Sheila Z Chen

Sheila is a partner in the firm’s Orange County office, and has experience litigating at various stages of a case. She has defended clients in claims for unfair competition, breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation, trade secrets, antitrust, business torts, and statutory violations, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act.

Prior to joining the firm, Sheila served as a law clerk for the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona from 2016 to 2017. Sheila earned her J.D. from the University of California, Irvine School of Law. While in law school, Sheila externed for the Honorable James V. Selna of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California. Sheila received her bachelor’s degree in political science and mass communications from the University of California, Berkeley.

• Defending an insurer in a lawsuit seeking coverage and bad faith damages for environmental cleanup costs, stemming from its consent agreements with state environmental agencies, and in a water district’s parallel lawsuit relating to an industrial site in Orange County, CA.
• Defending an insurer in a lawsuit seeking coverage for environmental cleanup costs stemming from a regional water board investigation and the city’s parallel lawsuit relating to an industrial site in Torrance, CA.
• Secured a victory for a large Hawaii-based bank from the Ninth Circuit affirming summary judgment on a consent defense under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in Hawaii federal court and successfully defended summary judgment on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
• Successfully obtained dismissal for a national eyewear retailer in a consumer class action alleging violation of California consumer protection statutes based on complex California regulatory scheme.
• Successfully represented an international hotel management company in an appeal involving a multimillion dollar dispute with a real estate investment company over a failed hotel sale transaction.
• Successfully defended health care plans in arbitrations involving contractual and payment disputes with health care providers.
• Successfully briefed and argued an immigration appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of client seeking political asylum.
• Represented multiple clients in domestic and international investigations.

• Super Lawyers®: “Rising Star,” California (2020-2023)
• Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Antitrust Law (2022-2026), Commercial Litigation (2022-2026), Insurance Law (2021-2026)