Professional Biography
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Alisha C. Burgin Partner

  • Los Angeles

    D +1.310.788.3243

    F +1.310.788.3399

    Los Angeles

    1888 Century Park East, Suite 1700

    Los Angeles, CA 90067-1721

    +1.310.788.3243

    ABurgin@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Experienced litigator Alisha Burgin represents companies and individuals in high-stakes commercial litigation in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration. Her practice focuses on all phases of complex commercial disputes, unfair competition and consumer protection, and trade secret litigation. Alisha’s probing investigative skills and compelling written advocacy have facilitated many favorable settlements for her clients.

A litigator who can handle nearly any dispute thrown her way, Alisha has obtained dispositive rulings for clients at early stages of litigation, including a grant of a motion to dismiss with prejudice in a false labeling class action brought in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She has secured summary judgment for several clients, including once on the eve of trial.

Alisha has managed all stages of litigation—handling motion practice and discovery (including taking and defending depositions), briefing and arguing dispositive motions, mediation and/or trial, and appeals. She represents clients in a range of industries, including technology and internet services, media and entertainment, real estate, consumer products, and manufacturing. Although she is an “anywhere” lawyer, capable of quickly grasping the nuances of law, practice, and procedure in any jurisdiction, Alisha has mastered California procedure and has extensive experience in the state’s trial and appellate courts.

Deeply committed to pro bono work, Alisha and a colleague have led a team of associates representing a pro bono client on death row in Texas in federal post-conviction proceedings. The team recently obtained a rare grant of certificate of appealability from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, allowing them to brief the merits of the client’s case. She also successfully represented an elderly pro bono client in an appeal of an adverse determination by the Social Security Administration.

An engaged citizen at Perkins Coie and beyond, Alisha has served for the past five years as the co-chair of the Women of Color resource group at Perkins Coie, building an inclusive and intersectional community and supporting women lawyers of color. She is also an active member of several firm committees and is dedicated to creating a pipeline for diverse lawyers, as demonstrated by her service on the National Alumni Advisory Committee of the National Black Law Students Association. Alisha is active in several local bar associations and recently joined the board of Bet Tzedek, a prominent legal aid organization in Los Angeles.

National Black Lawyers Top 40

Named a Top 40 Under 40 attorney by National Black Lawyers

Professional Recognition

  • Named a Top 40 Under 40 attorney by National Black Lawyers
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Commercial Litigation, 2024

Professional Leadership

  •  Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow, 2021

Community Involvement

  • Black Women Lawyers of Los Angeles, Member
  • John M. Langston Bar Association of Los Angeles, Member
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
  • Bet Tzedek, a prominent legal aid organization in Los Angeles, Board Member
  • UCLA Law Fellows Outreach Program, Mentor and Academy Scholar, 2011

Related Employment

  • Hon. Consuelo B. Marshall, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los Angeles, CA, Judicial Extern, 2012
  • Federal Public Defender, Central District of California, Extern, 2012
  • UCLA Law Library, Research Assistant to Priscilla Ocen, 2011
  • Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Summer Legal Intern, 2010
  • The California Endowment, Policy Program Assistant, 2006 – 2009

Clerkships

  • Hon. Henry Morgan, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2013 - 2014

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Education

  • UCLA School of Law, J.D., Symposium Editor, UCLA Law Review, 2012
  • University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Political Science; African American Studies, with honors, 2004