Professional Overview

Layla is an associate in the firm’s Land Use practice, where she supports clients navigating complex zoning, permitting, and development regulations. Her work includes legal research, drafting memoranda, and assisting with entitlement strategies for commercial and mixed-use projects. Layla has her Master of Science in Real Estate and worked in property management prior to law school.

Professional and Civic Involvement

  • Urban Land Institute Young Leaders
  • NAIOP Government Affairs Committee, Legal Intern, 2023-24
  • Bellevue Chamber of Commerce
  • WSBA Environmental and Land Use Law Section
  • WSBA Real Property, Probate, and Trust Section

Honors / Awards / Prior Experience

Layla previously was a Regional Portfolio and Property Manager with Redside Partners, LLC, a Seattle-based residential and commercial property management firm. Prior to that role, she was a freelance blogger and consultant for Seattle for Growth, an advocacy group promoting fresh land use codes to manage single-family neighborhood growth. There, she wrote and consulted about legislative and regulatory real estate trends. Layla also interned with Starbucks Coffee Company’s Store Development department, with rotations in financial leasing, asset management, real estate support services, and program management.

Education

  • J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2025
    • Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental, and Innovation Law
    • Real Property Lead, Property and Tax Law Society
    • Zoning Analyst, National Zoning Atlas
  • M.S., Real Estate, University of San Diego, 2020
    • Content Curator and Author, MIPIM Global Conference 2019
  • B.S., magna cum laude, Business Administration and Marketing, Seattle University, 2019

Personal

Layla enjoys hot yoga, walking, squash, pickleball, and boating. She also enjoys reading and writing.