Danielle Sivalingam
Danielle is a member of the firm's Business Litigation Group having experience litigating high-stakes matters at all stages of litigation in state and federal courts.
Danielle has extensive experience conducting written and oral discovery, drafting dispositive motions and appellate briefs, and litigating cases through trial. In 2017, she served as lead attorney on a federal jury trial that resulted in a significant monetary verdict for her client.
Before joining Perkins Coie, Danielle was a trial attorney for the Consumer Protection Branch in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. In this role, she worked with several federal agencies to investigate and litigate criminal and civil enforcement actions in order to protect Americans' health, safety, economic security, and identity integrity.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- UC Berkeley School of Law, J.D., Editor-in-Chief, Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law, 2012
- University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Political Science, With Highest Distinction and Departmental Honors, 2009
Bar and Court Admissions
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California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Related Employment
- U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Consumer Protection Branch, Washington, D.C., Attorney, 2019-2020
- Rutan & Tucker LLP, Costa Mesa, CA, Associate, 2018-2019
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Irvine, CA, Associate, 2013-2018; Summer Associate, 2011
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Miranda M. Du, 2012-2013
