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Anum Amin

Associate

Anum Amin works closely with her clients to efficiently resolve complex commercial and consumer disputes, with a focus on protecting business objectives and mitigating litigation risk. She is a senior associate in Foley & Lardner LLP’s Litigation Department who represents a wide range of clients, including manufacturers and distributors of commercial and consumer products, health care providers, financial institutions, and insurance brokers. She has litigated high-stakes commercial disputes, class actions, unfair competition and false advertising matters, privacy and cybersecurity disputes, and business tort and breach-of-contract matters. She has extensive experience practicing in California state and federal courts, as well as in private arbitration.

Anum brings a strategic, disciplined approach to litigation execution. She has taken and defended depositions of senior executives and corporate witnesses, drafted and argued successful motions to dismiss (including anti-SLAPP), and prevailed on key discovery motions that have positioned cases for early dismissal or leveraged settlement. She has second-chaired trial and arbitration proceedings, conducted direct and cross examinations of key fact witnesses, and argued contested pre-trial and evidentiary motions including motions in limine, motions to strike, and disputes over exhibit admissibility and deposition designations.

Anum also serves in leadership roles within the firm. She served as the Los Angeles office’s Summer Program Coordinator for Foley’s 2022 summer associate class and currently serves as the Los Angeles office liaison for Foley’s Racial Justice and Equity Practice Group. Anum is committed to pro bono work and has represented clients in landlord-tenant disputes as well as guardianship and adoption proceedings. She has been recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Star” for multiple consecutive years.

Representative Experience

  • Second-chaired an arbitration for a startup client in a breach of contract matter, obtaining a favorable result for the client.
  • Second-chaired a jury trial in a breach of contract and fraud case for a nationally recognized sports brand, securing a favorable settlement on the eve of trial.
  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of an insurance broker in a breach of contract and fraud action, leading to a favorable settlement for the client.
  • Represent companies in consumer disputes involving alleged data privacy and cybersecurity violations, securing favorable resolutions.
  • Defended product manufacturers against claims of false advertising and improper labeling.
  • Represented companies in business tort litigation, including allegations of fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, and tortious interference.
  • Successfully secured and opposed temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions for various clients.

Affiliations

  • Member, State Bar of California
  • Member, South Asian Bar Association

Languages

  • Spanish (proficient)
  • Urdu (fluent)
August 27, 2024 Pro Bono

Foley Secures Landmark Victory for Pro Bono Client in Federal and State Cases

Foley & Lardner LLP is proud to announce a series of significant pro bono victories on behalf of the San Francisco Zen Center, culminating in a clean sweep across both federal and state courts.
June 6, 2023 Honors and Awards

Anum Amin Named to 2023 Southern California Rising Stars List

Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that Associate Anum Amin has been named to the 2023 Southern California Rising Stars list.
June 13, 2022 Honors and Awards

Anum Amin Named to 2022 Southern California Rising Stars List

Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that Anum Amin, an associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office, has been named to the 2022 Southern California Rising Stars list.
April 22, 2022 In the News

Foley’s Work to Return Bruce’s Beach to Rightful Heirs Highlighted in the Press

Foley & Lardner LLP’s work on behalf of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to return Bruce’s Beach to the heirs of the Bruce family was highlighted in legal and regional press outlets.
April 18, 2022 Deals and Wins

Foley Secures Victory in Bruce’s Beach Case for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

Foley & Lardner LLP secured a victory on behalf of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors last week when Honorable Judge Michael Beckloff of the Los Angeles County Superior Court denied a County resident’s petition for a writ of mandate in an attempt to block the transfer of Bruce’s Beach back to the legal heirs of Charles and Willa Bruce.