Heather A. McConnell
865 South Figueroa Street
Suite 2900
Los Angeles, CA 90017
T: (213) 694-1118
F: (213) 694-1234
Ms. McConnell has represented corporate clients in various substantive areas of law, including general commercial, financial services, intellectual property and entertainment litigation. She engages in all aspects of litigation in state and federal courts, including class and private attorney general actions, and has represented clients in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including mediation and arbitration.
Ms. McConnell joined HBD’s Complex Litigation department in 2005. Previously, Ms. McConnell was an associate with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, specializing in complex business and financial services litigation. Ms. McConnell also served as an Adjunct Professor at Loyola Law School during the Spring 2006 and Fall 2006 semesters, teaching a class in Civil Discovery.
Professional Affiliations
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Litigation Section
Practice Areas
- Breach of Contract
- Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- Domestic and International Arbitration and ADR
- Professional Liability
- Securities Fraud
- Trade Secret Litigation
- Unfair Competition Litigation
Education
- Loyola Law School, J.D., 1996, cum laude
- University of California Irvine, BA, Social Ecology, 1993
Honors
- Order of the Coif
- Articles Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 1995-1996 Staff Member, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 1994–1995
- Dean’s Academic Honors Scholarship, Dean’s Honor List
- Sayre Macneil Scholar
- St. Thomas More Law Honor Society
- Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society
Bar & Court Admissions
- The State Bar of California
- United States District Court for the Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts
- United States District Court for the District of Arizona
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit