She recently helped negotiate IP licensing and other operational agreements as part of the first-ever DOE loan guarantee transaction under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. She is also the pro bono coordinator for the firm's Seattle office. Previously, Manja worked in the legal department and developer relations group at RealNetworks, Inc. Before that, Manja lived in Istanbul, where she did business development for SuperOnline A.S., one of Turkey's largest Internet service providers. During law school, Manja was a summer law clerk in the United States Attorney's Office in the Western District of Washington.