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Danielle Desaulniers Stempel
Senior Associate Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Danielle Desaulniers Stempel focuses on high-stakes appellate and complex business litigation in federal and state courts, with a particular expertise in ESG and responsible business matters. Her experience spans a range of topics and industries, including administrative law, technology, data privacy, food and beverages, energy, health care, and constitutional law. Danielle has briefed cases at every level of the federal judiciary, including six merits cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in state intermediate courts and courts of last resort. She has argued multiple cases, including before the Second Circuit, Third Circuit, Fifth Circuit, and Maryland Supreme Court.
Danielle maintains a robust pro bono practice. She served as a Special Attorney for the State of Minnesota in the prosecution of the four former police officers charged in connection with the death of George Floyd. Danielle has also represented clients in reproductive justice cases, and in challenging the Family Separation Policy, the federal government’s lethal injection protocol, and the male-only military draft requirement.
Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Danielle clerked for Judge Diana Gribbon Motz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and Judge Thomas B. Griffith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. While attending the University of Virginia School of Law, she served as the Editor in Chief of the Virginia Law Review and was a finalist in the Lile Moot Court competition. Before law school, Danielle spent three years working as an associate at a federal consulting firm.
Representative experience
Represented Fortune 20 technology company in district and appellate court in TVPRA lawsuit related to allegations concerning mining activity in Africa, resulting in pleading-stage dismissal.
Represented leading U.S. food company in defense of Alien Tort Statute claims involving alleged labor conditions on cocoa farms in Africa, culminating in pleading-stage win before the Supreme Court.
Represented Fortune 500 food company in district and appellate court in TVPRA lawsuit related to allegations concerning farming activity in Africa, resulting in pleading-stage dismissal.
Represented leading food and beverage company in district court in TVPRA lawsuit relating to allegations concerning farming activity in Brazil, resulting in pleading-stage dismissal.
Achieved unanimous Supreme Court decision in favor of pharmaceutical company on standing issue in APA case.
Represented individual and corporate defendants in challenging $5B California state court jury verdict on appeal before California Court of Appeal.
Represented leading pharmaceutical company on appeal in APA case challenging Inflation Reduction Act.
Successfully represented leading industry organization on petition for review and as intervenor in case concerning APA challenge to Five-Year Plan under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Represented Fortune 20 technology company in securing Ninth Circuit review of class certification decision.
Successfully represented leading pharmaceutical company on appeal in APA case concerning contract pharmacy issues.
Credentials
Education
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, Order of the Coif, 2017
- B.A., The George Washington University, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2011
Bar admissions and qualifications
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
Court admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
News
Press releases
13 June 2024
Press releases
17 April 2023
Press releases
15 April 2023