Shaharzaad Said is a dedicated legal professional with a focus on fundamental rights issues, including media law. She also has extensive expertise in intellectual property law and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Boekx, Shaharzaad worked as a senior associate at a medium-sized Rotterdam law firm, managing complex cases before Dutch and European courts, as well as the Benelux Court of Justice. Between 2024 and 2025, Shaharzaad served as a judge at the Rotterdam District Court, where she independently handled diverse civil cases with a focus on legal reasoning, multidisciplinary decision-making, and conflict mediation.

Shaharzaad is a cum laude graduate of the Master of Laws (LL.M) program at Leiden University. During her studies, she spent an exchange semester at Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law in the state of New York.

Shaharzaad brings a strong commitment to social impact, demonstrated through pro bono advice for War Child Netherlands on IP strategies, volunteer work with Lawyers for Lawyers on human rights advocacy, and humanitarian service for several months in a Greek refugee camp.