Leigh-Alexandra Leigh Basha

Tax Law

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Washington, District of Columbia

40+ years experience

McDermott Will & Schulte

Updated: Dec 25, 2025

Contact Information

202-756-8000

https://www.mwe.com/people/basha-leighalexandra/

The McDermott Building, 500 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-1531

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Bio

Leigh-Alexandra Basha focuses her practice on domestic and international estate and tax planning. She counsels an affluent international client base on a wide range of sophisticated matters, including estate and trust administration, family wealth preservation, tax compliance, as well as business succession, expatriation and pre-immigration planning. Leigh is head of the Firm’s Washington, DC, Private Client Practice Group.Please view more on Leigh-Alexandra's biography here: https://www.mwe.com/en/team/b/basha-leighalexandra Leigh-Alexandra Basha focuses her practice on domestic and international estate and tax planning. She counsels an affluent international client base on a wide range of sophisticated matters, including estate and trust administration, family wealth preservation, tax compliance, as well as business succession, expatriation and pre-immigration planning. Leigh is head of the Firm’s Washington, DC, Private Client Practice Group.Please view more on Leigh-Alexandra's biography here: https://www.mwe.com/en/team/b/basha-leighalexandra Leigh-Alexandra Basha focuses her practice on domestic and international estate and tax planning. She counsels an affluent international client base on a wide range of sophisticated matters, including estate and trust administration, family wealth preservation, tax compliance, as well as business succession, expatriation and pre-immigration planning. Leigh is head of the Firm’s Washington, DC, Private Client Practice Group. Please view more on Leigh-Alexandra's biography here: https://www.mwe.com/en/team/b/basha-leighalexandra

Practice Areas

Tax Law

Awards & Recognition

Recognized: Tax Law
Recognized: Trusts and Estates
Service of the Year Award Finalist, Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce
Outstanding Performance by a Speaker, International Bar Association, London
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2006-2013
Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers magazine, 2007-2013
Best Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine, Trust and Estates, 2011, 2013
Leading Lawyer, The Washingtonian, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
Women and the Law Leadership Award, American University Washington College of Law, 2011
Guide to the World's Leading Trusts and Estates Practitioners, Legal Media Group's Expert Guides, 2011
Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law, Trusts and Estates, Legal Media Group's Expert Guides, 2013
Citywealth Leaders List, 2009-2013