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Kelli M. Fiesta

Staff Lawyer
Seattle
+1.206.370.5891
Fax +1.206.623.7022

Primary Practice

Education

  • J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 1999, cum laude
  • B.A., University of Washington, 1985, International Studies

Admissions

  • Bar of Washington
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
  • Biography Overview
  • Additional Background
  • Representative Work
Kelli Fiesta is a Staff Attorney in the e-Discovery Analysis and Technology (e-DAT) Group. Since joining the group in 2000, she has advised clients on matter-specific electronic discovery strategies.

Kelli handles all stages of electronic discovery from the legal hold process through post-production litigation support in a variety of matters including large-scale class actions, commercial and IP litigation, including patent infringement, government and regulatory investigations, and corporate acquisitions.

She manages all aspects of data preservation, collection, processing and filtering and structures and supervises document review projects. She also serves as a liaison between and among clients, trial counsel, review attorney teams, vendors, and IT and other technical support personnel.

Professional Background

Before joining the firm, Kelli was a legal intern in the office of the King County Prosecutor, Civil Division. Before attending law school, Kelli was a paralegal and office manager of a small Seattle law firm whose practice focused on copyright infringement and asbestos defense.

Professional/Civic Activities

  • Member, Washington State Bar Association
  • Member, King County Bar Association
  • Represented a commercial bank and affiliated businesses in class action involving alleged RESPA violations.
  • Represented a large commercial lender against group of financial creditors alleging bad investment practices.
  • Represented a hedge fund in commercial litigation brought by an investor.
  • Represented a real estate appraisal service in response to subpoenas from several state attorneys general.
  • Represented an investment management corporation in response to Securities & Exchange Commission examination.
  • Represented a strategic investment advisor group preparing for breach of contract arbitration hearings.
  • Represented a strategic investment group responding to third party subpoenas.
  • Represented a strategic investment group in response to the Securities & Exchange Commission subpoena.
  • Represented a software company in commercial, intellectual property and antitrust litigations and class actions.
  • Represented a software company in response to formal investigations and civil investigative demands from various federal and state governmental agencies, UK Office of Fair Trading, and the European Commission.
  • Represented a wireless telecommunications company in response to a Department of Justice second request. 
  • Represent a picture and printing corporation in several patent infringement matters.
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