Aravind Swaminathan Named to Daily Journal’s Leading Commercial Litigators List for 2026


1 minute read | April.01.2026

  • Daily Journal has named Aravind Swaminathan, Orrick’s Tech Sector Co-Leader, a 2026 Leading Commercial Litigator for his groundbreaking work.
  • Daily Journal highlights Aravind’s multi-front defense of Evolve Bank in data breach class actions and high-stakes commercial lawsuits stemming from the collapse of Evolve’s fintech partner and a concurrent data breach – one of the largest of 2024. In 2025, Aravind and his team negotiated a favorable classwide settlement and further won two motions to dismiss in a related suit against another fintech partner.
  • The profile describes Aravind’s path from teacher to prosecutor to defense counsel, and how it informs his approach today. He credits his mentors, including Orrick’s John Wolfe, with teaching him “the need to see around corners, forecast what is coming next, and have a plan to attack it. You cannot just react to a situation.”
  • Aravind’s innovative approach solves for the broader challenge of “the collision between aging statutes and modern technology.”