DTO Opens New York City Office, Welcomes Alison Kehner as Partner

The firm is pleased to announce the opening of its newest office in New York City and the addition of Alison Kehner, renowned trial attorney, as Partner.

Formerly of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia, Ms. Kehner represents clients in a broad range of practice areas, and she focuses on complex civil litigation and white-collar investigations and defense. Before joining DTO, Ms. Kehner worked as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, one of the largest districts in the country, was a Senior Lecturer and member of the full-time faculty at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, and practiced at international law firm Dechert LLP. Her impressive background includes acting as lead trial and appellate counsel on behalf of the United States in complex fraud and cybercrime cases. Ms. Kehner also led investigations involving multiple federal agencies, including the FBI, IRS, SEC, Department of Labor, Department of Defense, and Secret Service. In her years in private practice, Ms. Kehner represented Fortune 500 companies in employment disputes and internal investigations relating to potential employee misconduct and compliance violations.

Additionally, DTO has hired Sudip Kundu, an experienced first-chair litigator with a focus on patent and trademark disputes, formerly of Weil Gotshal’s New York office. Mr. Kundu has successfully tried a dozen intellectual property cases before federal district courts, the International Trade Commission, the U.S. Patent Office, and the International Chamber of Commerce. In total, Sudip has handled 16 ITC investigations, 23 IPR proceedings, and dozens of district court cases.

“Having boots on the ground in New York makes sense,” noted Will Delgado, Managing Partner of DTO Law. “We were already litigating extensively in New York federal courts. Simultaneously expanding our IP practice by hiring someone like Sudip, who has both trial court and Federal Circuit experience, made the decision even easier.”

“We are incredibly excited to expand DTO’s geographic reach to the East Coast by bringing on Alison,” added Megan O’Neill, Chair of DTO’s Litigation Practice. “Her ties to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York will make us an immediate player in those markets. In addition, she will help us expand our practice area offerings by allowing us to represent clients in white collar matters and internal investigations.”

News of Alison’s joining was covered here: AP, Benzinga, Markets Insider