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Isabella Ordorica-Toailoa

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Overview

Isabella Ordorica-Toailoa is an associate at Crowell & Moring LLP, where she practices in the Antitrust & Competition and White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement groups. In her Antitrust practice, Isabella advises both plaintiffs and defendants in direct as well as class action litigation. In her White Collar practice, she counsels clients—from Fortune 100 companies to individuals—through high-stakes DOJ criminal investigations and litigation. Some of her proudest accomplishments have come from playing a leading role in uphill battle pro bono cases. She secured the release of a man serving a life sentence without parole at the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary and the grant of asylum to the son of a prominent Azerbaijani political dissident.

Isabella serves as West Coast Chair on Crowell’s Hispanic & Latinx Affinity Group Leadership Council. She received her J.D. from UC Irvine School of Law, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the UC Irvine Law Review and was selected for a fellowship with the Center on Law, Equality, and Race (CLEAR). She played Division 1 softball and received her B.A., cum laude, from UCLA, graduating with Phi Beta Kappa honors.

Career & Education

    • Research Assistant to Distinguished Professor of Law Rachel F. Moran, UC Irvine School of Law, 2020-2021
    • Clinic Student, UC Irvine School of Law Immigrant Rights Clinic, 2021
    • Judicial Extern to the Hon. Richard A. Jones, Western District of Washington, 2021
    • Research Assistant to Distinguished Professor of Law Rachel F. Moran, UC Irvine School of Law, 2020-2021
    • Clinic Student, UC Irvine School of Law Immigrant Rights Clinic, 2021
    • Judicial Extern to the Hon. Richard A. Jones, Western District of Washington, 2021
    • University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., cum laude
    • University of California, Irvine School of Law, J.D.
    • University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., cum laude
    • University of California, Irvine School of Law, J.D.
    • California
    • California
    • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)
      • LCLD Success in Law School Mentoring Program Mentor, 2024
    • University of California, Irvine (UCI) Law Alumni Association
      • New Alumni Officer, 2024
      • Community Relations Subcommittee, 2024
    • Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)
      • Latina Commission 2023 Leadership Academy
    • California Lawyers Association, Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law, Criminal Law, Litigation
    • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)
      • LCLD Success in Law School Mentoring Program Mentor, 2024
    • University of California, Irvine (UCI) Law Alumni Association
      • New Alumni Officer, 2024
      • Community Relations Subcommittee, 2024
    • Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)
      • Latina Commission 2023 Leadership Academy
    • California Lawyers Association, Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law, Criminal Law, Litigation