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