Atty. Dawn Utsumi
Dawn Utsumi has successfully prosecuted and defended high-stakes business disputes across a variety of areas, including business torts, contracts, class actions, securities fraud, trade secrets, insurance, government investigations, and employment matters. Dawn consistently achieves successful outcomes for her clients both before and at trial and has extensive experience in all stages of litigation.
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Dawn Utsumi is a Counsel based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at RFZ Law LLP. They have 20+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2006. Their practice focuses on litigation. Admitted to practice in California U.S. District Court, Central District of California (2006). Educated at Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2006) and Princeton University (B.A. Art, 2002). Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Dawn Utsumi has successfully prosecuted and defended high-stakes business disputes across a variety of areas, including business torts, contracts, class actions, securities fraud, trade secrets, insurance, government investigations, and employment matters
- Dawn consistently achieves successful outcomes for her clients both before and at trial and has extensive experience in all stages of litigation
- Dawn was a key member of a trial team that successfully litigated a four-week federal jury trial in Minnesota in an RMBS-related action, resulting in a $27.8 million verdict for the client
- This trial was one of dozens of separate actions that resulted in recoveries of over $1 billion for the Trust
- She has also represented various individuals and entities—including a national financial services company, and a luxury hotel chain—in connection with DOJ investigations
- Recently, Dawn achieved early dismissal of a class action suit filed in the Northern District of Illinois alleging consumer protection violations
- Her national practice includes litigation at the trial and appellate level in both federal and state courts as well as arbitration
- Prior to joining RFZ Law LLP, Dawn was an associate at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and clerked for the Honorable Philip S. Gutierrez of the Central District of California
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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