Carla Christofferson
Partner
Carla Christofferson is Managing Partner of O’Melveny’s Los Angeles office and a member of the Business Trial and Litigation Practice. She is a member of
The American Lawyer’s 2004 “Litigation Department of the Year,” and was recognized as a Southern California “Super Lawyer” in a survey conducted by Law & Politics Media Inc. and published in
Los Angeles magazine (2005-2009). She was also named one of the Daily Journal's top 75 women litigators in California in 2008 and 2009.
Carla focuses on commercial civil litigation, including litigation involving energy, natural resources, environmental, unfair trade practices, accountant liability, and contract disputes.
Illustrative Professional Experience
- Representation of a petroleum company in litigation involving multiple individual and class actions resulting from an oil spill
- Representation of a petroleum company in ongoing litigation with the federal and state governments related to resource damages
- Representation of a petroleum company in an ongoing dispute related to a natural gas reservoir
- Representation of a public accounting firm in a mass action securities fraud litigation stemming from the sale of limited real estate partnership interests
- Representation of a retail grocery chain in various actions involving unfair business practices claims, as well as Proposition 65 claims
- Representation of a major motion picture studio in litigation involving multi-million dollar intellectual property rights
- Representation of independent film companies in litigation involving film distribution and intellectual property rights
In addition to her legal practice, Carla served as the Talent Development Partner for O’Melveny from 2004-2006, overseeing the development of training, mentoring, evaluation, and recruiting programs. Carla previously served as a member of O’Melveny’s Office of the Chair, the Firm’s five-attorney executive committee, and as the Firm’s National Hiring Partner. She is currently a member of the Firm’s Values Award Committee.
Professional Activities
Law Clerk, Honorable W. Matthew Byrne, Jr., US District Court, Central District of California
Member, Board of Directors, Women’s Care Cottage; Board of Directors, Los Angeles Library Foundation; National Association of Female Executives; Los Angeles County Bar Association
Co-Owner, Los Angeles WNBA franchise, the Los Angeles Sparks
Honors, “Top Women Litigator” (
Daily Journal: 2008, 2009); “Super Lawyer” (
Los Angeles magazine: 2005-2009); “100 Most Influential Lawyers in California” (
Daily Journal: 2008); O'Melveny Values Award recipient (2005); University of North Dakota Young Alumni Award (2007); “I Have a Dream”® Foundation Dream Keeper Award (2009); California Women’s Foundation Trailblazer Award (2009); Junior League Women in Leadership Award (2008); Urban Economic Summit Living History Award (2008);
Los Angeles Business Journal “Women Who Make A Difference” nominee (2002 and 2009)