Kelly Perigoe

• Drafted the brief and argued before the California Courts of Appeal on behalf of an entertainment media company in an appeal from the confirmation of an arbitration award, resulting in a published decision in the client’s favor
• Filed an amicus brief in Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, sitting en banc, on behalf of the general partner and investment manager of two hedge funds that invest in legal financing, regarding the constitutionality of the appointment of SEC administrative law judges under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution
• Filed an amicus brief in PHH Corporation, et. al v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, sitting en banc, on behalf of a hedge fund regarding the constitutionality of the CFPB’s structure
• Represented a major clothing retailer that had lost an insurance dispute in trial court, obtaining a complete reversal in a published decision by the California Court of Appeal regarding an insurer’s duty to defend where there is potential for coverage for disparagement
• Stepped in as appellate counsel for a nationwide health club, obtaining an affirmance of the trial court’s dismissal of a class action, persuading the Court of Appeal that the plaintiffs had failed to prove class-wide consumer confusion under California’s Unfair Competition Law
• Was an integral part of the appellate team that secured an affirmance of the trial court ruling the team obtained in favor of Fox Searchlight Pictures on breach of contract claims brought by the producers of the film Napoleon Dynamite
• Represented a transgender woman seeking an amendment to the gender marker on her Kansas birth certificate in a petition for review of an adverse agency ruling before the Kansas district court
• Obtained withholding of removal for a transgender woman who had been severely persecuted in her home country of Belize–including being threatened with death by her family and detention by local police–because of her sexual orientation and gender identity
• In partnership with Inner City Law Center, represented a class of low-income, Spanish-speaking tenants living in uninhabitable conditions, obtaining a settlement that included a $400,000 payment to the clients, and required repairs to the apartments, ongoing control of pest infestation problems, and numerous other improvements to the building

Kelly Perigoe helps companies navigate high-stakes disputes, business-critical legal challenges, and precedent-setting issues that can shape their operations and growth. She develops winning strategies at pivotal stages of litigation, from dispositive motions through appeals, and counsels clients on complex and emerging legal risks, helping them protect their businesses, manage uncertainty, and achieve practical, strategic results.

Kelly's work focuses on appeals and critical motions in state and federal appellate courts in California and throughout the country. Chambers-ranked for her California Appellate practice (Brand 3), Kelly regularly argues appeals in the California Courts of Appeal and in the Ninth Circuit.

Kelly's practice covers a wide variety of substantive areas, including consumer class actions, complex commercial litigation, intellectual property law, and employment law. She has successfully defended against putative class claims under California's Unfair Competition Law, California Invasion of Privacy Act, Consumers Legal Remedies Act, and Automatic Renewal Law. She has achieved high-profile wins for studio and entertainment clients in defamation and copyright infringement cases. And she has successfully litigated high-stakes employee mobility, single-plaintiff, and wage-and-hour class actions for both publicly traded and privately held companies.