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Overview

Preetha Suresh represents clients in complex business litigation and appeals. She has wide-ranging experience at various stages of litigation, including both state and federal trial experience, federal bankruptcy proceedings, and state and federal appeals. Preetha's experience includes matters involving allegations of data breaches, fraud, copyright and trademark infringement cases, defamation, False Claims Act violations, and unfair and deceptive trade practice claims. She also represents clients seeking permanent resolutions of mass tort liabilities in bankruptcy court and clients sued in class actions.

Preetha helps clients who experience data breaches, including ransomware attacks and phishing incidents. She also counsels clients on their use of complex technologies, such as Meta Pixel, Google Analytics, data brokers, generative AI and APIs. Preetha helps clients navigate through the incident response, investigation and notification stages of data breaches. She regularly defends class action lawsuits stemming from data breach incidents in state and federal court, including consolidation motions, motions to dismiss and appeals.

Preetha's creativity and business acumen benefit her clients as she seeks to craft innovative solutions for their needs. She also has her own handmade art business, Prints By Preetha.

Experience

  • Represents a Fortune 20 telecommunications company in defense of a series of cases alleging False Claims Act and other claims related to the alleged under-collection of certain government taxes. Achieved complete dismissal of claims in New York and Pennsylvania.
  • Obtained dismissal of a putative class action against a health care provider that alleged claims that its website improperly utilized health information provided by website users.
  • Obtained voluntary dismissals of putative class action lawsuits against a client in federal court alleging claims stemming from data breach incidents.
  • Represents the debtor as special counsel for asbestos claims estimation matters in In re Bestwall LLC, Case No. 17-31795 (Bankr. W.D.N.C.).
  • Represents the debtor as special counsel for asbestos claims estimation matters in In re DBMP LLC, Case No. 20-30080 (Bankr. W.D.N.C.).
  • Regularly represents appellants and appellees in appeals before the Fourth Circuit, North Carolina Supreme Court and North Carolina Court of Appeals.
  • Represented a manufacturing company alleging fraudulent behavior by a former employee who disclosed confidential trade secrets, and obtained a favorable settlement.
  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of North Carolina attorneys sued in a defamation lawsuit.
  • Represented a college student sued for defamation on her social media account, and obtained a favorable settlement prior to a hearing on a motion to dismiss.
  • Defended a corporation sued for a products liability case in which the plaintiff alleged injury caused by inhaling wood dust. The case was resolved at summary judgment in favor of the corporation at the trial court and affirmed by the Fourth Circuit.

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Honors & Recognitions

Affiliations

Professional Affiliations

  • North Carolina Bar Association, Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Section, Vice Chair, 2025-26; Secretary, 2024-25; Treasurer, 2023-24; Diversity Chair, 2021-24
  • North Carolina Bar Association, Minorities in the Profession Committee, ¡Adelante! Subcommittee, 2020-present; Co-Chair, 2020-22
  • Wake County Bar Association, Young Lawyers’ Division, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, 2021
  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Pathfinder, 2020

Community Affiliations

  • Triangle AAPI Lawyers
  • Triangle Artworks, SMASH! Committee, 2019-22
  • UNC School of Law, Clerkship Alumni Committee, 2019-present
  • Leadership Cary, Class of 2019

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Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., with honors, 2016; Comments Editor, North Carolina Law Review

Centre College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2013; Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, The Honorable Mark A. Davis, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2016-18
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