Gillian H. Clow

• Trial team member defending a national life insurance company against allegations relating to the sale of annuities.
• Defeated class certification on a breach of fiduciary duty claim in a case involving investments in an alleged Ponzi scheme.
• Obtained dismissal on the pleadings in a RICO class action involving the sales and marketing of fixed indexed annuities, including the design and marketing of non-traditional index crediting options offered on those annuities.
• Obtained dismissal on the pleadings for automotive manufacturer in a product defect class action.
• Defending retailers in class actions alleging invasions of privacy.
• Represented a department store chain in a consumer protection action and defeated injunctive relief sought by the government.
• Settled an unlawful detainer action, obtaining a favorable result for a pro bono client.

Gillian H. Clow is a senior associate with the Litigation & Trial Practice Group, focusing her practice on complex litigation, including consumer class actions. She has experience in various industries, including life insurance, financial services, food and beverage, automotive, and retail, and cases involving claims of breach of contract, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, RICO, fraud, unfair competition, and violations of Business & Professionals Code Section 17200 and other tort claims. Gillian also defends companies facing California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other privacy-related claims.

Gillian received her J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and was elected to the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Gillian served as an extern for the Hon. R. Gary Klausner of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She was also an editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review and a member of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot team.

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 2014)
• University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 2010)

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