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Michelle Doolin

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I am the go-to attorney for retail and consumer product companies facing advertising, consumer, privacy and employment class actions.

mdoolin@cooley.com

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Michelle Doolin is co-chair of Cooley’s national commercial class action practice. Her practice is focused on representing retail and consumer product companies facing nationwide and statewide class actions involving advertising, consumer, privacy and employment laws.

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Experience

  • Cooley Wins Song-Beverly Credit Card Appellate Victory for BevMo 

  • Cooley Achieves Landmark VPPA Decision 

  • Cooley Obtains First Published Appellate Decision in Song-Beverly Class Action Related to Return Transactions 

  • Cooley Wins Motions Dismissing Claims with Prejudice in Class Actions Filed Against Sony 

  • Cooley Achieves Ninth Circuit Victory Dismissing a Host of Shine the Light Cases 

Practices & Industries
Passions

    Running, surfing and going to my children's football, lacrosse and soccer games.

Education

  • University of San Diego School of Law
    JD, magna cum laude, 1995

  • California State University, Long Beach
    BS, Finance
    magna cum laude, 1991

Admissions & Credentials

California

Massachusetts

Media & Insight
Memberships

  • San Diego County Bar Association

Rankings & Accolades

    Southern California Super Lawyers: Business Litigation  (2010, 2014-2018)

    Best Lawyers: Commercial Litigation (2016-2022), Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (2015-2022) 

    Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants (2022)

    Benchmark Litigation: Future Star
    (2013-2017)

    Daily Journal: Top 100 Women Litigators in California (2009, 2014)

    Benchmark Litigation: Litigation (2013)

    San Diego Super Lawyers: Class Action


Notable Opinions
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Rodriguez v. Sony Computer Entertainment America

Ambers v. Beverages & More

TJX Companies v. Superior Court

In re Sony Grand WEGA KDF-E A10A20 Rear Projection HDTV Television Litigation

Marchante v. Sony Corporation of America

Conde Nast, Hearst and Time Shine the Light Cases

Gormley v. Nike

In re Payless ShoeSource

Vasquez-Torres v StubHub

Contact

mdoolin@cooley.com

+1 858 550 6043

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