Diane serves on Reed Smith’s Executive Committee and co-leads the firm’s Financial Services Litigation team. She concentrates her practice in complex financial services litigation before both state and federal courts, including matters related to residential mortgage lending, credit cards, auto finance, insurance products and equipment finance. She has defended consumer claims in class actions, mass actions, government investigations and single-plaintiff lawsuits.
Credentials
Awards & Recognition
- Named by the Financial Times as a finalist for “Innovation in Digital Solutions” at the North American Innovative Lawyer Awards 2023
- Named by the New Jersey Law Journal as a 2022 “Innovator” for developing technology solutions and tools for litigation matters.
- Named by NJBIZ as one of New Jersey’s “Leaders in Law” for 2022.
- Named to the New Jersey Law Journal’s inaugural 2019 list of “New Jersey Trailblazers” for developing technology solutions and tools for litigation matters.
- Named by NJBIZ one of New Jersey’s “Best 50 Women in Business” for 2016.
- Member of the New Jersey Law Journal’s 2015 “Litigation Department of the Year for Class Action Defense.”
- Member of the New Jersey Law Journal’s 2014 “Litigation Department of the Year for Defense.”
- Selected to Super Lawyers as a “top rated Business Litigation attorney” in New Jersey, 2015-2019, 2021-2023.
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