First Admitted: 2004, California

Professional Webpage: http://www.tocounsel.com/professionals/Panteha_Abdollahi/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Federal Bar Association/Orange County, Past President; Iranian American Bar Association/National Board of Directors; Iranian American Bar Association/Orange County Chapter/President

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Defended a major California County against collective action claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act on behalf of current and former social services employees. The case was settled on favorable terms for the county., 2020
Represented a San Francisco-based international law firm in malpractice litigation arising out of the firm’s representation of a company in more than $200 million worth of defaulted loans. Reduced the case exposure by one-third through motions practice, and settled on favorable terms., 2016
YTY Industry Sdn. Bhd. v. The Dow Chemical Company, United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. CV05-08881 - Breach of Contract, Fraud and Misrepresentation claims Represented Defendant The Dow Chemical Company; Bench Verdict in favor of Defense; Published in Daily Journal's Verdicts & Settlements Section, February 5, 2010, 2010
Defended a global real estate appraisal company, affiliates, and appraiser in a lawsuit by a former developer alleging statutory and tort claims, and seeking $2 billion in damages. Obtained early dismissal for the client via a successful motion to dismiss. Successfully defended the dismissal before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals., 2015
Gibson v. Credit Suisse Securities USA LLC, United States District Court for the District of Idaho, Case No. 10-0001 - Purported class claims for tort and statutory claims. Class certification denied and summary judgment granted. 2016 WL 4033104, 2016
Defended a major California county against collective action claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act on behalf of current and former social services employees. The case was settled on favorable terms for the county., 2020

Representative Clients:

Dow Chemical Company, Korean Airlines Co. Ltd., Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., Sedgwick LLP, City of Long Beach, County of Orange, Los Angeles Unified School District

Pro bono/Community Service:

Board of Advisors, International Society for Children with Cancer, 2020
United Way, Orange County - Tocqueville Society Member, 2020
Central District of California Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (2016-2019), 2019
President, Federal Bar Association Orange County Chapter, 2016
Member of appellate team that represented Respondent (pro bono) in Turner v. Rogers, which was decided by the United States Supreme Court on June 20, 2011. , 2011
Save Our Uniquely Rural Community Environment v. County of San Bernardino, 235 Cal. App. 4th 1179 (represented Islamic Center pro bono in defense of motion against attorneys' fees) International Society for Children with Cancer - Board of Advisors; Second Generation Co-Chair Central District of California - Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2015

Honors/Awards:

Selected, Litigation Counsel of America, 2018
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2016

Educational Background:

Panteha received her Bachelor of Arts in History and Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (summa cum laude) in 2000. She graduated with both College Honors and Psychology Departmental Highest Honors, and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society. Ms. Abdollahi received her J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2003, where she was a recipient of the UCLA School of Law David Simon Scholarship. While in law school, Ms. Abdollahi interned for the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division. Her student note, regarding the labor certification process and its professional responsibility implications for immigration attorneys, appeared in the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal.

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Hon. Jay C. Gandhi and Panteha Abdollahi, Workplace Privacy: The Confidentiality of Text Messages and Attorney-Client Privilege, ABTL Report, Spring 2010; available at: http://www.abtl.org/report/oc/abtlocvol12no1.pdfPanteha Abdollahi, Judicial Profile: The Honorable Cormac J. Carney, Federal Lawyer, June 2010; available at: http://www.fedbar.org/Resources_1/Judicial-Profiles/Judicial-PDFs/Carney-Profile.pdf

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Traci Mann and Panteha Abdollahi, Eating Disorder Symptoms and Body Image Concerns in Iran: Comparisons Between Iranian Women in Iran and in America, Internal Journal of Eating Disorders, Sept. 7, 2001

Panteha Abdollahi