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Mallory Gitt Webster
Mallory represents Fortune 500 and startup clients facing novel and challenging legal problems.
Mallory Webster defends companies in class-action, commercial, and consumer disputes involving consumer protection and unfair competition claims, dark patterns in marketing, pricing and promotions, false advertising, privacy claims, enforcement of companies' terms of service, defective products, breach of contract, and business torts.
Mallory has deep experience in the emerging area of mass arbitration, a strategy deployed by plaintiffs' firms to file hundreds or thousands of individual arbitration demands to exert disproportionate settlement pressure on companies. She also counsels on updates to companies' dispute resolution terms, strategies to stave off mass arbitration, and best practices for obtaining consumer agreement to terms of service.
Mallory is an exceptional communicator who provides clients outstanding work product and insightful guidance. She is routinely acknowledged by clients, colleagues, and co-counsel for her compelling writing, persuasive oral advocacy, and responsiveness. At every stage of litigation, Mallory focuses on her clients' business, values, and goals to inform strategy. She identifies early opportunities to reduce her clients' exposure and resolve disputes where possible, but when necessary, she efficiently manages all phases of litigation from discovery to summary judgment to trial.
Mallory is an emerging leader in the legal profession. She was recognized as One to Watch for Class Actions—Defendants in 2024 by Best Lawyers, selected as a Washington Rising Star in Business Litigation in 2022 and 2023 by Super Lawyers Magazine, and featured in the Puget Sound Business Journal Next Generation in Law series in 2023. Mallory was also selected to participate in the 2024 cohort of Leadership Tomorrow, a program connecting leaders across sectors, and she serves on the Local Rules Committee of the Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Washington.
Areas of focus
Industries
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Washington School of Law, J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif, Editor-in-Chief, Washington Law Review, 2015
- Seattle University, B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2009
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Related Employment
- DLA Piper (U.S.), Seattle, WA, Litigation Associate, 2015-2016; Summer Associate, 2014
- Judicial Extern for the Hon. James L. Robart, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2014
Clerkships
- Hon. James L. Robart, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Professional Recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Class Actions – Defendants, 2024; Commercial Litigation Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment Law, 2023-2024
Selected as a "Washington Rising Star" in Business Litigation by Super Lawyers Magazine, 2022-2023
Recognized by Puget Sound Business Journal in its “Next Generation in Law” series, 2023
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Leadership Tomorrow, Class of 2024
- Local Rules Committee of the Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington, Member
- Perkins Coie Seattle Pro Bono Committee, Co-Chair
Community Involvement
- Pratt Fine Arts Center, Co-Vice President and Trustee, 2019-2022
Insights
News
Professional Experience
Siflinger v. Safeway/Albertsons
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Representing defendants in putative class action raising various consumer protection claims concerning Safeway’s “buy one, get one free” promotions.
Reynolds et al v. Safeway/Albertsons et al.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Representing defendants in putative class action raising consumer-protection claims concerning Safeway’s pricing of grocery delivery.
Caneer v. Safeway et al.
King County Superior Court (Washington)
Represented Safeway in putative class action raising consumer-protection claims concerning Safeway’s collection of taxes and secured complete dismissal of claims.
Shaffer v. Amazon Services LLC
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
Defending Amazon in litigation involving breach-of-contract claims related to inventory practices. Matter pending following multiday virtual bench trial.
In re Wyze Data Incident Litigation
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Represented defendant Wyze, maker of smart home cameras and other devices, in a putative class action based on an alleged data incident affecting Wyze. Successfully moved to compel arbitration of all plaintiffs’ claims.
Video Game Company
Successfully compelled to individual arbitration multiple putative class actions filed in federal court.
Campaign Committee
Secured full dismissal on summary judgment of all claims in multiple federal-court actions.