Poornarchita (Archita) Dwarakanath

Associate

  • Poornarchita (Archita) Dwarakanath
  • Phone: +1 857 488 4227

    Import to Address Book

  • Duane Morris LLP
    100 High Street, Suite 2400
    Boston, MA 02110-1724
    USA

Poornarchita (Archita) Dwarakanath practices in the area of litigation, with experience in mass torts and products liability, consumer protection class actions and post-merger disputes.  Ms. Dwarakanath also has experience in a variety of pro bono matters, including criminal record sealing and military discharge upgrades.

Ms. Dwarakanath is a 2022 magna cum laude graduate of Boston University School of Law and a 2018 cum laude graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. While in law school, Ms. Dwarakanath was a Diversity & Inclusion Editor of the Boston University Law Review, Vice-President of the Women’s Law Association and Treasurer of the Women of Color Collaborative.

Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • Illinois

Education

  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2022
    - Diversity & Inclusion Editor, Boston University Law Review
  • University of California, Los Angeles, B.S., cum laude, 2018
    - Phi Beta Kappa

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Associate, 2024-present
  • Latham & Watkins
    - Associate, 2022-2024

Selected Publications

  • "Expanding the Scope of Child Hearsay Exceptions," 102 Boston Univ. L. Rev.,1685, 2022