Alyssa M. Arbelli-Smith

Alyssa M. Arbelli-Smith
Biography
Alyssa M. Arbelli-Smith is an Associate in the firm’s Pittsburgh office where she concentrates her practice in the areas of banking and financial services, business, complex and commercial litigation, data privacy and cybersecurity, employment and healthcare.
Prior to accepting a position with the firm, Ms. Arbelli-Smith worked as a summer law clerk at Burns White. While in law school, she was a Legal Research and Writing Teaching Assistant.
Ms. Arbelli-Smith received her Juris Doctor from the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, cum laude, where she received the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Legal Research and Writing, Civil Procedure, and Core/Applied Competencies. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from Duquesne University.
Ms. Arbelli-Smith is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Credentials
Areas of Law
- Banking and Financial Services
- Business
- Complex and Commercial Litigation
- Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Employment
- Healthcare and Long-Term Care
- Medical Malpractice
- Litigation
Education
- Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University (J.D., cum laude, 2025)
- Duquesne University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2022)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Accolades & Involvement
Honors and Awards
- CALI Excellence for the Future Awards, Legal Research and Writing, Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University , 2023
- CALI Excellence for the Future Awards, Civil Procedure, Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, 2023
- Outstanding Oral Argument in Legal Research and Writing II, Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, 2023
- Best Brief in Legal Research and Writing II, Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, 2023
- CALI Excellence for the Future Awards Core/Applied Competencies, Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, 2024 (Spring and Fall)