Hadiya Deshmukh is an associate in Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP’s San Francisco office, where she practices securities fraud litigation and other complex matters.
Deshmukh focuses primarily on securities fraud litigation on behalf of institutional investors and has played a key role on teams that have secured significant recoveries, including the $490 million recovered in In re Apple Inc. Sec. Litig. – one of the largest recent recoveries in a technology-sector securities case – which helped strengthen disclosure standards around supply-chain management and demand forecasting. She was also part of the team prosecuting In re Prudential Fin., Inc. Sec. Litig., which resulted in a $35 million recovery for investors after the case was initially dismissed by the district court and subsequently reinstated by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2026 | Plaintiff Securities Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Plaintiff Securities Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | Plaintiff Securities Litigation |
| Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2023 | Plaintiff Securities Litigation |
Deshmukh was also a member of the winning trial team in the City and County of San Francisco’s bellwether case against Allergan, Teva, Walgreens, and others in the prescription opioid supply chain. Together with a trial win against Walgreens, the case has resulted in settlements valued at over $350 million. Along with other Robbins Geller attorneys, Deshmukh worked on behalf of cities and counties nationwide in In re National Prescription Opiate Litig., and her work contributed to settlements totaling more than $50 billion nationally from multiple pharmaceutical companies.
Deshmukh earned her Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Psychology from Vanderbilt University. Deshmukh received her Juris Doctor degree from Boston College Law School, where she participated in the Ninth Circuit Appellate Program. During law school, she also worked as a summer law clerk at Robbins Geller and as a legal intern for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.