Olivia St. Clair Long represents individuals and corporations in complex commercial litigation, including disputes related to government enforcement defense and financial products and services litigation. She has extensive experience litigating non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements, domestic and international trade secret misappropriation, class actions, breaches of contract, breaches of fiduciary duty and tortious interference.
Before joining Kobre & Kim, Ms. Long litigated high-profile commercial cases and defended major corporations and utilities in government enforcement actions at Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Novack and Macey LLP and Sidley Austin LLP during the last decade. Ms. Long has also authored articles on alternative dispute resolution for the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section.
Admissions
- Illinois
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, JD
- University of Texas, BA
Select Engagements
Financial Products & Services Litigation
Professional & Community Involvement
- Chicago Bar Association, Member
- National LGBT Bar Association, Member
Publications & Presentations
- Author, "AT&T v. Concepcion’s Effect on Employment Agreements" (American Bar Association’s Litigation Section, Alternative Dispute Resolution, August 14, 2012)
- Author, "Ninth Circuit Departs from Fifth Circuit’s Prohibition of Ex Parte Conduct by Arbitrators" (American Bar Association’s Litigation Section, Alternative Dispute Resolution, October 19, 2011)
- Author, "Building Backwards: Helping Heal Iraq Through Women’s Rights" (Texas Journal of Women and the Law, Volume 19, Issue 2, May 2010)
Credentials
Admissions
- Illinois
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, JD
- University of Texas, BA
Engagements
Financial Products & Services Litigation
Professional & Community Involvement
- Chicago Bar Association, Member
- National LGBT Bar Association, Member
Publications & Presentations
- Author, "AT&T v. Concepcion’s Effect on Employment Agreements" (American Bar Association’s Litigation Section, Alternative Dispute Resolution, August 14, 2012)
- Author, "Ninth Circuit Departs from Fifth Circuit’s Prohibition of Ex Parte Conduct by Arbitrators" (American Bar Association’s Litigation Section, Alternative Dispute Resolution, October 19, 2011)
- Author, "Building Backwards: Helping Heal Iraq Through Women’s Rights" (Texas Journal of Women and the Law, Volume 19, Issue 2, May 2010)