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Hillary Dang

Senior Associate

Washington, D.C.

Hillary Dang is a complex civil litigator with extensive experience defending major pharmaceutical companies and health product manufacturers against personal injury and consumer protection claims.

Clients have relied on Hillary’s representation in multidistrict litigation, statewide coordinated proceedings, class actions, and government enforcement actions filed in federal and state courts throughout the country.  Hillary’s litigation experience spans from initial case and dispositive motions assessment, to both bench and jury trials, and all fact and expert discovery and trial preparation in between, including considerable work with company witnesses, medical experts, and U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory experts.  Hillary has also advised clients on litigation risk before any lawsuit has been filed in court, specifically product liability exposure and litigation risk related to FDA regulations.

Hillary has previously represented pharmaceutical companies and government contractors in False Claims Act litigation, and has represented individuals in government and internal investigations.

Hillary’s active pro bono practice includes advising clients on civil rights and immigration matters.  She has secured asylum for an individual from Cameroon and successfully argued for a renewed bond hearing for an unlawfully detained immigrant before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Prior to joining Orrick, Hillary practiced at Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C.  From 2020-2021, she clerked for the Honorable M. Casey Rodgers in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.  While in law school, Hillary completed a judicial externship with the Honorable Tanya S. Chutkan in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

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