Overview
Alyssa manages all phases of litigation, ranging from legal research to motion and brief writing, making court appearances, taking and defending depositions, and preparing for trial. Alyssa drafts, edits and timely files all types of litigation pleadings, motions, and offensive and responsive discovery. She also prepares case evaluations and negotiates favorable settlements on behalf of clients. In addition, Alyssa regularly prepares both oral presentations and written memos for clients to apprise them of status, posture and future legal strategy for cases, and to seek clients’ feedback and field questions.
Prior Experience
Prior to joining the firm, Alyssa was a litigation associate at another large international law firm, in its commercial litigation practice group. Alyssa also clerked for the Honorable Robert M. Illman in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California from 2020 to 2021.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
California
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Clerkships
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Hon. Robert M. Illman, 2020-2021
Education
Washington University School of Law
J.D. Dean's Service Award, Washington University Jurisprudence Review (managing editor) (2020)
Mount Holyoke College
B.A. in Politics, cum laude (2015)
Insights & Events
Other Perspectives
- Paternalism as a Justification for Federally Regulating Advertising E-Cigarettes to Children
12 Washington University Jurisprudence Review 321 (2020)
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
Professional Associations
- Earl Warren Inn of Court, Alameda County — Member, 2021-present
Honors
- Earl Warren Inn of Court, Alameda County — Winner of Best Program Award; National Program Award at Inns of Distinction Gala at the U.S. Supreme Court, 2023