Pooja Boisture

Senior Counsel

Pooja Boisture is Senior Counsel at Democracy Forward.

Prior to joining the organization, Pooja was an attorney in the Appellate Section of the Department of Justice, Tax Division, where she represented the United States before federal courts of appeals in cases involving tax and administrative law issues. She briefed and argued high-profile cases on behalf of the government, including cases involving regulatory issues post-Loper Bright. Prior to working in the DOJ, Pooja worked for Debevoise & Plimpton, and, earlier, at Hogan Lovells. She had a diverse private practice, where she worked on commercial litigation, white collar investigations, and appeals. She also maintained an active pro bono practice, focusing on impact litigation. Her pro bono work included leading a class action lawsuit against the New York City Housing Authority on behalf of public housing tenants, and a lawsuit against ICE on behalf of a class of detained immigrants.

Pooja attended Columbia Law School and Boston College. Between college and law school, Pooja worked on reproductive rights at NARAL Pro-Choice New York. She also interned at the New York Civil Liberties Union Reproductive Rights Project after her first year of law school. Pooja clerked for the Honorable Jane Richards Roth on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. She is an officer and member of the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court.