Rebecca MacLaren

Partner

Rebecca MacLaren represents individuals and firms of all sizes in regulatory matters and litigated disputes.  She is known for her ability to crack deadlocked positions and create solutions that preserve resources and careers. Rebecca litigates business and employment matters in state and federal court. Rebecca has successfully defended her professional and corporate clients against a range of high-stakes claims, including extortion, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and other business torts.

  • Rebecca also represents plaintiffs and defendants in employment cases involving claims of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation and wage and hour issues.

    In her regulatory practice, Rebecca guides securities broker-dealers, registered investment advisors and their registered representatives through investigations and enforcement proceedings. She appears before self-regulatory and governmental agencies to defend and expunge her clients’ records, including before FINRA, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the California Department of Business Oversight.

    Rebecca also has decades of experience defending securities firms and professionals in customer complaint cases, including product cases involving alternative investments.

  • • Santa Clara University, JD, 2000

    • University of San Francisco, BA, History, Latin America Emphasis, 1996

    • University of San Francisco, BA, Sociology, 1996

  • • Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association

    • Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association

  • • Supreme Court of California / California State Courts

    • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California