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Thamanna Hussain

Associate
New York

Thamanna Hussain is a Litigation associate who focuses her practice on white collar defense, commercial litigation, and dispute resolution. Prior to joining Ballard Spahr, she worked at a Chambers-ranked law firm, where she represented companies and individuals in complex internal, state regulatory, and federal regulatory investigations. She participated in a wide range of matters, including employment, financial, corporate governance, whistleblower claims, insider trading, and sensitive investigations.

While attending law school, Thamanna gained additional experience as a legal extern and a summer associate at law firms. Thamanna was also a student advocate for the Education Law Clinic and represented low-income students in education and advocacy matters, including suspension hearings before NYC Department of Education hearing officers. Prior to law school, she volunteered for The Innocence Project, and served as a legal intern in the Special Victims Bureau of the New York County District Attorney’s Office.

Representative Experience 

Representative Matters

  • Represented multiple audit professionals in Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations that resulted in declinations from the government
  • Represented a national bank in responding to inquiries by the New York Attorney General and Department of Justice
  • Represented Robinhood in its SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority settlements relating to best execution practices and payment for order flow

Professional Highlights

Pro Bono Experience

Represented death row defendants in Alabama; Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) litigation in New York seeking body camera footage from correctional facilities; and conducted internal investigations into workplace misconduct within academic program serving underrepresented youth.

Professional Activities

President, Muslim Bar Association of New York

Program Fellow, New York City Bar's Associate Leadership Institute Lite, 2021

Credentials 

Education

New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2019)
Senior Staff Editor, New York Law School Law Review
John Marshall Harlan Scholar
President, Muslim Law Student Association
Vice President, Legal Association for Women
Alexander D. Forger Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession, 2019
Dean's Award for Student Leadership, 2019
New York City Bar Diversity Fellow, 2017

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (B.A., magna cum laude, 2016)
Founder, Political Science Students Association
Fellow Ambassador, America Needs You
Leonard E. Reisman Medal, 2016

Languages

Bengali

Urdu

Hindi

Admissions

New York

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York