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Joan Li

Associate
San Francisco + 1 415 591 6016 jli@cov.com Download V-card
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Joan Li is a litigation associate who focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation matters in federal and state court. She also has experience with government investigations and maintains an active pro bono practice.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Li clerked for the Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Pro Bono

  • Represented multiple Central American women in obtaining asylum status in the United States.
  • Represented legal services organizations in filing amicus briefs in support of enjoining the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • State Bar of California
  • Asian American Bar Association
  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Previous Experience

  • Judicial Extern to the Hon. Charles R. Breyer, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (2014)
  • Auditor, KPMG LLP (2011-2013)
  • Recipient of 2018 Pro Bono Award

Practices

University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2016

  • Order of the Coif
  • Asian American Law Journal, Managing Editor
  • California Law Review, Diversity Editor
  • American Jurisprudence Award (Practical Ethics)
  • Prosser Prize (Securities Regulation, Civil Procedure)

University of California, Berkeley, B.S./B.A., 2011

  • Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2019 - 2020
  • California
  • Mandarin