Mrs. Campbell's strength as a litigator arises from her ability to efficiently solve complex problems for her clients.  Mrs. Campbell represents individuals, small businesses, television networks, production companies, corporations and partnerships.  Her practice covers a wide variety of substantive areas of law from entertainment and intellectual property, including profit participation disputes, to employment matters and partnership dissolution.  Mrs. Campbell has extensive experience in litigating complex civil matters in both state and federal courts, as well as in institutional arbitration tribunals and alternative dispute resolution.

Mrs. Campbell received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1993 and her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1997. Mrs. Campbell was an Associate Editor for the Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal. Upon graduation from Hastings, Mrs. Campbell served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert J. Timlin, Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.  After clerking for the Hon. Robert J. Timlin, Mrs. Campbell joined the litigation group at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP.  Mrs. Campbell joined the firm in 2000 and became a partner in the firm in 2006.

Mrs. Campbell is on the Board of Governors of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, and member of the Joint Task Force for the Retention of Women in the Legal Profession.   Mrs. Campbell was selected as one of Southern California's Super Lawyer - Rising Stars from 2004-2010.

Representative Cases:

In an arbitration, secured a verdict for an independent production company against accounting claims brought by a profit participant.  In a related case, obtained a favorable settlement of accounting claims brought another profit participant.

Represented a private equity investment firm in dissolution of partnership and assertion of claims of breach of fiduciary duty and fraud against former employees and partner.  Mrs. Campbell was able to obtain favorable settlements in three separate actions on the eve of trial.

Represented a television network against claims of breach of contract, fraud, interference with contract and interference with prospective economic advantage involving the termination of an advertising agency.  After obtaining dismissal of all but one claim at summary judgment, obtained a favorable settlement on the eve of trial.

Won a trial for a real estate developer on claims of breach of contract against a local municipality. 

Obtained a defense verdict in a wrongful termination case brought by a former top executive of a national radio network.

Obtained summary judgment on behalf a real estate developer, protecting the developer against an action to set aside the purchase of a commercial property

 

Obtained a defense verdict for an independent production company against claims of fraud and breach of contract in connection with the production and distribution of two motion pictures. 

 

Won a $1.6 million judgment in an arbitration between two co-producers regarding the production, distribution and financing of two motion pictures

 

In representing studios and production companies, Mrs. Campbell has obtained several favorable settlements of profit participation and accounting disputes arising out of motion pictures and television.