Carla Christofferson
Partner
Carla Christofferson is a partner in O'Melveny's Los Angeles office, Head of the Los Angeles office, and a member of the Business Trial and Litigation Practice. She is a member of The American Lawyer's 2004 "Litigation Department of the Year," and was recognized as a Southern California "Super Lawyer" in a survey conducted by Law & Politics Media Inc. and published in
Los Angeles magazine (2005, 2006, 2008).
Carla focuses on commercial civil litigation, including litigation involving energy, natural resources, environmental, unfair trade practices, accountant liability, and contract disputes.
In addition to her legal practice, Carla served as the Talent Development Partner for O'Melveny from 2004-2006, overseeing the development of training, mentoring, evaluation, and recruiting programs. Carla previously served as a member of O'Melveny's Office of the Chair, the Firm's five-attorney executive committee, and as the Firm's National Hiring Partner. She is currently a member of the Firm's Values Award Committee.
Illustrative Professional Experience
- Representation of a petroleum company in litigation involving multiple individual and class actions resulting from an oil spill
- Representation of a petroleum company in ongoing litigation with the federal and state governments related to resource damages
- Representation of a public accounting firm in a mass action securities fraud litigation stemming from the sale of limited real estate partnership interests
- Representation of a retail food chain in various actions involving unfair business practices claims, as well as Proposition 65 claims
- Representation of various music artists in contract and intellectual property disputes
- Representation of a pharmaceutical company in multi-district litigation related to product liability claims
- Assisting clients with Freedom of Information Act requests
- Representation of a major motion picture studio in litigation involving multi-million dollar intellectual property rights
- Represented independent film companies in litigation involving film distribution and intellectual property rights
Professional Activities
Law Clerk, Honorable W. Matthew Byrne, Jr., U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Member, Board of Directors, Women's Care Cottage; Board of Directors, Los Angeles Library Foundation; National Association of Female Executives; Los Angles County Bar Association
Co-Owner, Los Angeles WNBA franchise, the Los Angeles Sparks