Dana Feinstein is an employment attorney in Polsinelli’s Philadelphia office who handles a diverse range of employment litigation and administrative matters, including single-plaintiff, collective, class and multi-plaintiff cases involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment and whistleblower claims. She also provides strategic counsel and conducts high-stakes, complex investigations on employment matters.
Dana takes a practical approach to helping clients solve problems, with a particular focus on high-stakes litigation, crisis management and contingency planning. Dana has extensive experience defending hospital systems in complex mass tort actions involving allegations of sexual assault. She also regularly represents law firms and in house legal departments when attorneys bring whistleblower or discrimination claims against their employers. Dana also routinely defends companies in systemic investigations and enforcement actions by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
She is a sought-after speaker and author, contributing insights on discrimination, harassment, retaliation and internal investigations.
Active in her community, Dana serves as co-chair of the Philadelphia chapter of the Harvard Law School Women's Alliance and is a board member of the Philadelphia chapter of the Anti-Defamation League and a member of the Professional Advisory Committee of Frankie’s World, a non-profit organization supporting children with medical needs. She also volunteers at the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, supporting immigrants settling in the Philadelphia area.
Education
- Harvard Law School (J.D.)
- University of Pennsylvania (B.A., summa cum laude)
- Comparative Literature and French Studies
Bar Admission
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Professional Affiliations
- Law360 Pennsylvania Editorial Advisory Board, 2026
- Frankie’s World, Professional Advisory Committee Member
- Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Philadelphia, Board Member
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
Recognition
- Named one of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Litigation - Labor & Employment, 2022-2026
- Named in the Philadelphia Business Journal's 40 Under 40, 2026
- Named in The Legal Intelligencer, Lawyers on the Fast Track, Professional Excellence Awards, 2021
