Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Savaria Harris joins DLA Piper in New York, (Sep 17, 2014)

DLA Piper has added Savaria Harris as a partner in its Litigation practice in New York City. Harris, who previously was with Kirkland & Ellis, will also practice in the Washington, D.C. office, according to a recent announcement.

A versatile litigator and trial lawyer, Harris handles antitrust, mass tort, contract, and patent litigation cases, as well as federal investigations and enforcement actions. Her practice also focuses on anti-fraud litigation and compliance counseling under the U.S. False Claims Act.

Harris is a member of the Advisory Council for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and the New York University Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement and holds an adjunct teaching position at Georgetown University. She maintains an active pro bono practice in the area of civil rights law, with a focus on discrimination cases, and was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award by the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs for her representation of clients against a national discount department store for Americans with Disabilities Act violations.

A graduate of Yale University (B.A.) and Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.), Harris is admitted to practice in New York and Washington, D.C. She is a member of the American Bar Association.

DLA Piper is a global law firm with 4,200 lawyers practicing in more than 30 countries throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East.

Attorneys: Savaria Harris (DLA Piper)

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