Billie Mandelbaum - Coblentz Law

Details

P 415.268.4103

F 415.989.1663

bmandelbaum@coblentzlaw.com

Education

J.D., Order of the Coif,

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (2022)
B.A., summa cum laude,

Washington University in St. Louis (2017)

Practices

Litigation

Billie Mandelbaum represents clients in high-stakes commercial disputes. She has experience representing clients through all stages of litigation, including trial and appellate proceedings. She has first-chaired several fact and expert depositions and examined witnesses at both trial and arbitration.

Before joining Coblentz, Billie was an associate with Covington & Burling LLP in San Francisco where her practice focused on representing corporate policyholders in complex insurance coverage disputes.

Billie earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2022, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. During law school she was associate editor of the California Law Review and senior articles editor of the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law. She received her B.A., summa cum laude, from Washington University in St. Louis in 2017.

Commercial Litigation

Represented a large public institution in a high-value insurance coverage dispute arising from underlying mass tort claims. Secured a fully favorable arbitration award.*
Represented policyholders in New York state court litigation against their fine arts insurers relating to fire-related damage to certain paintings.*
Represented a commodities and energy trading firm in Delaware state court litigation relating to a dispute arising from the firm’s acquisition of natural gas storage facilities. Litigation resolved in favorable settlement.*
Represented a national retailer in California state court litigation relating to a dispute concerning COVID-19 business interruption losses.*
Represented a leading technology company in California state court litigation relating to a dispute with a former employee.*
Represented a multinational conglomerate seeking insurance coverage for multi-district litigation involving product liability claims.*
Represented a major industrial manufacturer in appellate proceedings concerning marine cargo coverage for losses arising out of shipping interruptions.*

Pro Bono

Represented a Social Security disability insurance claimant in federal district court appeal and subsequent remand proceedings before the Social Security Administration. Secured fully favorable award.*
Represented individual plaintiffs and a government entity in constitutional challenge to state law restricting transgender and intersex individuals’ access to bathrooms and other public facilities.*
Represented several non-profit news organizations on public records-related issues.*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Coblentz.