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Habib F. Ilahi

Habib F. Ilahi is Counsel at Schertler & Onorato, L.L.P., where his practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, Government investigations, and securities litigation. Mr. Ilahi has handled a variety of matters ranging from representing corporate officers and directors in large scale securities fraud investigations to representing smaller companies and individuals under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. He has represented individuals in criminal, civil, and administrative cases in both federal and state matters involving insider trading and other securities violations, procurement fraud, export controls, money laundering, false statements, mail and wire fraud, and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He frequently counsels clients on business and regulatory compliance issues.

Prior to joining Schertler & Onorato, Mr. Ilahi was an associate at a white collar boutique in Houston, Texas, where his practice focused on health care fraud and abuse and securities matters. Mr. Ilahi is a founding member of the North American South Asian Bar Association’s ("NASABA") Criminal Justice Committee, where he advocated on behalf of South Asian–Americans who had been the target of hate crimes and bias–related incidents, as well as victims of overzealous law enforcement agencies. In his leadership role, Mr. Ilahi liaised with the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and other governmental and non–governmental organizations to coordinate NASABA’s advocacy efforts in the areas of civil rights, hate crimes enforcement, and legal education. While on the Criminal Justice Committee, Mr. Ilahi and others spearheaded and designed the first ever Convenience Store Outreach Project, a nationwide legal education and compliance program designed to educate and inform South Asian convenience storeowners and operators on the laws surrounding the sale of over–the–counter cold medications, as well as some of the tactics previously used by law enforcement that were determined to be illegal. Mr. Ilahi is President of the South Asian Bar Association of Washington, D.C. and sits on the Advisory Board of ASHA for Women, a Washington, D.C. area non–profit that provides comprehensive support for South Asian survivors of domestic violence.

Mr. Ilahi was born in Galveston, Texas and grew up outside of Houston, Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2000) and the University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1997). He is a member of the District of Columbia and Texas bars. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the District of Columbia, Southern District of Texas, and Eastern District of Texas.

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