Experience
Representative matters at Goodwin include:
- Won a defense verdict after a six-week trial before a federal jury in San Francisco in an antitrust “pay for delay” litigation
- Represented a seafood processor company in a JAMS arbitration in a breach of contract and fraud dispute
- Represented a startup biotech company in an arbitration over a contract dispute
- Defended a multinational technology company in an environmental dispute
- Defended an individual in an adversary proceeding in bankruptcy court
- Represented a cannabis company in California state court in a contract dispute
- Represented a startup technology company in a trademark and contract dispute
- Defended a startup company and founder in a contract and securities litigation
Pro Bono
Ariel maintains an active pro bono practice. Her work includes winning summary judgment for class action plaintiffs in a civil rights impact litigation, winning partial summary judgment for class action asylum seekers, representing an individual seeking asylum from Afghanistan, volunteering to assist with voters on Election Day, representing an incarcerated individual in a 1983 dispute, and winning a veteran’s disability appeal.
Areas of Practice
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Goodwin in 2021, Ariel was a litigation associate at Latham & Watkins LLP in San Francisco, specializing in antitrust and copyright litigation. Before transitioning to law, Ariel worked at Cisco Systems in the company’s services marketing division where she found a passion for working in the technology sector.
Professional Activities
Ariel is a member of the California Lawyers Association.
Credentials
Education
JD2017
University of California, Berkeley
BAPolitical Science2011
Rice University
Clerkships
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Honorable David A. Ezra
Admissions
Bars
- California
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Recognition & Awards
Ariel was recently part of a trial team recognized by The American Lawyer and Law360 for their resounding win in an antitrust “pay for delay” litigation in which a federal jury in San Francisco returned a defense verdict on June 30, 2023 after a six-week trial.
Prior to Goodwin, Ariel was part of a team that received one of the Top Defense Verdicts of 2020 and Litigation of the Year - Cartel Defense at the Global Competition Review Awards 2021 after winning dismissal in an antitrust class action brought against global automobile manufacturers.
Publications
Ariel has contributed to the following publications:
- Co-Author, “Navigating the NDCA'S New Whistleblower Protections in the Context of Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims,” California Lawyer Daily Journal, September 6, 2024
- Co-Author, “A Rare California Supreme Court Move Shelters LA's Mansion Tax,” California Lawyer Daily Journal, July 19, 2024
- Co-Author, "Preparing for Lawsuits Challenging a Company’s Sale of Securities," Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, February 28, 2024
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: December 2023,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, December 21, 2023
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: October 2023,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, November 20, 2023
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: September 2023,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, October 4, 2023
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: August 2023,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, August 30, 2023
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: June 2023,” Los Angeles & San Francisco Daily Journal, July 18, 2023
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: April 2023,” Los Angeles & San Francisco Daily Journal, May 11, 2023
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: September 2022,” Los Angeles & San Francisco Daily Journal, October 10, 2022
- Co-Author, “Treble damages among a handful of recent important decisions,” Los Angeles & San Francisco Daily Journal, September 8, 2022
- Co-Author, Chapter on Cartel Laws and Regulations in the United Arab Emirates for Global Legal Insights