Panteha Abdollahi Joins Theodora Oringher PC

Theodora Oringher PC is pleased to welcome Panteha (Pani) Abdollahi to the firm as a Senior Attorney in the firm’s Orange County office. Pani has a wide range of experience representing leading companies in complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts, with a particular focus on class action defense, professional liability defense, and securities litigation. She is well-versed in all stages of the litigation process, from pre-lawsuit negotiations through post-trial briefings. Pani’s practice extends to appellate courts as well, having briefed cases before the United States Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and California Courts of Appeal.

Prior to joining Theodora Oringher, Pani was Of Counsel at Paul Hastings LLP, where she started practicing in 2005. At Paul Hastings, she represented an array of clients in various industries, including Dow Chemical Company, Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., and St. Joseph Health System, to name a few.

From 2003 to 2005, Pani served as a law clerk to the Honorable Cormac J. Carney of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Pani received her J.D. from UCLA School of Law and B.A. in psychology and history from UCLA, summa cum laude. 

Pani is active with local legal and philanthropic communities. She is the immediate Past-President of the Orange County chapter of the Federal Bar Association, a Central District Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, and a member of the United Way Women’s Philanthropy Fund Breakfast Committee.