• Commercial litigation
• Bankruptcy and Bankruptcy Litigation
• Intellectual property litigation
• ERISA and employee benefits 
• State and federal class action litigation
• Multidistrict litigation

Commercial Litigation

• Represent owner of indoor snowmaking technology in dispute regarding scope and duration of license.
• Represent defendants in numerous indirect purchaser antitrust class actions under Massachusetts consumer protection statute, including Thomas Sarris v. Akzo Nobel Car Refinishers, et al., Essex County Superior Court Civil Action No. 05-0248, Frank Grimaldi v. Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V., et al., Middlesex Superior Court Civil Action No. 04-1052, Dennis Audette v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., et al., United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Civil Action No. 05- 05-12224 JLT, and Valerie L. Ciardi et al v. F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd., et al., Middlesex Superior Court Consolidated Civil Action Nos. 99-4656D and 99-3244D.
• Represented semiconductor manufacturer in dispute over royalties under software license agreements.
• Represented owner of tolling plant in contract dispute against customer regarding specifications of adhesive, trade secret theft, payments for capital improvements and other disputes.
• Represented former bank president and his daughter in multi-district fraudulent transfer dispute regarding an alleged $55 million misappropriated from a Dominican bank.
• Represented national retailer in federal litigation against its spokesperson regarding termination of the spokesperson agreement, cancellation of television program, trademark violations, and alleged payments and bonuses due under various agreements.
• Represented national retailer in real estate litigation against landlord and prospective tenant concerning lease breaches caused by changes in shopping mall configuration required by new tenant.
• Successfully represented Herbalife International of America, Inc., in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in litigation by a distributor claiming certain commissions and royalties. See Okmyansky v. Herbalife International of America, Inc., 415 F.3d 145 (1st Cir. 2005).
• Successfully represented employment placement firm in a national origin discrimination matter in the District of Connecticut. The District Court awarded summary judgment which was upheld by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
• Represented national retailer in Massachusetts consumer class action regarding sales tax regulations relating to manufacturers' coupons.

Bankruptcy & Bankruptcy Litigation

• Represent fortune 500 national retailer, one of the world's largest industrial distributors of electronic parts, enterprise computing and storage products and embedded subsystems, in bankruptcy matters nationwide, including as a secured and unsecured creditor, large preference actions, and other bankruptcy related litigation.
• Represent one of the largest American insurance premium financing companies in bankruptcy matters nationwide regarding motions for relief from stay.
• Represented defendant class in subordination action in the Arthur D. Little Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding in the District of Massachusetts. Representation includes successful result on behalf of clients as amici curiae in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on issue of equitable subordination of ERISA claims. See In re Merrimac Paper Company, Inc., 420 F.3d 53 (1st Cir. 2005). See also In re Dehon, Inc., 298 BR 206 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2003).
• Represented professional administrator and seller of warranty programs and service contracts offered in connection with the sale of consumer products in various retail bankruptcies.
• Represented creditor in preference action in In re Felt Manufacturing, Co., Inc., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire, Chapter 11, Adv. Pro. No. 07-1178.
• Successfully represented debtor in a bankruptcy appeal regarding fee dispute with indenture trustee in the Northwestern Corporation bankruptcy proceeding pending in the District of Delaware.
• Represented buyer in various contested matters in In re Complete Retreats, LLC. et al., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut, Chapter 11, Bankr. Case No. 06-50245 (AHWS).
• Represented secured lender in In re C.R. Stone Concrete Contractors, Inc., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Chapter 11, Case No. 05-11119-WCH, as well as in related litigation against guarantor of loan.
• Represented secured creditor in In re U. S. Specialty Packaging, Inc., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Chapter 11, Case No. 03-46614-HJB.
• Represented the debtor in In re Seitel, Inc., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Chapter 11, Case No. 03-12227 in contested valuation and confirmation.
• Represented debtors in adversary proceeding involving ERISA claims relating to qualified and nonqualified plans maintained by the debtor in In re Northwestern Corporation, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Chapter 11, Adversary Proceeding No. 04-53349.
• Represented Debtor in claims litigation through trial against insurer regarding coverage in In re Waste Systems, Inc., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Chapter 11, Case Nos. 01-0099 through 01-0129.
• Represented debtor in claims litigation through summary judgment regarding land fill contracts in In re Waste Systems, Inc., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Chapter 11, Case Nos. 01-0099 through 01-0129.
• Represented Unsecured Creditors Committee in various contested matters including key employee retention plan and exclusivity extensions in In re Factory 2U, Inc., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Chapter 11, Case No. 04-10111 (PJW).
• Represented debtor in claims litigation regarding contract disputes in In re Darwin Networks, Inc. and Darwin Networks Acquisition Corp., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Chapter 11, Case Nos. 01-0095 and 01-0096 (LK).
• Represented Debtor as special counsel with respect to motions for relief from automatic stay for debtor and commencing adversary proceeding for non-debtor entities regarding patent litigation in In re MJ Research Incorporated, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada, Chapter 11, Docket No. 04-50861 GWZ.
• Represented the Official Committee of Non-Union Retirees in In re SHC, Inc., Chapter 11, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Case No. 03-12002 (MFW), in matters regarding the termination of welfare benefits.
• Represented the Official Committee of Retirees in In re Polaroid Corporation at al., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Chapter 11, Case No. 01-10864 (PJW), regarding the termination of welfare benefits.

Intellectual Property Litigation

• Successfully represented plaintiff, holder of patent covering spray plume analysis technology at trial. Verdict included a finding of infringement of nine out of eleven claims alleged and injunctive relief.
• Represented national retailer and promotional product vendor in a design patent dispute.
• Represented toy manufacture in trade dress and design patent dispute regarding packaging of musical instruments.
• Represented semi-conductor manufacturer in multidistrict counterfeiting and trademark dispute.

ERISA Litigation

• Represented defendant class in subordination action in the Arthur D. Little Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding in the District of Massachusetts. Representation includes successful result on behalf of clients as amici curiae in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on issue of equitable subordination of ERISA claims. See In re Merrimac Paper Company, Inc., 420 F.3d 53 (1st Cir. 2005).
• Represented debtors in adversary proceeding involving ERISA relating to qualified and nonqualified plans maintained by the debtor in In re Northwestern Corporation, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Chapter 11, Adversary Proceeding No. 04-53349.
• Represented the Official Committee of Non-Union Retirees in In re SHC, Inc., Chapter 11, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Case No. 03-12002 (MFW), in matters regarding the termination of welfare benefits.
• Represented the Official Committee of Retirees in In re Polaroid Corporation at al., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Chapter 11, Case No. 01-10864 (PJW), regarding the termination of welfare benefits.
• Provided consultation to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the liability of an employer and jurisdictional issues under The Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001, including preparation of memoranda and a model complaint for presentation on the Congressional Floor.
• Represented health insurer in ERISA class action.

• Executive Committee Member, Vice President of Organizational Memberships, North American South Asian Bar Association (NASABA)
• Chair, NASABA Judiciary Committee, 2005 - 2008 
• Member, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts Local Rules Committee
• Co-chair, New England Chapter of the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
• Executive Committee Member, South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston (President 2004-2007) 
• Editorial Board Member, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
• Member, The Indus Entrepreneurs- Boston

• Finalist, India New England Woman of the Year Award, 2007
• Listed, "Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star," Super Lawyers, 2005, 2006 and 2007
• Named as one of fifteen "Up and Coming Lawyers," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, August 2005
• Featured, "Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star," Super Lawyers, 2006

• Law Clerk, Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance, Boston, MA, 1994
• Law Clerk, Office of the Attorney General, Government Bureau: Administrative Law Division, Boston, MA, 1993

Articles

• "Law Firms Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Women of Color," Women's Business Boston, Vol. 9, Issue 6, March 2007
• "No More No Fault Equitable Subordination In The First Circuit," Boston Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Section Newsletter, October 2005.
• "The Lis Pendens Statute: Traps For Practitioners And The Bench," 33 M.L.W. 215, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, September 27, 2004
• "Employer Liability Under the Bipartisan Patient Protection Act," Journal of Compensation & Benefits, Vol. 17, No. 4, Summer 2001

Books

• Chapter 93A Rights and Remedies, Chapter 4 Private Remedies, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (2007)
• Damages in Massachusetts Litigation, Chapter 13 Damages in Chapter 93A Cases, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (2007)

Lectures

• Panel Speaker, “Let’s Get Real about Diversity,” Hosted by South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston, Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association, Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys and the Boston Bar Association Diversity Task Force, April 24, 2008
• Panel Speaker, "Building Better Lawyers," Boston Bar Association, April 4, 2008
• Panel speaker, "Expanding Influence and Leadership," Minority Corporate Counsel Association Eighth Annual Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference, New York, November 2007
• Panel speaker, "Update on Employment Issues In Bankruptcy, The Pension Protection Act of 2006," Ninth Annual Bankruptcy Conference, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, October 2007
• Television Panelist, Legal Line: "Women of Color in the Law," Boston Neighborhood Network, March 21, 2007
• Speaker, "NASABA Idol: An Interactive Class and Critique On Presenting Opening Statements," NASABA 2007 Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA
• Panel Speaker, "The Bar Speaks," United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts 2007 Judicial Conference, Newton, MA
• Panel Speaker, "Shedding Legacy Liabilities," discussing the treatment of claims arising from and termination of ERISA and non-ERISA benefit plans under the Bankruptcy Code, American Bankruptcy Institute Northeast Conference, Newport, Rhode Island, July 2006
• Panel Moderator, "Breakfast with the Judges," North American South Asian Bar Association Annual Convention; Atlanta, Georgia, June 2006
• Speaker, "Anatomy of Malpractice Litigation," Indian Medical Association of New England Continuing Medical Education Program, March 2006
• Keynote Speaker, Boston University School of Law Women's Law Association "Meet the Women Night," March 2006
• Speaker, Indian Medical Association of New England Annual Dinner, November 2005
• Panel Speaker, "South Asian Career Development Panel," Boston University School of Law, April 2005
• Panel Speaker, "Culture, Community and the Law," Suffolk University Law School, March 2005
• Panel Speaker, "Reflections on the Role of Indian Americans in US Politics After Election 2004," Indian American Forum for Political Education, November 2004