Desirae Tongco is an experienced litigator and trial attorney who represents clients in a wide range of complex business litigation, including mass torts and antitrust merger litigation. She advises pharmaceutical companies on their most complex product liability cases, and has also represented media conglomerates and health insurance companies. Desirae has worked in state and federal courts through all phases of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, trial, and post-trial briefing. Desirae was a critical member of the O’Melveny trial team that achieved full victory for an international pharmaceutical and medical device company and its subsidiaries against allegations brought by California localities concerning the client’s opioid products. She leverages her steep experience in state Attorneys General litigations as part of her defense of a major entertainment platform in several state Attorneys General actions alleging violations of complex state consumer protection statutes.

Desirae also devotes time to pro bono matters involving veterans’ benefits, naturalization, and juvenile justice. Recent pro bono work involved filing an amicus brief in Brown v. Precythe on behalf of the Juvenile Law Center, Children and Family Justice Center, and the Fred T. Korematsu for Law and Equality in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Eight Circuit; and representing families separated by the Family Separation Policy in actions arising out of the Federal Tort Claims Act. In addition, Desirae co-chairs the New York office’s Attorneys of Color Employee Network Group and Community Involvement Committee.