Anastasia Boden is a senior attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation. She leads PLF’s economic liberty practice area, where she challenges anti-competitive licensing laws and laws that restrict freedom of speech. Boden's practice largely consists of representing entrepreneurs and small businesses who find themselves in a bureaucratic nightmare when simply trying to earn an honest living.  One of the most egregious examples of the laws she challenges are Competitor’s Veto laws, which require entrepreneurs to get permission from their competitors before opening their doors. In addition to litigating, Boden testifies before legislatures on the impact of occupational licensing on entrepreneurship.  Her writings on all matters of law and liberty have been featured in The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Forbes, and more. With Elizabeth Slattery, Boden is co-host of PLF’s Supreme Court podcast, Dissed. A southern California native, Boden earned her B.A. with Dean’s Honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara.  She was drawn east to attend law school at Georgetown, where she was research assistant to Professor Randy E. Barnett (aka the “Godfather” of the Obamacare challenge).  Prior to joining PLF, she worked at the Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies and at Washington Legal Foundation.