Dora Georgescu
The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Floor
New York, New York 10036
Dora’s practice focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration, as well as internal and government investigations. Her experience includes representing private equity firms and public companies in disputes and counseling Fortune 100 companies in connection with SEC and internal investigations concerning alleged FCPA violations. Prior to joining Vinson & Elkins, Dora clerked for the Honorable Dora L. Irizarry of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the Honorable Steven I. Locke of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Experience Highlights
Representing children’s media company in securities class action
(N.Y. Sup.) Represented biotechnology company in D&O insurance dispute
(Del. Ch.) Represented officers in dispute arising out of alleged breaches of fiduciary duties
(P.R. Tribunal de Primera Instancia; P.R. Tribunal de Apelaciones) Represented shareholder activist in dispute concerning shareholders’ statutory and contractual rights
(U.S.) Served as amicus curiae counsel in appeal concerning scope of discovery-stay provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
(2d Cir.) Represented individual in appeal of Section 1983 action
Represented technology company in connection with SEC investigation concerning alleged FCPA violations
Represented leading provider of energy services in connection with New York Attorney General investigation concerning allegations of price gouging
Credentials
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2015 (Associate Editor, Fordham Law Review; Member, Brendan Moore Trial Advocacy Center)
- The University of Colorado Boulder, B.A. magna cum laude, 2012
- Dora was on secondment to a client and returned July 3, 2023
- Judicial clerk to Judge Dora L. Irizarry; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (July 2020 – July 2021)
- Judicial clerk to Magistrate Judge Steven I. Locke; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (April 2019 – July 2020)
- The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” Commercial Litigation (New York), 2024 and 2025
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Romanian (fluent)
- French (proficient)
- Deals & CasesOctober 1, 2024
- InsightJanuary 30, 2024
- Press ReleaseNovember 29, 2023
- Rankings & AwardsAugust 21, 2023
- InsightJune 16, 2022
- Deals & CasesFebruary 22, 2022
- InsightJanuary 31, 2022
- Deals & CasesAugust 10, 2021
- Dora Georgescu, Two Tests Unite to Resolve the Tension Between the First Amendment and the Right of Publicity, 83 Fordham L. Rev. 907 (2014)