Debolina Das

• Received favorable decisions for a consulting firm in several arbitrations, trial court, and appellate court against a former client, former employee, and competing firm.
• Conducted an internal investigation for a Fortune 500 auto parts manufacturing company for potential FCPA violations resulting in no action by the DOJ or SEC after self-disclosure.
• Representing various companies facing government subpoenas.
• Obtained a favorable settlement in mediation for an international insurer in coverage litigation.
• Counsel for one of the largest mortgage banking firms in the U.S. in a government investigation and various litigation matters.
• Represented an international financial services institution in multiple regulatory matters.
• Obtained favorable decisions in both trial and appellate courts for a citizen’s complaint brought against a key public figure involved in “Bridgegate.”
• Represented a global health insurance company in various litigation and arbitration matters.
• Serving as guardian ad litem pro bono counsel in several appeals at the North Carolina Court of Appeals.

Debolina Das is a senior associate in Alston & Bird New York office and a member of the Litigation & Trial Practice Group.

Debolina focuses her practice on all aspects of commercial litigation and white collar, government, and internal investigations. Debolina also frequently represents corporate and individual clients in criminal and civil investigations by the Department of Justice, as well as regulatory investigations and enforcement actions by other federal and state agencies.

Debolina leverages her in-house experience as Head of Litigation and Investigations at a multinational industrial public company to help companies align business goals with practical legal solutions while protecting financial realities.

Debolina partners with clients to counsel boards of directors and management teams on how to proactively identify risk, establish strategies or internal compliance programs to mitigate those risks, and to conduct self-assessments on the effectiveness of those solutions. Debolina helps companies create effective whistleblower programs, anti-corruption policies, and employment policies and manuals, and conducts litigation and compliance due diligence in M&A transactions.

After law school, Debolina served as a law clerk to the Hon. Robert H. Edmunds, Jr. of the Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Languages

• Bengali
• French
• Hindi

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• New York
• North Carolina (Inactive)

Education

• The University of North Carolina (J.D., 2014)
• New York University (B.A., 2010)