Sarah A. K. Blitz

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Associate

  Firm Name

  Sheppard Mullin
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Select Representative Matters: Secured the return of the Ontario International Airport from the City of Los Angeles back to the City of Ontario.
  Obtained complete dismissal at the pleadings stage of lawsuit against Ernst & Young's Korean member firm involving allegations of negligence
  misrepresentation.
  Obtained complete defense victory in professional liability lawsuit following an eight-day arbitration.
  Advised various consumer products businesses in the CBD
  cannabis space regarding California regulatory framework
  FDA regulations.
  Substantial experience representing foreign clients challenging personal jurisdiction in actions based on both contract
  the so-called stream of commerce theory,
  has obtained dismissals on behalf of multiple clients based on the lack of minimum contacts under California's
  federal due process st
  ards for jurisdiction.
  Obtained favorable settlement for charitable foundation in a breach of contract dispute with a university over the disposition of a collection of sports memorabilia
  a failure to account for donations to university programs.
  Represented pharmaceutical company in product liability lawsuit. Obtained complete early dismissal of claims following aggressive
  targeted discovery.
  Obtained summary judgment for London based insurance companies on a $25 million claim involving arson, theft, murder, corruption
  bribery.
  Represented golf club manufacturer in breach of contract dispute. Resolved by favorable settlement.
  Represented insurer in bad faith
  breach of contract dispute with insured. Obtained complete dismissal at the pleadings stage.
  Represented clothing manufacturer in breach of contract dispute with fashion house. Resolved by favorable settlement.
  Published Appellate Decisions: Quanta Computer Inc. v. Japan Communications Inc. (2018) 21 Cal. App. 5th 438 (upholding trial court's discretion to refuse to enforce forum selection clause on foreign defendant.)