Sabrina E. van der Linden-Gonzales
Counsel
Sabrina van der Linden-Gonzales is a litigation counsel in O’Melveny’s Newport Beach office. Sabrina regularly advises on privacy and cybersecurity litigation, including issues involving the CCPA, GDPR, and HIPAA. Her practice focuses on complex business litigation, class actions, and product liability. Sabrina has experience in all phases of litigation in both state and federal court.
Sabrina also maintains an active pro bono practice, advising clients on matters involving housing discrimination and immigration. While in law school, Sabrina participated in the UC Irvine Appellate Litigation Clinic and researched, briefed, and argued an immigration law case in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Sabrina is a member of the FBA Young Lawyers Division and an elected member of the Law Alumni Association at UCI Law.
Privacy & Cybersecurity
- Defended financial company against alleged violations of various federal and state privacy laws and secured favorable settlement.
- Advised California-based university regarding compliance with federal and California state privacy laws when retaining students’ health information.
- Advised international gaming company in a mass arbitration involving alleged violations of privacy laws.
- Represented multinational retailer in favorable settlement of claims under Illinois state privacy laws.
Complex Commercial Litigation
- Represented pharmaceutical company in a matter involving former employees accused of taking trade secret information.
- Represented technology company in case involving trade defamation and trade libel.
- Advised international consumer products company on international marketing messages.
Class Actions & Mass Torts
- Represented multinational technology company against a consumer class action alleging breach of warranty and violation of various state consumer protection laws.
- Key member of an O’Melveny trial team that successfully represented an international pharmaceutical company in a months-long trial, achieving a full defense verdict.
- Represented international pharmaceutical company in various products liability cases involving medical devices and medications.
Languages
- Dutch
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of California
Education
- University of California, Irvine School of Law, JD; magna cum laude; Pro Bono Graduation Honors; Articles Editor, UC Irvine Law Review
- Leiden University Law School, LLM
- Leiden University Law School, LLB
- California State University at Long Beach, MA, Political Science
- University of Oxford, Diploma in Legal Studies
Professional Activities
Member
- FBA Young Lawyers Division
- UC Irvine Law Alumni Association
Author
- “Responding to the Rise of Artificial Intelligence: AI Governance,” Orange County Business Journal, co-authored with Reema Shah (November 6, 2025)