Laura Lindgren

Ms. Lindgren, a partner with HBD since its inception, is a litigator and trial lawyer specializing in complex financial litigation. She has handled numerous cases involving complicated contractual disputes, energy issues, securities fraud, accounting malpractice, and real estate transactions in both state and federal courts.

Ms. Lindgren’s practice includes representation of individual and corporate clients, including financial institutions, energy companies, real estate developers and other national and international institutions. She handles energy matters involving both contractual and regulatory issues. Many of her other cases involve multi-layered securities and derivative structures, or complicated accounting issues.

Ms. Lindgren has represented Sempra Energy for many years in a variety of matters related to energy and energy contracts. She represented Sempra Energy in a dispute with Occidental Petroleum related to an agreement to construct and operate a power plant, which resulted in an arbitration award in favor of Sempra Energy on every issue. She also represented Sempra Energy in two arbitration proceedings brought by the California Department of Water Resources related to a long-term energy contract. The first arbitration award rejected the Department’s request to rescind the contract and ruled in favor of Sempra Energy on the most significant contractual interpretation disputes.  The second arbitration award ruled for Sempra Energy on all issues.

Ms. Lindgren and other members of the firm represented Rabobank in an action against Royal Bank of Canada arising from Enron-related transactions, which resulted in a confidential settlement prior to trial. She had a major role in the firm’s representation of Orange County in numerous suits against investment firms and other advisors following its bankruptcy, which resulted in recovery of over $800 million in investment losses. She has also represented other investors in numerous lawsuits involving securities fraud, disputed financial investments or partnership interests.

Ms. Lindgren represented Community West Bancshares and Goleta National Bank in an accounting malpractice matter against a major accounting firm related to loan securitizations, and has handled numerous other accounting malpractice matters on both the plaintiff and defense side. She also represents clients in tax shelter litigation against KPMG LLP and others.

Ms. Lindgren has also handled appeals and appellate arguments in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and California Court of Appeal.

News

• Sempra Wins $6.6 Billion Power Contract Dispute With State
• HBD partner Laura Lindgren goes extra mile in court, on bike
• HBD partner Laura Lindgren named one of of the Top Women Litigators in California

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• California Women Lawyers