Sanjana Palla is an associate in the Houston office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Team. She assists clients comply with their various data privacy and security obligations. Prior to joining Lewis Brisbois, Sanjana practiced in-house litigation and commercial transactions at a large company and as a Contracts Specialist for a major oil company. She graduated from the University of Miami School of Law with a concentration in Business of Innovation, Law, and Technology. During law school, Sanjana interned at an international spirits company, the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, the Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Florida, and the General Counsel Office for the City of Houston. In addition, Sanjana was a staff member for the University of Miami’s Startup Practicum, where she had a roster of entrepreneur clients and helped them with their startup formation and provided them with legal advice and drafted agreements. Sanjana speaks English, Hindi, Telugu, and Urdu.

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • Illinois
  • New York

Associations

• Vice Chair, Women's Interest Network - American Bar Association International Law Section
• Member, South Asian Bar Association of North America

Awards & Honors

• Commencement Speaker for the Miami Law Class of 2019
• Named "3L Student of the Year" by the HOPE Public Interest Resource Center for "Excellence in Legal Advocacy and Pro Bono Services"
• Dean's Merit Scholar

Education

University of Miami School of Law

Juris Doctor, 2019 

• Dean's List
• Bar & Gavel Honor Society

University of Texas, Austin

Bachelor of Business Administration, 2016