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Joren S. Bass

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Of Counsel

Joren's practice focuses on defending consumer class action litigation in state and federal courts, in particular cases brought under California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL), Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), Bus. & Prof. Code § 17500 and other consumer protection statutes.

Joren also has extensive experience litigating business disputes and unfair competition, antitrust and intellectual property matters. Joren is also active in pro bono litigation, chairing the pro bono committee for the firm's Bay Area offices, including the litigation securing equal marital rights for gays and lesbians in California.

Professional Leadership

  • American Bar Association
  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers
  • Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
  • Bar Association of San Francisco

Related Employment

  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, San Francisco, CA, Associate, 2005 - 2008
  • Heller Ehrman LLP, Menlo Park, CA, Associate, 2000 - 2005
  • Dean Mary Kay Kane, U.C. Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA, Research Assistant, 1997 - 1998
  • Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, Summer Associate, Summer 1996, 1997

Clerkships

  • Hon. James K. Singleton, Jr., U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, 1998 - 2000

Education

  • University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1998
    Articles Editor, West-Northwest Journal of Environmental Law
  • Yale University, B.A., History, 1992

Bar Admissions

  • California

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas