Kathy J. Huang

• Won a six-week jury trial in a $75 million fraud and breach of fiduciary duty case.
• Resolved multiple class actions for e-commerce businesses alleging violations of the California Automatic Renewal Law, Consumer Legal Remedies Act, and the Unfair Competition Law.
• Resolved putative class actions alleging violations of the Video Protection Privacy Act, California Invasion of Privacy Act, and other privacy statutes for a global motorsport enterprise.
• Co-lead national counsel for two insurers in litigation arising out of a Ponzi scheme involving the sale of unregistered securities.
• Obtained favorable settlements in two class actions regarding cost-of-insurance rates for universal life policies.
• Defeated class certification in a class action with approximately $120 million in exposure.
• Defeated class certification and won summary judgment in a national class action involving index annuity sales.
• Won summary judgment in a nationwide class action on behalf of a life insurance company in a case involving an alleged scheme to fraudulently market fixed deferred annuities.
• Won summary judgment on all claims in a case involving a failed life settlement scheme concocted by the plaintiff’s agent and financial advisor.
• Secured a full defense verdict in a jury trial in favor of a life insurer against plaintiffs alleging fraud in the sale of life insurance which was affirmed on appeal.
• Obtained dismissals or defeated class certification in numerous consumer class actions alleging false advertising and violation of the unfair competition law California state and federal courts.
• Argued and won an appeal before the Ninth Circuit, resulting in a published opinion deciding two novel issues of immigration law.
• Representing an insurance company in a FINRA arbitration involving allegations of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, financial elder abuse, and violation of California Penal Code Section 496(c) regarding advice provided by a financial advisor on a variable life insurance policy.

Kathy J. Huang has a proven track record of providing valuable and strategic solutions for clients facing major exposure and bet-the-company litigation. She focuses her practice on class actions and complex commercial litigation, including defense of consumer protection, privacy, and insurance statutes in California and across the United States. Kathy routinely counsels clients on matters that can have a significant impact on a company’s operations and reputation and served as co-lead defense counsel in nationwide litigation. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies in life insurance and financial services, e-commerce and fintech, nutrition and product supplement manufacturers, major sports apparel retailers and manufacturers, and health care plans.

Kathy is a member of the firm’s Insurance practice, which is ranked in California by Chambers USA. Kathy was recognized in 2020 as one of the “Top Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles” by the Los Angeles Business Journal. She has been named a “Rising Star” by Southern California Super Lawyers for the Class Actions/Mass Torts practice area. She was also named a 2016 Next Generation Leader with The Committee of 100, a national nonpartisan leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business, government, academia, and the arts. Kathy is on the firmwide Pro Bono Executive Committee as well as the executive board of Public Counsel, the nation’s largest pro bono law firm.

Languages

• Mandarin Chinese
• Taiwanese

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• Georgetown University (J.D., 2005)
• Stanford University (M.A., 2002)
• Stanford University (B.A., 2002)