Deana Ahn
Attorney
Deana Ahn is an attorney with DWT's litigation practice group. She is a commercial litigation leader with a focus on representing technology companies. Her experience includes successfully handling state and federal cases for domestic and foreign clients in the courtroom and in front of regulatory agencies and administrative tribunals. Her litigation expertise is wide‑ranging -- from business transactions to intellectual property, real estate, trusts, construction, and insurance. In addition, she has litigated discrimination claims in New York City's formidable housing sector, where she balanced case management and staff supervision with community education, human rights outreach, and communication and compliance across government agencies.
Admitted to Practice
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Washington
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New York
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Education
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J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2001
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B.A., Economics & Political Science, McGill University, 1997
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Board Member, YMCA of Queens, Flushing, N.Y., 2006-2009
Background
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- Associate, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, New York, N.Y., 2008-2014
- Associate, Bainton McCarthy LLC, New York, N.Y., 2005-2008
- Associate, Yi Cho & Brunstein, LLC, New York, N.Y., 2004-2005
- Attorney & Director of Fair Housing Program, Asian Americans for Equality, New York, N.Y., 2002-2003