Angelina T.Evans
Partner
Labor & Employment
aevans@seyfarth.com
Angelina always puts herself in her clients' shoes when strategizing and developing plans for cases. She works to find the best outcome for every situation that comes across her desk.
More About Angelina
Clients in the financial services industry require a multifaceted approach to resolving their matters, as they often deal with claims relating to regulatory issues, customer complaints, employment disputes, and trade secrets. They look to Angelina to identify problems, develop solutions, and build successful trial strategies to handle these issues, which are often intertwined.
Angelina's background in intellectual property, employment, and securities litigation provide her with the unique ability to handle the full spectrum of challenges faced by her clients. She also has a decade of experience within the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) world.
Angelina began her practice in 2006, focusing on intellectual property matters. She then shifted to handling trade secret, employment, and securities-related disputes within the financial services industry, as well as general litigation matters for non-financial services clients. Angelina's well-rounded experience has been an asset to her clients both in the employment arena and otherwise.
Angelina stays up-to-date on trade secret, securities, employment matters coming down the pipeline. This enables her to spot potential issues for her clients before they develop.
At Seyfarth, Angelina enjoys working in a collaborative environment alongside attorneys who find their work to be exciting and fulfilling. She's proud to be part of a unique group of creative minds who find solutions for their clients' diverse challenges.
Angelina's background in intellectual property, employment, and securities litigation provide her with the unique ability to handle the full spectrum of challenges faced by her clients. She also has a decade of experience within the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) world.
Angelina began her practice in 2006, focusing on intellectual property matters. She then shifted to handling trade secret, employment, and securities-related disputes within the financial services industry, as well as general litigation matters for non-financial services clients. Angelina's well-rounded experience has been an asset to her clients both in the employment arena and otherwise.
Angelina stays up-to-date on trade secret, securities, employment matters coming down the pipeline. This enables her to spot potential issues for her clients before they develop.
At Seyfarth, Angelina enjoys working in a collaborative environment alongside attorneys who find their work to be exciting and fulfilling. She's proud to be part of a unique group of creative minds who find solutions for their clients' diverse challenges.
- JD, Whittier Law School
Summa cum laude
Moot Court honors board
Whittier Law Review
Center for Children's Rights, fellow
Teaching Assistant, Contracts and Legal Writing
CALI Awards: Contracts, Torts, Moot Court
Author Bench Brief, Annual Whittier Law School Moot Court Competition - BA, Hampton University
Political ScienceWith honors
Amnesty International, founding member of university chapter
Softball team captain
- California
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Eastern District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
- US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of California
- California Supreme Court
- California Courts of Appeal
- California Superior Court
Related Services
- Defeated claims for alleged violations of the California Labor Code, defamation, and tortious interference with business relationships brought by a former employee and secured a $2.5M award on a promissory note for a large broker-dealer in the same matter.
- Defended against claims related to alleged trade secret misappropriation and raiding and recruiting issues, and prosecuted claims related to promissory notes before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
- Successfully appealed the denial of a motion to compel the arbitration of a securities claim brought before the California Court of Appeal, Second District.
- Advised her broker-dealer clients regarding compliance matters and their U4 and U5 reporting requirements, and has also represented individual financial advisors in expunging matters from their records maintained by the Central Registration Depository.
- Prosecuted trademarks before the USPTO, and has represented large- and small-clients in trademark opposition and cancellation matters held before the USPTO.
- Advised clients as to the likelihood of registration of potential marks and also regarding the necessary steps to protect their intellectual property rights once registration is issued.
- Represented banking institutions in consumer finance litigation matters in both state and federal court in California.
- Practiced before the US Bankruptcy Courts, including the Bankruptcy Appeals Panel for the Ninth Circuit, and has advised her clients as to the potential avenues for recovery of debts owed to them within the bankruptcy context.
- Maintains an active pro bono practice, which has included defeating a motion for summary judgement, and obtaining a favorable settlement for a pro bono client in a Section 1983 cruel and unusual punishment case.
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- National Bar Association
- Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
- Co-Author, "NYC’s Department of Consumer & Worker Protection Holds Public Hearing on Amended Proposed Rules Concerning Automated Employment Decision Tools," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 25, 2023)
- Author, "FINRA’s Proposed Rule Changes Conforming the Industry Code to 'Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021' are Effective Immediately," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 8, 2022)
- Youth sports coach and softball pitching instructor, volunteer
- Los Angeles chapter of the Hampton University Alumni Association, vice president
Angelina always puts herself in her clients' shoes when strategizing and developing plans for cases. She works to find the best outcome for every situation that comes across her desk.
More About Angelina
Clients in the financial services industry require a multifaceted approach to resolving their matters, as they often deal with claims relating to regulatory issues, customer complaints, employment disputes, and trade secrets. They look to Angelina to identify problems, develop solutions, and build successful trial strategies to handle these issues, which are often intertwined.
Angelina's background in intellectual property, employment, and securities litigation provide her with the unique ability to handle the full spectrum of challenges faced by her clients. She also has a decade of experience within the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) world.
Angelina began her practice in 2006, focusing on intellectual property matters. She then shifted to handling trade secret, employment, and securities-related disputes within the financial services industry, as well as general litigation matters for non-financial services clients. Angelina's well-rounded experience has been an asset to her clients both in the employment arena and otherwise.
Angelina stays up-to-date on trade secret, securities, employment matters coming down the pipeline. This enables her to spot potential issues for her clients before they develop.
At Seyfarth, Angelina enjoys working in a collaborative environment alongside attorneys who find their work to be exciting and fulfilling. She's proud to be part of a unique group of creative minds who find solutions for their clients' diverse challenges.
Angelina's background in intellectual property, employment, and securities litigation provide her with the unique ability to handle the full spectrum of challenges faced by her clients. She also has a decade of experience within the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) world.
Angelina began her practice in 2006, focusing on intellectual property matters. She then shifted to handling trade secret, employment, and securities-related disputes within the financial services industry, as well as general litigation matters for non-financial services clients. Angelina's well-rounded experience has been an asset to her clients both in the employment arena and otherwise.
Angelina stays up-to-date on trade secret, securities, employment matters coming down the pipeline. This enables her to spot potential issues for her clients before they develop.
At Seyfarth, Angelina enjoys working in a collaborative environment alongside attorneys who find their work to be exciting and fulfilling. She's proud to be part of a unique group of creative minds who find solutions for their clients' diverse challenges.
- JD, Whittier Law School
Summa cum laude
Moot Court honors board
Whittier Law Review
Center for Children's Rights, fellow
Teaching Assistant, Contracts and Legal Writing
CALI Awards: Contracts, Torts, Moot Court
Author Bench Brief, Annual Whittier Law School Moot Court Competition - BA, Hampton University
Political ScienceWith honors
Amnesty International, founding member of university chapter
Softball team captain
- California
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Eastern District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
- US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of California
- California Supreme Court
- California Courts of Appeal
- California Superior Court
Related Services
- Defeated claims for alleged violations of the California Labor Code, defamation, and tortious interference with business relationships brought by a former employee and secured a $2.5M award on a promissory note for a large broker-dealer in the same matter.
- Defended against claims related to alleged trade secret misappropriation and raiding and recruiting issues, and prosecuted claims related to promissory notes before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
- Successfully appealed the denial of a motion to compel the arbitration of a securities claim brought before the California Court of Appeal, Second District.
- Advised her broker-dealer clients regarding compliance matters and their U4 and U5 reporting requirements, and has also represented individual financial advisors in expunging matters from their records maintained by the Central Registration Depository.
- Prosecuted trademarks before the USPTO, and has represented large- and small-clients in trademark opposition and cancellation matters held before the USPTO.
- Advised clients as to the likelihood of registration of potential marks and also regarding the necessary steps to protect their intellectual property rights once registration is issued.
- Represented banking institutions in consumer finance litigation matters in both state and federal court in California.
- Practiced before the US Bankruptcy Courts, including the Bankruptcy Appeals Panel for the Ninth Circuit, and has advised her clients as to the potential avenues for recovery of debts owed to them within the bankruptcy context.
- Maintains an active pro bono practice, which has included defeating a motion for summary judgement, and obtaining a favorable settlement for a pro bono client in a Section 1983 cruel and unusual punishment case.
Related News & Insights
-
Legal Update
Jan 25, 2023
NYC’s Department of Consumer & Worker Protection Holds Public Hearing on Amended Proposed Rules Concerning Automated Employment Decision Tools
-
Firm News
Dec 21, 2022
Seyfarth Names 22 New Partners
-
Speaking Engagement
Oct 27, 2022
Seyfarth Attorneys To Be Panelists at NBA 2022 Labor and Employment Section Annual Conference
-
Legal Update
Jun 8, 2022
FINRA’s Proposed Rule Changes Conforming the Industry Code to “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021” are Effective Immediately
- National Bar Association
- Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
- Co-Author, "NYC’s Department of Consumer & Worker Protection Holds Public Hearing on Amended Proposed Rules Concerning Automated Employment Decision Tools," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 25, 2023)
- Author, "FINRA’s Proposed Rule Changes Conforming the Industry Code to 'Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021' are Effective Immediately," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 8, 2022)
- Youth sports coach and softball pitching instructor, volunteer
- Los Angeles chapter of the Hampton University Alumni Association, vice president