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Committee Members
Chair: Christian Andrew-von Euw
Vice-chair: Michael Huggins
| Name | Organization | Locale |
| Allison Westfahl Kong | U.S. Attorney’s Office | Los Angeles |
| Eddie Jauregui | Holland & Knight | Los Angeles |
| Elaine Zhong | Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney | Los Angeles |
| Michael Farhang | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Los Angeles |
| Mariam Kaloustian | US Attorney’s Office – Civil | Los Angeles |
| Christian Andreu-von Euw | Morrison Foerster | San Diego |
| Jessica Leal | U.S. DOJ – Antitrust Division | San Francisco |
| Michael Huggins | Latham & Watkins LLP | San Diego |
| Michael Wahlander | Seyfarth Shaw LLP | San Francisco |
| Neil Smith | FedArb | San Francisco |
| Chi Soo Kim | US Attorney’s Office | Sacramento |
| Jamil R. Ghannam | Deputy City Attorney | Stockton |
Committee Details
Oversight: The Litigation Section Executive Committee
Number of Members: 15
Member Terms: Three years. Terms begin and end on the last day of the CLA Annual Meeting.
Committee Functions:
- Educate attorneys on issues pertaining to Federal Court practice;
- Keep the Litigation Section abreast of Federal Court issues that may have an impact on Section members;
- Review and make recommendations on proposals that affect California Federal Court practice and the Federal Courts in California;
- Recommend improvements to the provision of legal services in California Federal Courts.
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