Denise Choung
Top rated Civil Litigation attorney in La Jolla, California
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP
Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Class Action & Mass Torts
Licensed in California since: 2023
Education: University of Minnesota Law School
Languages spoken: English, Korean
Selected to Rising Stars: 2026 Call today:
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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP
7911 Herschel AveSuite 300
La Jolla, CA 92037 Visit website
Denise Choung is an Associate at Sanford Heisler Sharp, where her practice focuses on plaintiffs-side financial services litigation--specifically, violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). In these class action matters, Ms. Choung represents 401(k) plan and ESOP plan participants in claims alleging ERISA violations by employers in failing to properly manage plaintiffs retirement investments.
Ms. Choung is licensed to practice law in California, New York, New Jersey, and Minnesota.
Practice areas
Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff- 50% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
- 50% Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2019, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: https://www.sanfordheisler.com/team/denise-choung/
Representative Clients
- Ms. Choung is counsel for the plaintiff class in Cathy Pover, et al. v. The Capital Group, Inc., et al. The class action complaint, filed in 2023 in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of Ms. Pover and approximately 11,000 participants in The Capital Group Companies’ 401(k) plan, alleges that defendants The Capital Group breached their fiduciary duties of loyalty and prudence under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by mismanaging plaintiffs' retirement funds. The case is in active litigation., 2024
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Solicitor (England and Wales), 2021
Educational Background
- Completed Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in international dispute resolution, Queen Mary University of London., 2018-2019
- B.A., mass communications, Korea University, 1994-1999
- MBA, business administration and management, INSEAD, 2007-2008
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2026
