Elizabeth Stasny is an associate in the San Diego office of Latham & Watkins.
Ms. Stasny represents public and private companies in securities and commercial litigation, specifically including:
- Securities class actions
- Shareholder derivative litigation
- Contract disputes
- Government investigations
Ms. Stasny maintains an active pro bono practice. Working in collaboration with the Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP), Ms. Stasny recently had the honor of representing Mr. Kevin Harper in securing his exoneration and release from prison after serving 13 years of a life sentence. In addition to her work for NCIP, Ms. Stasny currently represents an incarcerated individual in his civil rights action against California prison officials concerning their deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs.
Ms. Stasny received her JD from UC Berkeley School of Law. While in law school, Ms. Stasny served as a judicial extern for District Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the Northern District of California. She also served as a certified law clerk for the United States Attorney’s Office in San Francisco in the misdemeanor department.
Prior to law school, Ms. Stasny worked in healthcare as a senior consultant for Triage Consulting Group. Ms. Stasny graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in Psychology earning a distinction in general scholarship.