Arash “Ari” Aramesh

Managing Attorney – Washington, D.C. & Los Angeles 

Arash “Ari” Aramesh is a trial attorney, national-security expert, and global crisis-management strategist who represents clients in their most consequential disputes. As Managing Attorney for the Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles offices of Whitcomb Selinsky, P.C., and a Practice Group Leader following the merger of Aramesh Law PLLC with the firm, Mr. Aramesh combines elite law-firm pedigree, policy sophistication, and a worldwide litigation footprint that spans the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.

Mr. Aramesh brings strategic precision, cultural fluency, and battle-tested advocacy to every engagement—serving as both trial counsel and trusted counselor to clients confronting their most complex legal, political, and reputational challenges on the global stage.

His practice centers on complex commercial litigation, constitutional and civil-rights matters, defamation and harassment actions, and transnational business and political disputes. He frequently handles matters involving cross-border contracts, corporate fraud, tort and human-rights claims, and reputational crises arising from politically or commercially sensitive events. Mr. Aramesh advises multinational corporations, government officials, public figures, and emerging-market entrepreneurs navigating litigation intertwined with media, diplomacy, and global regulation.

Beyond the courtroom, Mr. Aramesh serves as a trusted adviser in crisis management, high-stakes negotiations, and reputation protection, coordinating with global media, lobbying, and compliance teams. His counsel often extends to AI governance, cybersecurity, intellectual-property protection, and cross-border regulatory compliance, providing clients with integrated strategies where legal, political, and communications challenges converge.

Before founding his own firm, Mr. Aramesh practiced at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and Yetter Coleman LLP, representing Fortune 500 companies, global energy conglomerates, major airlines, and high-profile individuals.

Mr. Aramesh earned his Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School, where he served as a teaching assistant to former U.S. Secretary of Defense William J. Perry and Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Sig Hecker. He also holds an M.Sc. in Comparative Politics (Conflict Studies) from the London School of Economics and dual B.A. degrees in Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.

Fluent in Persian and proficient in Arabic, he is uniquely equipped to advise on matters bridging Western and Middle-Eastern jurisdictions. A recognized commentator on law, security, and international affairs, Mr. Aramesh appears regularly on CNN, FOX News, BBC, MSNBC, Al Jazeera English, Iran International, Afghanistan International, Sky News, and LBC London, and his commentary has appeared in The New York Times (International Herald Tribune), Stanford Lawyer Magazine, The Diplomatic Courier, The Huffington Post, and Al-Majalla.

He is admitted to the Bars of California, Texas, and the District of Columbia, and to multiple U.S. District Courts and Courts of Appeal, including the Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits.