About Blakeley S. Oranburg

Blakeley Oranburg practices commercial litigation, with a particular focus on financial services and real estate litigation, complex business disputes, and trust and estate litigation. Blakeley also has experience in class action defense, and has represented clients in litigation in state and federal courts, as well as in appellate matters before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Blakeley handles virtually every phase of litigation, including research, drafting and argument of substantive and procedural motions, discovery, and preparing for and conducting trial.

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' Commercial Litigation, 2024-2026

 

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Areas of Law

  • Litigation
  • Other 3
    • Financial Services Litigation
    • Class Action Litigation
    • Complex Torts

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Represented major financial institution
    obtained dismissal at the pleading stage of claims alleging conversion
    violation of California's commercial code.
    Represented a Fortune 50 retailer
    obtained dismissal at the pleading stage of a putative class action alleging wage
    hour violations.
    Represented international, award-winning wine maker in a trademark dispute
    obtained dismissal at the pleading stage of all claims.
    Represented major financial institution in several putative nationwide class actions alleging violation of the CARES Act
    obtained dismissal at the pleading stage of all claims.
    Represented one of the world's largest petrochemical companies in defending allegations that its predecessors owed a duty of care to Iranian refinery workers from 1954 to 1973 by virtue of their participation in the Iranian oil consortium. Obtained monetary
    issue sanctions against the plaintiff
    his counsel for discovery violations
    the application of Iranian law to bar the plaintiff's claims for punitive damages, strict liability,
    joint
    several liability. Ultimately, the Los Angeles Superior Court granted petrochemical company's motion for summary judgment, confirming that petrochemical company did not owe a duty of care to Iranian refinery workers.
    The above representations were h
    led by Ms. Oranburg prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Internships: Summer Clerk, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 2013
    Judicial Extern, Hon. Susan Webber Wright, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 2012
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    California
    Louisiana
    U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, Board of Governors, Century City Bar Association, 2023-Present
    •Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, 2019-Present
    •Junior League of Los Angeles, 2019-Present
    •California State Bar, Litigation Section, 2016-Present
    •Hispanic National Bar Association, 2016-Present
    •RISE, 2016-Present
    •Louisiana Bar Association, 2014-Present
    •American Bar Association, 2014-Present

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Southern California Gould School of Law
    Class of 2014
    J.D.
    Submissions Editor, Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice
    Other Education
    Washington and Lee University
    Class of 2011
    B.A.
    cum laude
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Blakeley S. Oranburg attended University of Southern California Gould School of Law.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.