Amanda Villalobos
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Amanda Villalobos focuses her practice on litigation defense and product liability.
Her work has been concentrated in the area of civil litigation, defending high profile corporate clients in general liability matters, including pharmaceutical and medical device matters, consumer class actions, and cases involving personal injury and wrongful death. She formerly practiced in the area of intellectual property where her practice focused on patent litigation.
Amanda graduated in 2005 from UCLA, with a major in microbiology, immunology & molecular genetics. She received her J.D. from The University of San Diego School of Law in 2008, where she was a judicial extern for the Honorable William Q. Hayes, United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Additionally, Amanda was a member of the USD Appellate Moot Court Board National Team, a quarter-finalist for the 2007 Paul A. McLennon Sr. Honors Moot Court Competitions, and a Teaching Assistant in property law.
- Education
- University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2008); Moot Court National Team
- University of California, Los Angeles (B.S., 2005)
- State Admissions
- California, 2009
- Federal Admissions
- United States District Court, Eastern District of California
- United States District Court, Northern District of California
- United States District Court, Southern District of California
- Industries Represented
- Medical Devices
- Pharmaceutical & Medicine
Speaking Engagements
- “Demystifying Mass Torts,” Co-moderator, 2020 Complex Courts Virtual Symposium (December 2020)
Publications
- “Trejo v. Johnson & Johnson: The Death of Design Defect in California?“, DRI’s The Voice (August 2017)
- “If You Build It, Plaintiffs Will Come: A Guide to Weeding Out Unmeritorious Claims in Mass Coordinated Product Liability Proceedings,” DRI’s RX for the Defense (June 2017)
- “FTC Distinguishes Between ‘Natural’ and ‘All Natural,'” Nutrition Industry Executive (September 2016)
- “FTC Distinguishes Between ‘Natural’ and ‘All Natural,”’ Tucker Ellis Client Alert (July 2016)
- “Find Me on Facebook: Authenticating Social Media Evidence,” DRI’s The Whisper (December 2015)
- “Injunctions After EBay: Is the Outcome As Predictable As It Seems,” Intellectual Property Litigation Newsletter, American Bar Association (Summer 2009)
Media
- “Q&A with In-House Counsel John Son of Union Supply Group,” American Bar Association Section of Litigation (November 2016)
- “Q&A with Tucker Ellis Attorney Amanda Villalobos,” American Bar Association Section of Litigation (August 2016)
- Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars® (2016-2018)
- Abraham Lincoln High School Pipeline Initiative
- La Raza
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Wilson High School Law Academy Mentoring Program
