Cristina Mendez

Cristina Mendez represents clients in complex civil disputes such as contract, construction, infrastructure, and insurance litigation. Her experience includes legal research, motions practice, discovery, depositions, as well as alert memorandums regarding federal, state and local guidance on various topics. Prior to joining Nossaman, Cristina worked as a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of a national law firm.

Cristina is also a contributing author for Construction & Claims, Nossaman's periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving construction news, claims, bid protests, contract administration and payment-related disputes.

Experience

Contract litigation in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Represented public agency in California asserting defenses and cross-claims in litigation concerning contract-based disputes between public works contractor, subcontractors, sureties and owner.

Liquidated damages litigation in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Represented public agency in California by asserting affirmative defense of liquidated damages offset in litigation concerning contract-based disputes between public works contractor, equipment provider and owner.

Contract litigation in Orange County Superior Court. Represented private plaintiff in asserting claims and cross-defenses in real estate litigation involving breach of contract, forgery and fraudulent inducement claims.

Dispute resolution for Texas public agency. Represented public agency in Texas in enforcement of contractual dispute resolution procedures governing infrastructure project involving expansion and reconstruction of expressways.

Dispute resolution for California public agency. Represented public agency in dispute resolution processes involving designer liability claims and contractor claims for time-related overhead and delay compensation arising out of public works contract.

Dispute resolution for California public agency. Represented public agency in California in dispute resolution processes involving fraud claims and immunity defenses arising out of joint venture to operate public landfills.

Insurance claim for California public agency. Represented public agency in California in dispute resolution process involving insurance claim for incident at public works construction site.

Procurement and bid protest for Arizona public agency. Advised public agency in Arizona throughout state-level procurement process and bid protest analyses concerning multi-award procurement of long-term infrastructure projects.

Contract review for e-commerce platform. Counseled multinational technology company by drafting user agreements and privacy policies for launch of e-commerce platform.

Shareholder derivative litigation in Orange County. Represented plaintiff in shareholder derivative litigation involving claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty against corporate officer.

Class action securities litigation in Southern District of Florida. Defended venture capital and private equity firm in multi-district litigation concerning securities fraud claims in the Southern District of Florida, including JPML advocacy and pre-trial motion practice.

Class action copyright infringement litigation in Northern District of California. Defended technology company in class action lawsuit alleging copyright infringement in the Northern District of California, including pre-trial motion practice and expert discovery.

Class action antitrust litigation in Northern District of California. Defended electronic-cigarette manufacturer in class action antitrust lawsuit involving alleged violations of the Sherman Act in the Northern District of California, including taking depositions and pre-trial motion practice.

Private antitrust litigation in Northern District of California. Defended alternative tobacco company in private antitrust lawsuit involving sham litigation claims in the Northern District of California, including successful motion to dismiss.

DOJ antitrust investigation. Represented design software company against DOJ investigation of proposed merger involving $20 billion acquisition, including defending depositions and submitting white papers.

FTC antitrust investigation. Represented storage solutions company against FTC investigation of proposed merger involving $3.8 billion acquisition, including complying with Second Request and submitting white papers.

OFAC foreign sanctions investigation. Represented semiconductor company involved in white collar investigations concerning alleged violations of federal regulations, including internal interviews and written external advocacy.

Community & Professional

American Bar Association, Member

Hispanic National Bar Association, Member

Bar Association of San Francisco, Member