- Representation of a multinational semiconductor company in obtaining dismissals of consumer class action related to an alleged security vulnerability
- Representation of a large consumer electronics company, taking the lead on the successful motions to dismiss in three different class actions
- Representation of a pharmaceutical company in a large MDL and state-coordinated proceeding regarding product liability claims aimed at a diabetes drug
- Represented a major food manufacturer in a nationwide class action lawsuit under California’s unfair competition law
- Represented a leading marketer of fitness shoes in multiple class actions under California consumer protection statutes, product liability, and personal injury actions throughout the U.S.
- Representation of a major food manufacturer in a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging claims under California’s UCL and CLRA
- Representation of a nationwide office supply company against class action claims brought under the UCL
- Representation of an international consumer products and pharmaceutical company in product liability actions throughout the US
- Represented defendant in a breach of contract case surrounding the purchase of a commercial building
- Represented pro bono client in the Ninth Circuit of Appeals and won reversal of the previous denial of her asylum claim
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of California
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles, J.D.: Order of the Coif; Senior Editor, UCLA Law Review; Business Editor, UCLA Women's Law Journal; Writing Advisor
- Santa Clara University, B.A., History, and B.S., Economics: summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; University Honors Program, Dean's List; Recipient, Hazel Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Economics
Honors & Awards
- Repeatedly recognized as a Southern California “Rising Star” in annual surveys conducted by Law & Politics Media Inc. and published in Los Angeles Magazine (2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019)
- Published in the Southern California edition of Super Lawyers (2013-2016)
Professional Activities
Author
- “Sargon Enterprises V. USC: A Step Toward Daubert,” Law360 (2013) (with Peter Choate)
- “Crafting a Defense in Food-Labeling Class Actions,” Corporate Counsel (2013) (with Carlos Lazatin)
- “Mazza’s Impact on False-Advertising Class Actions,” ABA Litigation Section (2012) (with Carlos Lazatin)
- “The Right to Know: An Approach to Gun Licenses and Public Access to Government Records,” 56 UCLA Law Review 1579 (2009)
Moderator
- Recent Developments in California Unfair Competition Law, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Western Regional Conference (August 25, 2012)
Presenter
- “Nuts and Bolts of Class Actions,” myLawCLE (January 2014)
- “Litigating Mass Torts,” Life Sciences Webinar (July 2020)
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