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Rani Gupta

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Palo Alto +1 650 632 4727

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    Rani Gupta is a commercial litigator whose practice focuses on representing corporate policyholders in high-stakes insurance coverage disputes. Rani has helped recover hundreds of millions of dollars for a wide variety of losses and under different types of insurance policies, including general liability, errors and omissions, and directors and officers policies.

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    • Represented a managed care provider in $100 million insurance recovery action. Secured appellate reversal of adverse trial court ruling and subsequently obtained summary adjudication against insurers.
    • Represent oil and gas company in pursuing insurance coverage for hundreds of millions in third-party claims arising from use of insured’s product. Obtained arbitration award in client’s favor.
    • Represent mining companies in insurance coverage litigation arising from asbestos and talc lawsuits.
    • Represent a property developer in seeking insurance coverage for lawsuits arising out of the construction of a 58-story apartment tower in downtown San Francisco.
    • Represented a loan servicing company in defending against lawsuits challenging interest rates and late fee charges. Obtained dismissal of two cases and defeated certification of interest rate classes in a third case.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • Stanford Law School, J.D., 2012
        • Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
        • Best Respondent’s Brief, Kirkwood Moot Court Competition
        • Senior Editor, Stanford Law and Policy Review
    • Northwestern University, B.S., 2003
        • Journalism
        • summa cum laude
    Bar Admissions
    • California
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Sidney R. Thomas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2012 - 2013
    Pro Bono
    • Represent non-profit organizations in seeking insurance coverage for losses related to COVID-19.
    • First-chaired three-day child custody trial, resulting in fully favorable outcome for survivor of domestic violence despite adverse recommendation of court-appointed custody evaluator.
    • Briefed and argued appeal of prisoner’s civil rights claim before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
    • Advise non-profit news organizations on public records, defamation, copyright, and newsgathering issues.
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity – Pathfinder
    Previous Experience
    • Voice of San Diego, Staff Writer (2008-2009)
    • North County Times, Staff Writer (2007-2008)
    • The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Journalism Fellow (2006-2007)
    • The Palm Beach Post, Staff Writer (2003-2006)

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