About Dana

Dana Lumsden is a strategic business litigator and trusted legal advisor. His practice focuses on business litigation, including intellectual property disputes, securities litigation, investigations and enforcement proceedings, and the resolution of regulatory controversies concerning the consumer financial services industry. Dana advises and represents domestic and international companies, including some of the world’s largest financial institutions and manufacturers. In class action matters, he has successfully defended clients in putative class actions involving antitrust, securities, banking, and consumer finance claims. Dana also advises clients in the assessment of litigation risk and has the temperament and analytical approach to detail that often leads to the resolution of disputes prior to trial. He has tried cases in jurisdictions throughout the country and is admitted to practice before the New York, North Carolina, and Massachusetts state courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina, and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. In addition, he regularly practices before the North Carolina Business Court.

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Education

• Columbia University, J.D.
• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A.

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