Panteha Abdollahi
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Costa Mesa, California
Theodora Oringher PC
Practice areas: Business Litigation, Appellate
Licensed in California since: 2004
Education: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law
Languages spoken: English, Persian (Farsi)
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2012 - 2018 Theodora Oringher PC
535 Anton BoulevardNinth Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Phone: 714-549-6122 Email: Panteha Abdollahi Visit website
Panteha Abdollahi is a seasoned litigator, adept at creatively and efficiently representing clients before trial and appellate courts.
At the trial level, Panteha represents individuals, companies, and public entities in their complex commercial litigation matters. Her wide range of experience includes litigating class actions, antitrust cases, and professional liability matters. She also represents public agencies in infrastructure and construction disputes. Panteha is well-versed in all stages of litigation, from pre-lawsuit negotiations through trial, and has authored dozens of successful motions that have resulted in the early dismissal of claims. Cases Panteha has litigated have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Daily Journal, National Law Journal, and Law360.
Panteha also leads the firm’s Appellate Practice Group. In her appellate practice, she has briefed matters before the United States Supreme Court, federal courts of appeal, and California’s appellate courts. These cases have covered a wide spectrum of issues, including contract interpretation, the Due Process Clause, California’s Private Attorney General Act, the Equal Access to Justice Act, and California’s anti-SLAPP statute. Panteha’s appellate work has yielded three published decisions, including two from the United States Supreme Court.
Prior to joining Theodora Oringher PC, Panteha was Of Counsel in the Litigation Department of Paul Hastings LLP. From 2003 to 2005, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Cormac J. Carney of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Panteha also is an alumnus of the Orange County District Attorney Trial Attorney Partnership program. Program participants work on a full-time basis as a deputy district attorney, first chairing jury trials and felony preliminary hearings.
More information about, Panteha, including examples of recent engagements, is available at: Panteha Abdollahi - Professionals - Theodora Oringher PC (tocounsel.com)
First Admitted: 2004, California
Professional Webpage: http://www.tocounsel.com/professionals/Panteha_Abdollahi/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Federal Bar Association/Orange County, Past President; Iranian American Bar Association/National Board of Directors; Iranian American Bar Association/Orange County Chapter/President
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Defended a major California County against collective action claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act on behalf of current and former social services employees. The case was settled on favorable terms for the county., 2020
- Represented a San Francisco-based international law firm in malpractice litigation arising out of the firm’s representation of a company in more than $200 million worth of defaulted loans. Reduced the case exposure by one-third through motions practice, and settled on favorable terms., 2016
- YTY Industry Sdn. Bhd. v. The Dow Chemical Company, United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. CV05-08881 - Breach of Contract, Fraud and Misrepresentation claims Represented Defendant The Dow Chemical Company; Bench Verdict in favor of Defense; Published in Daily Journal's Verdicts & Settlements Section, February 5, 2010, 2010
- Defended a global real estate appraisal company, affiliates, and appraiser in a lawsuit by a former developer alleging statutory and tort claims, and seeking $2 billion in damages. Obtained early dismissal for the client via a successful motion to dismiss. Successfully defended the dismissal before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals., 2015
- Gibson v. Credit Suisse Securities USA LLC, United States District Court for the District of Idaho, Case No. 10-0001 - Purported class claims for tort and statutory claims. Class certification denied and summary judgment granted. 2016 WL 4033104, 2016
- Defended a major California county against collective action claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act on behalf of current and former social services employees. The case was settled on favorable terms for the county., 2020
Representative Clients
- Dow Chemical Company, Korean Airlines Co. Ltd., Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., Sedgwick LLP, City of Long Beach, County of Orange, Los Angeles Unified School District
Pro bono / Community Service
- Board of Advisors, International Society for Children with Cancer, 2020
- United Way, Orange County - Tocqueville Society Member, 2020
- Central District of California Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (2016-2019), 2019
- President, Federal Bar Association Orange County Chapter, 2016
- Member of appellate team that represented Respondent (pro bono) in Turner v. Rogers, which was decided by the United States Supreme Court on June 20, 2011. , 2011
- Save Our Uniquely Rural Community Environment v. County of San Bernardino, 235 Cal. App. 4th 1179 (represented Islamic Center pro bono in defense of motion against attorneys' fees) International Society for Children with Cancer - Board of Advisors; Second Generation Co-Chair Central District of California - Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2015
Educational Background
- Panteha received her Bachelor of Arts in History and Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (summa cum laude) in 2000. She graduated with both College Honors and Psychology Departmental Highest Honors, and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society. Ms. Abdollahi received her J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2003, where she was a recipient of the UCLA School of Law David Simon Scholarship. While in law school, Ms. Abdollahi interned for the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division. Her student note, regarding the labor certification process and its professional responsibility implications for immigration attorneys, appeared in the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal.
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Hon. Jay C. Gandhi and Panteha Abdollahi, Workplace Privacy: The Confidentiality of Text Messages and Attorney-Client Privilege, ABTL Report, Spring 2010; available at: http://www.abtl.org/report/oc/abtlocvol12no1.pdfPanteha Abdollahi, Judicial Profile: The Honorable Cormac J. Carney, Federal Lawyer, June 2010; available at: http://www.fedbar.org/Resources_1/Judicial-Profiles/Judicial-PDFs/Carney-Profile.pdf
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Traci Mann and Panteha Abdollahi, Eating Disorder Symptoms and Body Image Concerns in Iran: Comparisons Between Iranian Women in Iran and in America, Internal Journal of Eating Disorders, Sept. 7, 2001
Honors
- Selected, Litigation Counsel of America, 2018
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2016
Office location for Panteha Abdollahi
535 Anton Boulevard
Ninth Floor
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2012 - 2018