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Katie Takakjian

Counsel

Century City Office
Areas of Focus
Areas of Focus
Litigation & Investigations
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Katie Takakjian represents clients across a variety of industries in complex litigation, including in civil disputes regarding contracts, copyright, trademark, insurance coverage, and fraud, and in white-collar criminal cases. Her practice spans all stages of litigation, including discovery, dispositive motion practice, trial, and alternative dispute resolution.

Katie also maintains a robust pro bono practice with a particular focus on reproductive justice. Recently, she was part of a team that traveled to Kentucky and partnered with the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project and local Planned Parenthood affiliates to challenge the state’s total abortion ban.

Katie currently serves as one of Century City’s two representatives on the firmwide Associate and Counsel Advisory Committee. Outside the office, she coaches the UCLA undergraduate mock trial team.

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Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • California

Court Admissions

  • US District Court, Central District of California
  • US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Education

  • Stanford Law School, J.D.: John Hart Ely Prize for Outstanding Performance in Legal Ethics
  • University of California Los Angeles, B.A., Classical Studies: summa cum laude

Professional Activities

Clerkships

  • The Honorable Stanley Blumenfeld Jr., US District Court, Central District of California

Externships

  • US Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California, Criminal Division
  • US Department of Justice, Public Integrity Section
Related Practices
Litigation & Investigations
First Amendment