Overview
Sripriya Narasimhan is a member of the Complex Litigation & Arbitration and the Investigations & White Collar Defense practices at Paul Hastings. She has extensive experience in trial and appellate strategy, complex litigation and constitutional law. Throughout her career, Sripriya has worked on significant and high-profile cases and investigations in a variety of industries and practice areas, including consumer protection, pharmaceutical and biotech, technology, data privacy and security, antitrust and civil rights.
Sripriya has led several bench and jury trials in state and federal court, giving her capability in every phase of trial litigation, from investigations and pre-complaint assessment all the way through trial. She also has significant experience in appellate matters, having briefed and argued numerous appeals in both state and federal courts. In addition, Sripriya has represented principals before congressional committees and offices, including for the purposes of responding to document requests and subpoenas and preparing for public and private testimony.
Sripriya’s broad range of experience stems from her time in state and federal government as well as in private practice. She has a deep understanding of how different government actors approach issues. With this insight, she is able to offer nuanced counsel to clients, taking into account the challenges they are facing, the specific government actors involved, and the regulatory and litigation environment. In litigation, Sripriya specifically tailors her approach to solving client concerns. She presents bold and creative solutions when effective and also provides clients with optimal results through restraint and good judgment.
Before joining Paul Hastings, Sripriya served as the deputy general counsel to North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein. In that capacity, she led much of the office’s high-stakes litigation, offered strategic counseling to the attorney general on trial and appellate matters, and managed sensitive issues. Before that, Sripriya served as associate general counsel at the U.S. Department of Transportation, where she counseled the secretary on the department’s regulatory programs, litigation and enforcement. Prior to her government service, she practiced trial and appellate law at another global law firm and was a member of the adjunct faculty at the George Washington University Law School.
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 2010
- Duke University, B.S., 2005
Representations
- State officials in federal trial and appellate courts in dispute regarding scope of FDA preemption of state laws.
- A public university in defense of its admissions policies.
- State in an antitrust matter against a leading technology company alleging anticompetitive conduct through its proprietary app store.
- State in the investigation and civil enforcement action against a consumer technology company, resulting in the company’s biggest consent order with a state on the eve of trial.
- State in lawsuit against leading opioid manufacturer and its shareholders for deceptive marketing, resulting in a landmark settlement.
- State in a multistate federal appeal against major satellite-television provider for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule, leading to a settlement after a verdict of $210 million — the largest civil penalty for telemarketing violations to date.
- State in multistate negotiations with leading drug distributors alleging that they contributed to overprescribing and overmarketing opioids.
- A public university in First Amendment defense of its research grants and methodologies.
- State in a lawsuit alleging that the CEO of a major pharmaceutical company engaged in illegal and monopolistic behavior, leading to a federal court of appeals affirming an order banning the CEO for life from participating in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Draft Kings in civil enforcement actions brought by the Illinois and New York attorneys general to enjoin ongoing operations.
- The Office of the Governor of New Jersey in a high-profile internal investigation related to the allegations concerning the George Washington Bridge toll-lane realignment in September 2013 and the allegation raised by Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer concerning Superstorm Sandy aid allocations, which, after a two-month investigation, resulted in a comprehensive 340-page investigation report.
- Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg in a breach-of-contract action in which an individual alleged that Zuckerberg had turned over a significant ownership interest in Facebook. After expedited discovery, successfully moved for dismissal of the action as a fraud on the court.
- Mark Zuckerberg as a victim in a federal criminal prosecution of an individual who fraudulently sought to take a substantial portion of Zuckerberg’s interest in Facebook.
- Chevron Corporation in seven-week federal civil RICO trial and international arbitrations barring the enforcement of a $9 billion fraudulent Ecuadorian judgment.
- State officials in federal and state trial and appellate courts in challenges involving state and federal elections law.
- State officials in state trial and appellate courts in challenges involving the separation of powers and executive authority.
Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings
Insights
- Congressional Oversight: Why the Minority Still Matters - June 26th, 2025
- Recent Investigations by the Texas Attorney General Piggyback on Federal ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Initiatives - June 16th, 2025
- Rising Congressional Warnings to American Universities Signal Greater Scrutiny Over PRC-Linked University Programs - June 13th, 2025
Engagement & Publications
- "State AGs and Beyond: State AGs Take the Wheel: Enforcement in a New Federal Era," Speaker (Jan. 21, 2026)
- "State AGs and Beyond: State AGs Take the Wheel: Emerging Trends in State-Driven Privacy and Cyber Enforcement," Speaker (Feb. 26, 2026)
- "State AGs Take the Wheel: Red States, Blue States, and the DEI and Employment Landscape," Speaker (Sept. 30, 2026)
- "State AGs and Beyond: How Multistate Coalitions Are Reshaping Antitrust Risk," Speaker (May 21, 2026)
- "State AGs and Beyond: Raising Capital on a Winding Road: Attorneys General, Global Rules and the Rise of the Anti-ESG Enforcement Action," Speaker (July 22, 2026)
- "State AGs and Beyond: Governing AI From the States: How State AGs Are Stepping Up as Federal Oversight Steps Back," Speaker (May 5, 2026)
- "State AGs and Beyond: State AGs Take the Wheel: State Crypto Enforcement and Regulation," Speaker (March 25, 2026)
- "Voting: Rights, Suppression, and the Impact on Communities of Color, Girls Security" (August 2024)
- "Supreme Court Today," Georgetown University Law Center, Guest Lecturer (March 2022)
- "North Carolina v. Juul," University of North Carolina School of Law, Speaker (February 2022)
- "The New York Times Presents: Move Fast and Vape Things," FX and New York Times documentary, Interviewee (November 2021)
- "From the Private Bar to the Federal Bench: A Conversation with Fourth Circuit Judge Allison J. Rushing," Speaker (January 2021)
Involvement
- Member – Asian Pacific American Bar Association, DC (Chair, Women’s Forum Committee) (2015-17)