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Elizabeth T. Castillo - Burlingame, CA
San Francisco Airport Office Center840 Malcolm RoadSuite 200 Burlingame, CA 94010
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
Burlingame Antitrust & Global Competition Lawyer
Overview
Elizabeth Tran is a Principal at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP. She focuses her practice on antitrust class actions and complex litigation.
Ms. Tran received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. At UC Hastings, she was a Super Regional Semifinalist in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. She also received Honorable Mentions for both Best Brief and Best Oral Argument in Moot Court...
Elizabeth Tran is a Principal at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP. She focuses her practice on antitrust class actions and complex litigation.
Ms. Tran received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. At UC Hastings, she was a Super Regional Semifinalist in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. She also received Honorable Mentions for both Best Brief and Best Oral Argument in Moot Court. Ms. Tran served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable A. James Robertson II in the Superior County of California, County of San Francisco, and as a Teaching Assistant for both Legal Writing & Research and Moot Court. She studied international business law at Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan for a semester.
In law school, Ms. Tran mentored underserved high school students on preparing for college. While awaiting bar results, she served as a Graduate Fellow at Bay Area Legal Aid in San Francisco, where she advocated for the rights of disadvantaged people to health and disability benefits.
Ms. Tran received her B.A. in Economics and Political Science, with a concentration in Public Policy, from Boston University. At BU, she studied and interned at an international law firm and at a business advocacy organization in London and Sydney, respectively, during her third year. Ms. Tran has national and state legislative experience. She interned for then-U.S. Representative Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii, 1991-2010; Governor of Hawaii, 2010-2014) in Washington, D.C. and State Representative Scott Nishimoto (D-Hawaii, 2003-present) in Honolulu.
Ms. Tran grew up in Honolulu and graduated from ‘Iolani School, but she has been actively laying roots in the Bay Area for the last eight years. She enjoys the food scene, outdoor adventures, information gathering, meticulous planning, and walking other people's dogs.
COMMUNITY/CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Ms. Tran participated in the United States District Court, Northern District of California's Federal Pro Bono Project. The Federal Pro Bono Project arranges pro bono counsel for litigants who are referred for appointment of counsel by the Court. Ms. Tran represented an inmate who alleged a violation of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The case settled two and a half weeks before trial.
In 2015, Ms. Tran served as the Scholarship Dinner Planning Committee Chair and a Board Member of the Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (VABANC). She organized VABANC's 17th Annual Scholarship Dinner at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos on October 9, 2015. The event proceeds support law students committed to serving underprivileged communities as well as VABANC's pro bono legal clinics that serve under-resourced communities.
About Elizabeth T. Castillo
Practice Areas
- Antitrust & Global Competition
- Commercial Litigation
- Consumer Protection Class Actions
Current Employment Position(s)
- Principal
Languages
- Vietnamese
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section)
- Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (Chair, 2015 Scholarship Dinner Planning Committee)
- Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (Chair, 2014 Communications Committee)
- Asian American Bar Association
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- San Mateo County Bar Association
- American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section
- Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area
- Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (COSAL)
Education
- Boston University, 2008
B.A.
Honors: London Internship Program
Honors: Sydney Internship Program
Honors: Washington, D.C. Internship Program
Major: Economics and Political Science - Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Italy, 2010
Major: International business law
Past Positions
- U.S. Representative Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii, 1991-2010; Governor of Hawaii, 2010-2014) in Washington, D.C. and State Representative Scott Nishimoto (D-Hawaii, 2003-present) in Honolulu, Intern
- Honorable A. James Robertson II in the Superior County of California, County of San Francisco, Judicial Extern
Pro Bono Activities
- Scholarship Dinner Planning Committee Chair, 2015 - Present
- Board Member of the Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (VABANC)
- Organized VABANC’s 17th Annual Scholarship Dinner at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos on October 9, 2015
- Volunteer, Federal Pro Bono Project, United States District Court, Northern District of California (2015- )
- 2020 Judging Committee, Antitrust Enforcement Awards, American Antitrust Institute (2020- )
- Advisory Board Member, Global Private Litigation Committee, Section of Antitrust Law, American Bar Association (2018- )
- Co-Chair, Trying Antitrust (newsletter), Trial Practice Committee, Section of Antitrust Law, American Bar Association (2019)
- Co-Chair, Mentorship Committee, Asian American Bar Association (2018-2019)
- Co-Chair, Annual Dinner Host Committee, Asian American Bar Association (2017-2018)
- Chair, Scholarship Dinner Planning Committee, Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (2016)
Classes and Seminars
- Leadership Panel, DEI Summit, 10.20.2022
- Don't Be Terrorized by Terabytes, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 10.18.2022
- Moderator, Big Stakes Antitrust Trial: In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:17-md-02801-JD (N.D. Cal.): Trying an antitrust case in the time of COVID-19 05.05.2022
- Panelist, Private Law Panel, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area, Pathways to Law Conference, 05.16.2020
- Moderator, Antitrust Economics: Fundamental Concepts Practitioners Need to Know, California Lawyers Association, Antitrust, UCL and Privacy Section, 01.28.2020
- Panelist, "Why Antitrust? Perspectives on Careers in Antitrust and Competition Law" American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, Global Private Litigation, 11.13.2018
- Moderator, "Careers in Antitrust Law" California Lawyers Association, Antitrust, UCL and Privacy Section, 10.10.2018
- Panelist, "Building a Law Career" American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Judicial Intern Opportunity Program, 06.19.2018
- Moderator, The Latest Developments in Class Action Litigation, American Association for Justice, 2016 Annual Convention, 07.23.2016
- Panelist, New Developments in Case Resolution and Similarities and Differences Under Canadian Law, American Association for Justice, 2015 Annual Convention, 07.13.2015
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Elizabeth T. Castillo
Included on the 2024 Northern California list
Past Lists
- 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Honors
- 2022 Daily Journal “Top Antitrust Lawyers”
- 2022 Super Lawyers
- 2019 American Antitrust Institute Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice Award
- 2016 American Antitrust Institute Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer Award
- 2015-2021 Super Lawyers Northern California Rising Star
Office Information
Address
San Francisco Airport Office Center840 Malcolm RoadSuite 200 Burlingame, CA 94010
Phone
Fax
- (650) 697-0577
Publication
Articles
- Misconceptions About Privilege Relating to Everyday Agreements, Global Private Litigation Bulletin, Global Private Litigation Committee, Section of Antitrust Law, American Bar Association, 03.2018
- Indirect Purchaser and Litigation Handbook, Section of Antitrust Law, ABA Book Publishing, 2016
- Trial Structure in an Intricate Antitrust Reality, Trying Antitrust, Trial Practice Committee Newsletter, American Bar Association, Winter 2015
- Recoveries for Violations of Federal and California Antitrust Statutes Should Not Be Apportioned, Competition, Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section, California State Bar, Fall 2014
- Antitrust Whistle-Blowers Get Clarity, Daily Journal, 09.16.2013
Representative Cases
- In re Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation (All End-Payor Plaintiff Actions), MDL No. 2311, Master File No. 2:12-md-02311-MOB (E.D. Mich.) ($1.2 billion+ in settlements)
- In re Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litigation (All Direct Purchaser Plaintiff Actions), No. 0:20-cv-01319-JRT-HB (D. Minn.) ($52.5 million in settlement to date)
- In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation (All Indirect Purchaser Plaintiff Actions), MDL No. 2801, No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD (N.D. Cal.) ($80.79 million in settlements)
- In re Deere & Company Repair Services Antitrust Litig., No. 3:22-cv-50188 (N.D. Ill.)
- In re Domestic Airline Travel Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2656, No. 1:15-mc-01404-CKK (D.D.C.) ($60 million in settlements to date)
- In re Geisinger Health and Evangelical Community Hospital Healthcare Workers Antitrust Litigation, No. 4:21-cv-00196-MWB (M.D. Pa.)
- In re Resistors Antitrust Litigation, No. 5:15-cv-03820-JD (N.D. Cal.) ($33.4 million in settlements)
- In re Telescopes Antitrust Litigation (All Indirect Purchaser Plaintiff Actions), No. 5:20-cv-03639-EJD (N.D. Cal.)
- In re Transpacific Passenger Air Transportation Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1913, Case No. 3:07-cv-05634-CRB (N.D. Cal.) ($148.152 million in settlements)
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