Amy Pauli
Overview
When health care companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, or consumer product goods companies face class action litigation or advertising and competition concerns, Amy Pauli provides targeted, actionable counsel to quickly and efficiently minimize risk or resolve disputes. Amy regularly litigates matters concerning the intersection of products and consumers or products and the market, including false advertising class actions, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act class actions, and drug pricing and no-poach antitrust class actions. Amy is also a go-to appellate advocate and frequently represents clients in merits and amicus briefs in state and federal courts nationwide.
Career & Education
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Judicial Clerk, Honorable Gregory A. Phillips, 2017–2018
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- University of Wyoming, B.A., 2014
- University of Utah, J.D., highest honors, Order of the Coif, Executive Social Justice Editor, Utah Law Review, 2017
- Colorado
- Wyoming
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Member, Colorado Women’s Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Denver Urban Debate League
- Participant, LCLD 2021 Pathfinder Program
- Participant, Impact Denver Spring 2021 Program
Amy's Insights
Client Alert | 2 min read | 06.06.25
Supreme Court Dismisses Cert Petition On Uninjured Class Members As Improvidently Granted
On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court dismissed on procedural grounds the petition for writ of certiorari in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, dba Labcorp, v. Luke Davis, et al., No. 22-55873. The Supreme Court had granted the petition on the following question: “[w]hether a federal court may certify a class action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) when some members of the proposed class lack any Article III injury.” Justice Kavanaugh, writing in dissent, said he would have reached the merits and ruled that federal courts may not certify a damages class that includes uninjured members.
Press Coverage | 05.27.25
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.23.25
Executive Order Seeks Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing and HHS Announces Price Targets
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.02.25
Representative Matters
- Consumer class actions:
- Secured pleading-stage dismissal of false advertising class action against Fortune 500 food manufacturer.
- Secured dismissal of consumer class action for pet products manufacturer in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiff sought $5 million in damages and asserted claims including fraud, breach of warranty, and that the label was misleading under consumer protection statutes.
- Health care litigation:
- Secured dismissal of California Unfair Competition Law and unjust enrichment class action against large health plan.
- Challenged and defended, on behalf of an ERISA plan administrator, a series of district court decisions regarding mental health benefits claims before the Tenth Circuit.
- Defending health care companies in Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act class actions.
- Regulatory business disputes. Represented animal product manufacturer in investigation of regulatory defects in business acquired by client and litigation for breaches of acquisition agreement. Successfully brought federal court litigation alleging more than $7 million in damages, resulting in highly favorable settlement for client.
- Food labeling counseling. Advising global beverage brand regarding product launches, advertising and marketing risks, and bottle bill compliance for various product lines including juices, sodas and carbonated beverages, flavored waters, and energy drinks.
Amy's Insights
Client Alert | 2 min read | 06.06.25
Supreme Court Dismisses Cert Petition On Uninjured Class Members As Improvidently Granted
On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court dismissed on procedural grounds the petition for writ of certiorari in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, dba Labcorp, v. Luke Davis, et al., No. 22-55873. The Supreme Court had granted the petition on the following question: “[w]hether a federal court may certify a class action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) when some members of the proposed class lack any Article III injury.” Justice Kavanaugh, writing in dissent, said he would have reached the merits and ruled that federal courts may not certify a damages class that includes uninjured members.
Press Coverage | 05.27.25
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.23.25
Executive Order Seeks Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing and HHS Announces Price Targets
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.02.25
Insights
A Lawsuit Over Products Marketed as “100% Recyclable” Has Lessons for Fashion
|08.15.22
The Fashion Law
Practices
Industries
Amy's Insights
Client Alert | 2 min read | 06.06.25
Supreme Court Dismisses Cert Petition On Uninjured Class Members As Improvidently Granted
On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court dismissed on procedural grounds the petition for writ of certiorari in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, dba Labcorp, v. Luke Davis, et al., No. 22-55873. The Supreme Court had granted the petition on the following question: “[w]hether a federal court may certify a class action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) when some members of the proposed class lack any Article III injury.” Justice Kavanaugh, writing in dissent, said he would have reached the merits and ruled that federal courts may not certify a damages class that includes uninjured members.
Press Coverage | 05.27.25
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.23.25
Executive Order Seeks Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing and HHS Announces Price Targets
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.02.25
