Gopika Shah focuses on supporting clients in a variety of transactional and litigation matters. She also provides in-depth legal research support to the Firm, drawing on her background as a doctoral candidate and legal scholar.

Gopika is a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) Candidate at SMU Dedman School of Law, where she also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law teaching Artificial Intelligence & Law. Her scholarly work focuses on AI governance, digital assets, and central banking, and she has a publication in the Case Western Reserve Law Review and a forthcoming publication in the University of Richmond Law Review.

Professional and Personal Highlights

Education and Professional Background

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (S.J.D. Candidate)

• Maguire Center for Ethics and Responsibility, Graduate Fellow (2023)

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D., Cum Laude, 2022)

• International Law Review Association, Administrative Managing Editor
• Robert B. Rowling Center for Business Law & Leadership, Scholar
• Dedman Law Concentration in Business Law
• Pro Bono Honor Roll

Southern Methodist University (M.S., Applied Economics and Predictive Analytics; B.S., Economics; B.A., Political Science and Public Policy)

Visiting Researcher, International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), Rome, Italy

• International bank insolvency law and cross-border crisis management frameworks

Judicial Intern to The Honorable Magistrate Judge Irma Ramirez, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Selected Conference Presenter: European Banking Institute; World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR); National Business Law Scholars Conference; Center for AI Safety: AI Safety, Ethics and Society Course

Memberships / Affiliations

• State Bar of Texas
• Dallas Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• European Banking Institute, Researchers Group Member