Mariam Sarwar is an associate in the firm’s Litigation and Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation groups. Her work encompasses litigation matters across a variety of industries, including automotive. She has experience providing investigation and litigation issues analysis, assisting with copyright and trademark infringement matters, and with compliance issues.
Prior to joining the firm, Mariam served as a law clerk in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office’s Civil Litigation Department. She was also a research assistant at Loyola Law School on the use of survey evidence to prove consumer deception in U.S. state, agency, and federal court proceedings.
An active volunteer, Mariam has been involved with several organizations around the world, including assisting the elderly through the NGO “HelpAge International,” working in Indonesia with victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami, evaluating a mental health advocacy nonprofit’s mental health court program, and working as a teacher with the AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program. She also authored an “NGO Parallel Report” on human rights violations in Slovakia for the United Nations’ periodic review of Slovakia’s adherence to the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.
During law school, Mariam was as a senior production editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. She was a member of the Scott Moot Court Honors Board and the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society.
Speeches & Presentations
Publications
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"License Agreement Lessons From Ford Trade Secrets Case," Law360
(December 14, 2022).
Authors: Anne Elise Herold Li, and Mariam Sarwar.
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"High-ly Sensitive Information: Use of FDA’s DMF Process to Protect Cannabis Trade Secrets," Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
(June 17, 2021).
Authors: Mariam Sarwar and Raija Horstman.
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"PREP Act Protections For COVID-19 Vaccine Liability," Pharmaceutical Executive
(January 11, 2021).
Authors: Cheryl A. Falvey, Chalana N. Damron, Hilary Johnson, Mariam Sarwar.
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Micromobility Whitepaper
(December 17, 2020).
Authors: Cheri Falvey, Scott Winkelman, Rebecca Chaney, Carolyn Wagner, Matt Cohen, Mariam Sarwar, Colleen Johnson
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"Key Regulatory Concerns For Cos. Making COVID-19 Products," Law360
(September 22, 2020).
Authors: Cheryl A. Falvey, John Fuson, and Mariam Sarwar.
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"Who is the regulator? What is the rule?: Navigating the Alphabet Soup of COVID-19 Product Requirements," Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
(September 11, 2020).
Authors: Cheryl A. Falvey, John Fuson and Mariam Sarwar.
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"NHTSA versus CPSC Jurisdiction Over Certain Micromobility Products," Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
(September 2, 2020).
Authors: Scott L. Winkelman, Mariam Sarwar and Amanda Lineberry.
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"COVID-19 Countermeasure Protections Are Not Absolute," Law360
(April 8, 2020).
Authors: Rebecca Baden Chaney, Cheryl A. Falvey, John Fuson, Scott L. Winkelman, Clifford J. Zatz, and Mariam Sarwar.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"Meat Product Companies Face Increasing Litigation for Humane Raising Claims,"
Administrative Law Alert
(March 12, 2021).
Contacts: Helen O. Ogunyanwo, Roy A. Abernathy, Mariam Sarwar
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"New Year, New Rules: Recent Amendments to Federal Rules,"
Litigation Alert
(January 14, 2021).
Contacts: Mark A. Klapow, Mariam Sarwar
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"FDA Warning Letter Sends Pointed Message to Industry about EUAs and Compliance,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(October 9, 2020).
Contacts: John Fuson, Mariam Sarwar
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"HHS Advisory Opinion Clarifies PREP Act Preemption Measures and Protection for Pharmacists,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(May 27, 2020).
Contacts: John Fuson, Mariam Sarwar
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"FDA Reissues EUA for Non-NIOSH Approved Respirators Manufactured in China,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(May 8, 2020).
Contacts: John Fuson, Mariam Sarwar
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"FDA Turns to 503A Compounding Facilities to Mitigate COVID-19 Drug Shortages,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(May 1, 2020).
Contacts: John Fuson, Anne Elise Herold Li, Mariam Sarwar
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"FDA Issues Final Guidance Aimed at Alleviating COVID-19 Drug Shortages through Outsourcing Facilities,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(April 21, 2020).
Contacts: John Fuson, Anne Elise Herold Li, Mariam Sarwar
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"NIOSH-Approved Respiratory Protective Devices Are Now "Covered Countermeasures" Against COVID-19,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(April 15, 2020).
Contacts: Rebecca Baden Chaney, Cheryl A. Falvey, John Fuson, Mariam Sarwar
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"Massachusetts Governor Affirmatively Employs PREP Act Protections in State Healthcare System,"
(April 11, 2020).
Contacts: Rebecca Baden Chaney, Cheryl A. Falvey, John Fuson, Scott L. Winkelman, Clifford J. Zatz, Stephanie L. Crawford, Mariam Sarwar
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"Emergency Use Authorization for Ventilators and Related Equipment,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(April 7, 2020).
Contacts: John Fuson, Mariam Sarwar
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"The FDA Reverses Course and Authorizes the Importation of Non-NIOSH Approved Respirators Manufactured in China,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(April 6, 2020).
Contacts: John Fuson, Mariam Sarwar
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"PREP Act Immunity from Liability for COVID-19 Related Medical Equipment,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(March 27, 2020).
Contacts: Rebecca Baden Chaney, Cheryl A. Falvey, John Fuson, Scott L. Winkelman, Clifford J. Zatz, Mariam Sarwar
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"Immunity Protections for Product Manufacturers and Distributors Under the PREP Act,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(March 23, 2020).
Contacts: Cheryl A. Falvey, Clifford J. Zatz, James G. Flood, Terry Rea, John Fuson, Mariam Sarwar