Morgan Lewis

Teri J. Diaz

Associate

Teri J. Diaz focuses her practice on complex commercial and insurance recovery litigation. She advises corporate policyholders in the preservation and recovery of insurance assets. Teri also represents clients in complex business litigation matters, including contractual disputes, and in connection with internal and government investigations. She represents clients in federal and state courts across the United States and in mediation and arbitration proceedings. Her clients include companies in the manufacturing, technology, pharmaceutical, and healthcare industries.

Extended Profile

In her litigation practice, Teri has developed case strategy, managed discovery, prepared fact and expert witnesses for depositions and trials, deposed corporate representatives and other witnesses, engaged in successful motions practice, and managed day-to-day activities at trials. Teri also maintains an active pro bono practice including representing an individual in a civil rights matter in federal court.

Teri received her J.D. from Harvard Law School after earning her B.A. with honors and distinction from Stanford University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa. While in law school, Teri interned in the Economic Crimes Unit of the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts and served as a research assistant for Professor Benjamin I. Sachs. She was also a member of the Harvard International Law Journal.

Education

  • Harvard Law School, 2014, J.D.
  • Stanford University, 2011, B.A., With Honors and Distinction

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia
  • US District Court for the District of Columbia
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia