Natalie Deyneka

Natalie is a part of Motley Rice’s team that represents dozens of governmental entities, including states, counties, cities, towns, and townships in litigation targeting the alleged deceptive marketing and over-distribution of highly addictive opioid drugs, a contended cause of the nationwide opioid crisis.

She also has experience representing workers and their families in a number of asbestos-related cases, assisting in drafting motions and responses and conducting extensive research.

Before joining Motley Rice, Natalie interned with the Human Rights First Refugee Protection Program in New York and served as a regular volunteer at the Durham Crisis Response Center, focusing on assisting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

While at the University of North Carolina School of Law, Natalie served as president of the school’s Immigration Law Association and served on the Carolina Student Legal Services’ Board of Directors. She also volunteered as co-chair and logistics coordinator with the UNC Law student organization “The Conference on Race, Class, Gender and Ethnicity,” where she helped organize a large-scale public conference to address social justice issues. She also served as a research assistant to UNC Law Professors Maxine Eichner and Deborah Weissman. 

Natalie is fluent in her native Russian and speaks advanced French.