Devika Kewalramani is a partner and chair of Moses & Singer's Legal Ethics & Law Firm Practice which advises law firms, lawyers and legal departments on ethical and legal aspects of law practice. She also currently serves as the firm's general counsel. Devika represents law firms and attorneys in legal ethics, professional responsibility, law firm risk management, lawyer licensing and admissions matters, including escrow issues, conflicts of interest, structuring arrangements with non-lawyers, multijurisdictional practice, disqualification, lateral transition, law firm mergers and break-ups, partner disputes, ethics in alternate dispute resolution, reporting/disclosure issues, attorney advertising, law firm cyber security issues, social media use, legal fee disputes, and other professional ethics issues.  She conducts ethics and risk management audits for law firm clients.

Devika has been appointed by the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, as a member of the Attorney Grievance Committee for the First Judicial Department.

She served as a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Restarting the Economy Work Group in 2020 which worked to develop guidance for re-opening law firms in New York State.

Devika was appointed a member of the New York Commission on Statewide Attorney Discipline in 2015 and served as a co-chair of its Subcommittee on Transparency and Access.

A frequent lecturer, panelist and author on legal ethics, Devika speaks to law firms, corporate legal departments, bar associations and professional groups on a variety of legal ethics matters. She has served as a faculty member of the Practising Law Institute and of Lawline.com.

In 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 she achieved Super Lawyer status in the Metro Edition of New York Super Lawyers®.

Presentations 

• Tips on Avoiding Ethical Riptides in Your IP Practice, 45th Annual IP Institute: Shifting Tides – Intellectual Property in a Changing World, organized by the California Lawyers Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, Speaker, November 2021.

• Privilege Issues Affecting In-House Counsel That Outside Counsel Should Know About, Speaker, M&S CLE Program, September 2021.

• "M&S Riskwatch! - Importance of Conflicts Checking and Supplemental Checks," Speaker, Moses & Singer LLP program, September 2021

• Privilege Issues Affecting In-House Counsel,” panelist, Tiffany’s & Co.'s Legal Department, July 2021

• Pandemic Survival Toolkit for Lawyers: Lessons & Learnings in Ethics & Professionalism, Professional Development Workshop Series 2021, Panel Chair, New York City Bar, May 2021

Articles 

• How to Combat Money Laundering: Avoiding the Dirty Green, New York State Bar Association, November 2020

• Social Distance Lawyering – How Close is Your Ethical Compliance? New York State Bar Association Journal, August, 2020

• "Pandemics and Ethics: How To Sustain Lawyer Quality and Client Service", New York Law Journal, April 3, 2020

• "Privilege, Discovery and Digital Technology: Remembering Other Warnings From 'Upjohn'", New York Law Journal, December 27, 2019

• "New Tools for Old Rules: How Technology is Transforming the Lawyer's Tool Kit", New York Law Journal, February 2019.

Professional Affiliations 

• Member, Board of Directors, New York City Bar Association; Secretary of the Board of Directors (2020-2021)

• Past Co-Chair, Council on the Profession, New York City Bar Association (2017-2019)

• Past Chair, Committee on Professional Discipline, New York City Bar Association (2013-2017)

• Past Chair, Subcommittee on Engagement Letters, Professional Responsibility Committee, New York City Bar Association

• Member, Advisory Board of the Ethics Institute, New York County Lawyers Association

Publications

• LexisNexis® Practical Guidance for Corporate Counsel: Ethics For In-House Counsel, Author (2012-current).

• "The New York Rules of Professional Conduct," Oxford University Press/New York County Lawyers Association, Rules Co-Editor and Contributor of Three Chapters: "Rule 1.7 – Conflicts of Interest: Current Clients;" "Rule 1.8 – Current Clients: Specific Conflicts of Interest Rules;" and "Rule 1.9 – Duties to Former Clients" (2010-2012).

• "Practical Essentials For Professional Success," Author of lesson in book, 50 Lessons for Women Lawyers From Women Lawyers, written by Nora Riva Bergman, published by Berroco Canyon Publishing (2019)