Victoria E. Thavaseelan is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm’s Boston office. She is a member of the Trial Department and concentrates her practice in the areas of general commercial litigation and arbitration, government investigations and patent litigation.
Her recent experiences include representation of a closely held corporation in litigation to compel the sale of a multi-million dollar asset; defense of a leading global medical products manufacturer at the London Court of International Arbitration against claims for alleged breach of contract and fraud brought by one of its distributors; and representation of a major United States healthcare company in connection with a four-year, multi-faceted federal healthcare fraud investigation.
While at McDermott, Victoria has also done extensive pro bono work. She helped a wrongly-convicted person obtain a $500,000 award, the maximum recovery allowable under state law. She has also represented a prisoner in civil rights litigation.
Prior to joining McDermott, Victoria worked as a summer associate in a law firm in St. Louis, Missouri, and as a legal intern for the Boston City Council.
Victoria earned her J.D. from Boston College Law School, graduating cum laude. During law school, Victoria was a member of the Boston College International and Comparative Law Journal. She was also a member of the European Union Law Moot Court Team and advanced with her team to compete in the regional competition in Dublin, Ireland.
Victoria earned a bachelor's degree, cum laude, in International Political Economy from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She also received a diploma in International Studies from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris, France, after a year of coursework. Victoria is fluent in French.
Victoria is an active member of the Women's Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association. Victoria is admitted to practice in Massachusetts.
Education
- Boston College Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 2006
- Georgetown University, B.S. (cum laude), 2003
Languages Spoken
- English
- French
