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Ariel Rogers, Goodwin Procter LLP Associate, practices Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Ariel E. Rogers

Associate
Silicon Valley
+1 650 752 3321
Ariel E. Rogers
Silicon Valley
+1 650 752 3321
Ariel Rogers is a litigation associate in Goodwin’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice in Silicon Valley. Her practice focuses on business and complex commercial disputes primarily in the technology, healthcare, and start-up sectors. Ariel has a national practice where she regularly represents both private and public companies at all stages of litigation in federal and state court, including dispositive motion practice, complex discovery, mediation, arbitration, and trial. Her practice also includes counseling and advising clients in connection with pre-dispute negotiations and litigation-avoidance strategies.  

Experience

Representative matters at Goodwin include:

  • Defending a public company in putative class actions concerning consumer protection, false advertising, and unfair competition
  • Representing a software company in a commercial contract dispute in the Northern District of California
  • Representing a company in a trespass dispute in California state court
  • Representing a startup company in a breach of contract dispute in the District of Massachusetts 
  • Representing a healthcare company in an earnout dispute in Delaware Chancery Court
  • Representing a public company in a fraud dispute in the Southern District of California
  • Representing a company in a construction defect dispute in California state court
  • Representing companies and individuals in response to SEC investigations
  • Conducting internal investigations on behalf of corporate entities
  • Winning a defense verdict after a six-week trial before a federal jury in San Francisco in an antitrust “pay for delay” litigation
  • Representing a cryptocurrency company in a JAMS arbitration in a breach of contract dispute
  • Representing a company in a JAMS arbitration in a breach of contract and fraud dispute
  • Representing a startup biotech company in an AAA arbitration related to a contract dispute
  • Defending a multinational technology company in an environmental dispute
  • Defending an individual in an adversary proceeding in bankruptcy court
  • Representing a cannabis company in California state court in a contract dispute
  • Representing a startup technology company in a trademark and contract dispute in the Northern District of California
  • Defending a startup company and founder in a contract and securities litigation in the Central District of California

Pro Bono
Ariel maintains an active pro bono practice. Her work includes winning summary judgment for class action plaintiffs in a civil rights impact litigation, winning partial summary judgment for class action asylum seekers, representing an individual seeking asylum from Afghanistan, volunteering to assist with voters on Election Day, representing incarcerated individuals in 1983 disputes, and winning a veteran’s disability appeal.

Areas of Practice

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Goodwin in 2021, Ariel was a litigation associate at Latham & Watkins LLP in San Francisco, specializing primarily in antitrust litigation and merger control. Before transitioning to law, Ariel worked at Cisco Systems in the company’s services marketing division.

Professional Activities

Ariel is a member of the California Lawyers Association.

Credentials

Education

Berkeley Law Executive Education2024

General Counsel University

JD2017

University of California, Berkeley

BAPolitical Science2011

Rice University

Clerkships

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Honorable David A. Ezra

Admissions

Bars

  • California

Courts

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Recognition & Awards

In 2023, Ariel was part of a trial team recognized by The American Lawyer and Law360 for their resounding win in an antitrust “pay for delay” litigation in which a federal jury in San Francisco returned a defense verdict on June 30, 2023 after a six-week trial.

Prior to Goodwin, Ariel was part of a team that received one of the Top Defense Verdicts of 2020 and Litigation of the Year - Cartel Defense at the Global Competition Review Awards 2021 after winning dismissal in an antitrust class action brought against global automobile manufacturers.

Publications

Ariel has contributed to the following publications:

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