Jobi Halper, Esq.
Jobi Halper, Esq. has nineteen years of experience representing
corporations, individuals, and as class counsel in national and state
class actions. Nationally known for her skill in complex cases and class
actions (both on behalf of large classes and corporations) and having
worked both as a transactional attorney and a litigator, Jobi Halper’s
diverse background uniquely positions her to understand any matter
before her. The insight and impartiality Jobi Halper brings to mediation
and arbitration leaves the parties feeling confident, comfortable, and
ready to resolve their disputes. Her determination, creativity and
ability to understand complex issues quickly and control multiple
parties in conflict result in successful resolution.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Class Action: all types of class actions: Class Action Fairness Act,
complex discovery disputes, claims process and settlement
administration, fee disputes, objectors, class proceedings.
Commercial Disputes: commercial matters, contract disputes,
partnership and agency disputes, internal corporate disputes,
shareholder derivative suite, board of director disputes, closely held
corporation matters, shareholder squeeze-outs and freeze-outs, and
insider trading matters, franchise matters and unfair business
practices.
Employment: wage/hour, overtime, meal and break, & exempt employee
class actions, commission disputes, employment contract disputes,
harassment, retaliation and race/sexual/religious discrimination claims.
Insurance Sales Practice and Administration: individually and on a
class-wide basis, including: health insurance, automobile insurance,
life insurance, annuities, homeowner policies, burial policies and
disability policies.
Consumer Claims: false advertising, Business and Professions Code
17200 and 17500, contract of adhesion, late fee, cancellation, and
fraudulent sales claims.
Product liability: class medical monitoring and individual claims.
Civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
False Claims Act/Qui Tam
Entertainment: disputes relating to the sports industry and ticket
sales.
Civil rights act cases
Banking Disputes: consumer banking, letter of credit claims,
bank-to-bank transactional disputes and credit card claims.
Personal Injury & Defamation
Transactional: initial public offerings, mergers, acquisitions,
private placements, public offerings, website usage, contract drafting,
revisions to corporate structure.
MEDIATOR/ARBITRATOR EXPERIENCE
Since turning to full time arbitration and mediation, Jobi Halper has
been involved in class action matters, employment disputes, attorneys’
fee disputes, consumer claims, credit card and other contract claims.
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association (“AAA”)
San Diego County Superior Court, Civil Mediation Panel
San Diego County Bar Association, Pro Bono Fee Mediation Panel
Judge Pro Tempore, San Diego Superior Court
Riverside County Superior Court, Civil Mediation Panel
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
2003-2009: Private Practice as Class Action and Commercial Litigator and
transactional attorney, Mediator and Arbitrator
1996-2003: Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach (Now Coughlin Stoia
Geller Rudman & Robbins), Class Action Litigator
1993-1996: Law Offices of Marc O. Stern, Litigator
1990-1993: King & Spalding, Transactional Attorney and Litigator
TEACHING AND LECTURING
California Western School of Law: Adjunct Professor, Partnership and
Agency Law
American Bar Association Corporate Counsel: Class Action/Class Action
Fairness Act
ADR TRAINING
Pepperdine University School of Law Straus Institute for Dispute
Resolution, “Mediating the Litigated Case.”
National Conflict Resolution Center, Intro Training Mediator Skills
American Arbitration Association, Arbitration Fundamentals and Best
Practices for Arbitrators
EDUCATION
University of California at San Diego (B.A., Honors 1987)
University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., Order of the Coif, 1990)
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS AND POSITIONS
American Bar Association, Litigation Section, ADR Committee, Website
Editor
American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section
State Bar of California, ADR Section
San Diego County Bar Association, ADR Section
Southern California Mediation Association
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