Shadi Blanche

Shadi Blanche (formerly Malekzadeh), Attorney-CIPP/US, currently serves as an Attorney at the City of Chicago Department of Procurement Services since June 2023. Prior experience includes holding the position of Assistant Attorney General at the Illinois Attorney General's Office from October 2022 to June 2023, and Associate Attorney at Litchfield Cavo LLP from August 2021 to October 2022. Earlier roles encompass serving as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Sophia Hall at Cook County Government and a Summer Associate at Kopecky Schumacher Rosenburg. Shadi has also held various judicial externships and internships, contributing to experience at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Cook County Circuit Court, and the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic. Shadi earned a JD with a certificate in Transaction law from Loyola University Chicago, alongside advanced degrees in Law and Human Rights from the University of Mysore.