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Deborah E. Arbabi

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Overview

Deborah E. Arbabi is the managing partner of Crowell & Moring's Orange County office and is a member of the firm's Antitrust & Competition Group. Deborah is a seasoned litigator with a focus on antitrust and allegations of overcharges in a variety of contexts. Deborah assists clients with achieving recovery through litigation, negotiation, and pursuit of claims, and has recovered over $1 billion for clients in recent years. She has unique experience in class action claims recovery, and devotes the majority of her practice to pursuing and maximizing claims in large antitrust and tort settlements. She is experienced in the process by which class action settlements are administered and distributed, and in resolving disputes involving allowable purchases, sufficiency of data, jurisdictional issues, and matters affecting allocations of funds.

Deborah is experienced in all aspects of complex litigation, including trial, pretrial and appellate work. She has handled matters in federal and state courts, as well as in ADR procedures. 

Deborah performs work on a pro bono basis, including matters involving deceptive financing, homelessness assistance, domestic violence, and other family law issues. Deborah served for 20 years on the Public Law Center's Board of Directors, Orange County's public interest law firm, including two years as the president of that board.

Deborah graduated from the University of Southern California Law School in 1993. While in law school, Deborah served as the executive notes editor for the Interdisciplinary Law Journal. She also worked with the law school's faculty in connection with representation performed for the Central District of California's Federal Indigent Defense Panel. Deborah earned her bachelor of arts in literature from Miami University of Oxford, Ohio in 1990.

Career & Education

    • Miami University, B.A., literature, 1990
    • University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, J.D., 1993
    • Miami University, B.A., literature, 1990
    • University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, J.D., 1993

    • California
    • California

  • Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Member, Federal Bar Association
    • Member, the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, the American Bar Association Sections, on Litigation and Antitrust
    • Member, California Bar Association Section on Litigation

    Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Member, Federal Bar Association
    • Member, the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, the American Bar Association Sections, on Litigation and Antitrust
    • Member, California Bar Association Section on Litigation

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Insights

Press Coverage | 12.18.23

Crowell & Moring Snags California IP Litigator

Press Coverage | 12.15.23

‘High Stakes’ Litigator Leaves Knobbe For Crowell & Moring

Press Coverage | 12.14.23

Crowell & Moring Nabs Knobbe Martens IP Partner

Firm News | 2 min read | 10.19.23

Crowell’s Orange County Office Receives Awards from TimesOC and Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law

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