Daina is an associate in the firm's regional commercial litigation group in the Baton Rouge office. Her previous experience includes advising both public and private clients in disputes before various arbitration institutions and in U.S. court. She has particular experience advising clients on disputes relating to the energy and insurance sectors, and she has advised clients on points of U.S. law relevant to dispute resolution and international business. Daina has also represented clients in immigration and constitutional litigation and is fluent in Spanish.

• Stanford Law School, J.D., with pro bono distinction, 2004; Senior Publishing Editor and Lead Articles Editor, Stanford Journal of International Law
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A. in International Studies, with distinction and highest honors, 1998; Phi Beta Kappa

• Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Society of International Law; Baton Rouge Bar Association, Pro Bono Committee
• Admitted to practice law in Louisiana and New York
• Recipient of Carl Mason Franklin Prize for writing from Stanford Law School
• Fulbright Scholar

• Co-author: "Fair and Equitable Treatment: Fairly and Equitably Applied in Lieu of Unlawful Indirect Expropriation?," Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation, the Fordham Papers (2007).
• Co-author: "When Can a Sovereign's Assets Be Attached Before a Judgment Has Been Obtained on a Successful Arbitral Award?," 21 Mealey's Int'l Arb. Rep. 46 (2006).
• Co-author: "The Interplay of Contract Claims and Treaty Claims: Bayindir v. Pakistan," 5 Mealey's Int'l Arb. Rep. 30 (2006).