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Desiree represents corporate clients and individuals in a variety of complex litigation matters in state and federal court as well as before arbitral tribunals.

She has experience representing clients in cases involving negligence, environmental laws, breach of contract, fraud, RICO, cybersecurity, digital media, intellectual property, sports and entertainment, and labor and employment.

In her practice, Desiree covers all aspects from case development and strategy through trial.  This includes filing and responding to complaints, leading discovery, and managing motion practice. Desiree has taken and defended depositions and taken direct and cross examination.

Experience

Representative Matters

  • Secured a favorable $70 million verdict as a second chair in AAA arbitration on behalf of a large corporate client.
  • Secured a multi-million-dollar settlement in mediation on behalf of an individual.
  • Represented various members of the sports and entertainment industry in disputes arising under California law.
  • Manage and analyze large, complex document review for effective mediation and trial analysis.
  • Drafts a variety of pleadings and motions from the initial pleading stage through trial.
  • Assisted in expert and fact witness preparation for depositions and trial.

Professional Experience

  • Private law practice (2019-2022)
  • Summer Law Clerk, US Attorney's Office, Fraud and Public Corruption Section (2018)
  • Summer Law Clerk, Alliance for Justice (2017)

Credentials

Education

J.D., cum laude, UC Irvine School of Law

B.A., cum laude, American University

Law Journals

UC Irvine Law Review, Staff Editor

UC Irvine Journal of International, Transnational, and Comparative Law, Executive Publications Editor

Bar and Court Memberships

  • California Bar
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • U.S. District Courts for the Central District of California and the District of Maryland 

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