Prachi Patel

Prachi Patel prosecutes securities fraud, corporate governance, and shareholder rights litigation on behalf of the firm’s institutional investor clients. Her practice also encompasses complex litigation matters, including claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and unjust enrichment. Prachi practices out of the firm’s New York office.

Since joining BLB&G, Prachi has been instrumental in securing substantial recoveries for investors. Most recently, she was a key member of the litigation team that achieved a $25 million recovery in the securities class action involving Driven Brands Holdings. Prachi is currently a core member of the firm’s Cash Sweep Task Force, pursuing class actions against multiple banks and brokerage firms for misconduct in their cash sweep programs.

Prior to joining the firm, Prachi externed for the New York City Office of Information Privacy and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York. She was also selected to participate in BLB&G’s 2023 Summer Associates program.

Prachi received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, where she published a note in the Intellectual Property, Media, & Entertainment Law Journal and competed on the International Academy of Dispute Resolution’s mediation team for Fordham’s Dispute Resolution Society. She was also awarded the Archibald R. Murray Public Service award, magna cum laude. Before law school, Prachi earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.