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Joan R. Li

Associate

San Francisco + 1 415 591 6016

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    Joan Li is a litigation associate who focuses her practice on complex class actions and 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, Joan clerked for the Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

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    Education
    • 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
    Bar Admissions
    • California
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2019 - 2020
    Languages
    • Mandarin
    Pro Bono
    • Represent a non-profit organization in seeking insurance coverage for losses related to COVID-19.
    • Represented public defender offices, law school clinics, and other legal service providers in filing an amicus brief in support of enjoining a final rule issued by EOIR, Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure.
    • 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)

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