Johanna Schiavoni
Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP
Johanna Schiavoni is an attorney in the San Diego office of Latham & Watkins LLP, a private, global law firm. Johanna’s practice focuses on complex litigation, with a specialty in state and federal appellate court litigation and class actions.
As an undergraduate at Washington University in St. Louis, Johanna studied political science, women’s studies and art. After graduating from UCLA School of Law in 2002, Johanna worked for two years as a law clerk for federal judges on the district court in Los Angeles and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Diego, and has spent five years practicing in Latham & Watkins’s New York and San Diego offices.
Johanna is committed to giving back to the legal community by mentoring junior lawyers and performing pro bono (free) legal work; she has handled more than a dozen pro bono cases involving a range of issues, including intellectual property, immigration, habeas, constitutional and appellate law. Johanna also serves the community as a member and volunteer for organizations including the La Jolla Music Society, the San Diego Humane Society, Organizing for America, the San Diego County Young Democrats and the San Diego Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society. Johanna lives in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego with her two dogs, and they frequently visit Balboa Park, one of their favorite places in the city.
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