Top Rated Class Action & Mass Torts Attorney in Philadelphia, PA

The founder of NastLaw LLC, Dianne M. Nast has more than 40 years of experience in complex civil litigation. From her office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she provides representation to plaintiffs in antitrust cases involving pharmaceutical manufacturers, defective drug and medical device litigation, and birth defect lawsuits. Ms. Nast has served as lead or co-lead counsel in many class actions.

As an undergraduate, Ms. Nast attended The Pennsylvania State University and received a bachelor's degree magna cum laude. She pursued her legal studies at Rutgers Law School and was awarded her Juris Doctor in 1975. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Ms. Nast is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 11th Circuits and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Ms. Nast has been appointed as lead counsel in several major lawsuits and has helped to obtain multimillion dollar awards or settlements in many of them. In a multidistrict litigation case involving diet drugs, she was able to obtain a settlement in excess of $6 billion. In another case involving a pharmaceutical remedy for hemophilia, the defendants settled for approximately $600 million. Her successes have not gone unnoticed by her fellow professionals. Ms. Nast has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America each year since 2003, and she has received an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell.

An active participant in several legal organizations, including the American Association for Justice and the American Bar Association, Ms. Nast has also served on the board of directors of the Center for Research on Women and Newborn Health. She is frequently asked to give presentations on topics related to her practice area at continuing legal education seminars.

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