Pantea Yashar

Pantea Yashar is an associate in ECJ’s Litigation Department. Her practice covers an array of commercial litigation and advisory matters, including breach of contract, negligence, fraud, unfair business practice, defamation, insurance coverage, class action, securities, bankruptcy, civil rights, and employment disputes.

Ms. Yashar has represented clients in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitrations and mediations.

Ms. Yashar began her career as a litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.  Prior to joining ECJ, Ms. Yashar also served as a Special Deputy Prosecutor for the City Attorney’s Office of Hermosa Beach, where she first chaired misdemeanor cases through verdict, and lectured on trial advocacy in the annual training programs. 

Ms. Yashar received her Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2001. Ms. Yashar received her Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 2004, where she worked as an Editor for both the Negotiation Law Review and the Harvard Law Record.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Associate

Areas of Practice

• Litigation

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2004
  J.D.
• University of California, Los Angeles, California, 2001
  B.A.
  Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Published Works

• “Improving Civil Justice in Rural California: A Report of the California Commission on Access to Justice,” September 2010 (Rural Advisory Committee Member)
• “California’s Unique Rules on Restrictive Employment Covenants and the Potential for Extra-Territorial Effect,” Inter-Pacific Bar Association Journal, December 2007 (co-authored)
• “Action Plan For Justice: A Report of The California Commission on Access to Justice,” April 2007 (Action Plan Working Group and Advisory Panel Member)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of California
  Member
• Legal Aid Foundation, Los Angeles
  Past First Vice Chair – Associates’ Advisory Board
• Step Up Women’s Network
  Member

Languages

• Farsi

Past Employment Positions

• Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, California, Litigation Associate