Ilana Roberts
Counsel
Areas of Focus
- Labor & Employment
- Disputes & Investigations
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Investment Funds Litigation
- White Collar Defense & Government Investigations
- Pro Bono
- Represents clients in federal and state court in a variety of matters, including employment litigation, complex commercial litigation and white collar defense.
Ilana represents employers and executives in a variety of employment-related disputes. She has strong experience in conducting sensitive internal investigations involving public companies and other organizations. Ilana also represents individuals, investment funds, financial institutions, and public and private companies in government investigations and high-stakes white collar defense matters involving criminal and regulatory issues.
Prior to joining Akin, Ilana was an associate at a law firm based in New York City. She previously served as an assistant district attorney for the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn and as a senior attorney in the Office of General Counsel of a law firm based in New York City.
Ilana is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School where she served as an editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.
- Represented a prominent hedge fund in arbitration proceedings concerning various employment issues.
- Conducted internal investigation of prominent investment fund concerning allegations against an employee.
- Advised Chief Financial Officer of a foreign conglomerate in connection with a DOJ investigation.
- Served as counsel to investment funds client in litigation related to its rights as a preferred shareholder of a large international insurance company.
EducationJ.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, cum laude, 2004
B.A., Emory University, 2001
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, cum laude, 2004
B.A., Emory University, 2001
Bar AdmissionsNew York
New York
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, John M. Maurer Memorial Prize in Criminal Law, 2004.
- Assistant District Attorney, Kings County District Attorney’s Office, Brooklyn, New York
- Legal Advisory Council, Sanctuary for Families
- Federal Bar Council
- New York City Bar Association
