Angie Clifford

Angie Clifford is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Practice Group, Financial Institutions Industry Group, and Outsourcing Industry Group in the firm's Los Angeles Office.

Areas of Practice

Ms. Clifford specializes in business litigation. Ms. Clifford has a wide variety of experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in disputes in state and federal court, including claims involving breach of contract, real property, unfair business practices, business torts, federal banking laws and regulations, borrower litigation against lenders, white collar criminal defense, collections litigation, and trademark infringement.

Prior to her work at Sheppard Mullin, Ms. Clifford worked for the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office as a law clerk. During her tenure at the DA's office, Ms. Clifford tried cases as first chair and argued numerous criminal motions.

Before becoming an attorney, Ms. Clifford worked for four years as an information technology consultant for a major international consulting firm.

Education

• J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2007, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal
• B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2000

Clerkships

• Externed for the Honorable Nancy Vecchiarelli, United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court for the Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California
• U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Honors

• Recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Legal Writing.

Memberships

• Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Antitrust Section
• Member, American Bar Association, Antitrust Section
• Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association
• Member, Committee of Professional Women for the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Articles

Antitrust Law Blog Articles

• "Senate Antitrust Subcommittee Discusses BCS Legality", August 12, 2009
• "Dual Distribution and Resale Price Maintenance - Rule of Reason or Per Se Analysis?", February 10, 2009
• "FTC Finds Patent Holder's Refusal to Honor Licensing Agreements on Technology Adopted by Standard Setting Organization Unlawful", February 7, 2008

Treatises

• Co-author, "ABA Antitrust Law Section, State Antitrust Practice and Statutes," 2009 (with Don T. Hibner, Jr. and Heather Cooper)