted to practice in New York, California, and the Philippines.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2024

Admitted: Bar of the State of New York, 2017

Admitted: Bar of the State of California, 2017

Admitted: Bar of Philippines, 2009

Academic

J.D., Advanced Certificate in Global Business Law and Governance, Columbia University, 2019

LL.M., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia University, 2016

J.D., Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, 2008

Bachelor of Science, cum laude, University of the Philippines, 2003

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.