Sariyah S. Buchanan

Associate

Sariyah Buchanan is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Employee Benefits Practice. Attorneys in this practice represent a wide range of clients, from small startup companies and family-owned businesses to Fortune 500 firms. We also represent financial institutions, fund companies, investment managers, and other service providers in connection with their business activities involving healthcare plans. Our services include assistance with the design of all types of compensation and benefits plans, advice on regulatory compliance, assistance with self-audits and error correction, and representation in employee benefits litigation, from individual cases to class action claims.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Ms. Buchanan served as a law clerk to Judge Petrese B. Tucker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Buchanan earned her J.D., cum laude, from Howard University School of Law in 2009, where she served as a senior member of the Howard Law Journal and a Dean's Fellow (teaching assistant) for the Legal Writing Program. While in law school, she received CALI Awards for Excellence in Legal Writing, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Education Law, Environmental Justice, Labor Law, and Municipal Law. Ms. Buchanan also worked as a legal intern for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Office of Legal Counsel in Washington, D.C.

Prior to attending law school, Ms. Buchanan was a management consultant for a boutique consulting firm that specialized in assisting Fortune 500 companies to design, implement, and measure the performance of their shared services organizations. She earned her A.B. in public policy studies with a minor in French from Duke University in 1999.

Ms. Buchanan is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania.