Ilana helps clients solve their most complex and high-exposure problems.
Ilana H. Eisenstein is the firm’s Chair of Litigation. As a former Assistant to the Solicitor General and a former federal prosecutor, she has seen cases through every stage of litigation – from investigation, trials, and appeals to the US Supreme Court.
With a flexible approach to multi-faceted disputes that include civil, criminal, administrative and regulatory components, Ilana helps clients solve their most complex and high-exposure problems.
She is noted for her ability to unravel the individual threads in complicated legal issues. She is particularly adept at developing and managing legal strategy for multi-district litigation and government-facing litigation; and she has deep experience in life sciences, consumer goods and technology sectors.
Ilana has argued five cases before the US Supreme Court, including cases involving novel questions of statutory interpretation and constitutional law and procedure. She has tried 12 federal jury trials to verdict and led more than 100 federal and state cases to resolution.
Ilana is a member of DLA Piper’s Executive and Policy Committees.
Courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
EDUCATION
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J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School
summa cum laude, Valedictorian
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B.A., Harvard University
magna cum laude
AWARDS
Chambers USA
- Band 1, Pennsylvania Litigation: Appellate (2021 – 2018)
- Band 4, Pennsylvania Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (2022 – 2018)
The Legal 500 United States
- Recommended, Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Consumer Products (including Tobacco) (2018)
- Recommended, Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense (2018)
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITIONS
- Layton Award from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in recognition for service to the Court and to the Bar of the Court (2023)
- National Law Journal, Appellate Hot List, recognizing law firms with significant appellate wins and impressive track records overall (2022)
- DLA Piper Product Liability Lawyer of the Year (2021)
- DLA Piper North America Pro Bono Award (2021)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Board Member, Third Circuit Bar Association, 2021-present
- Co-Director, Appellate Advocacy Clinic, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, 2019-2021
- Leo Model Foundation Public Policy Fellow, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, 2018-2019
- Board Member, Homeless Advocacy Project, Philadelphia, PA 2017-2022
- Board Member, William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia, PA, 2001-2022