About

Dana is a Senior Associate in our litigation group based in New York.  She handles complex commercial litigation matters in federal and state courts as well as arbitrations, mediations, and regulatory inquiries.  

Dana's responsibilities include advising clients on their e-discovery obligations including the preservation, collection, processing, review, and production of electronic information. She also advises companies on issues arising in cross border litigation including the data protection laws.  Dana is a member of The Sedona Conference - Working Group 6 International Electronic Information Management, Discovery and Disclosure and the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Recent deals/Highlights

Recent Deals and Highlights:

Dana’s recent experience includes advising:

• A major financial institution in connection with claims arising from an option based on an underlying basket of hedge funds;
• A fund of funds in connection with claims arising out of the Madoff fraud;
• A major financial institution in connection with claims brought by a Brazilian investor arising out of the sale of structured notes;
• A major financial institution in connection with dilution of warrants;
• A major financial institution in a contractual dispute involving the sale of the Liverpool Football Club.

Publications:

• "Friending’ witnesses and researching jurors — Ethical parameters governing social media use," Thomson Reuters, April 10, 2013.
• "Will computers soon replace your lawyer?" Thomson Reuters, June 5, 2012.
• "Navigating Cross-Border E-Discovery and European Privacy Laws," DRI, May 30, 2012.
• "N.Y. Appellate Division Continues to Press 'Zubulake' EDD Standard," Law Technology News, March 8, 2012
• "'Voom' Court Adopts 'Zubalake' Standard for Preserving Electronic Data, " New York Law Journal, March 7, 2012.

Qualifications and education

Dana is admitted to practice in New York  before the U.S Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Dana earned her BA, with honors, from Emory University, and her JD from the University of Maryland School of Law where she was a Louis Biggs Caffrey Scholarship Recipient, Associate Editor of the Maryland Law Review, and elected to the Order of the Coif.

Languages

English, Spanish