Heather Canner
Counsel
Consumer Class Action Defense
Coffee label class action dismissal
Secured award of all attorney's fees incurred and dismissal of putative class action alleging ground coffee product had misleading label. (M.D. Fla. 2024)
Webchat privacy class action dismissal
Obtained dismissal with prejudice of putative class action alleging customer service webchats violated California's Invasion of Privacy Act. (C.D. Cal. 2025)
Egg labeling class action dismissal
Obtained dismissal with prejudice of putative class action alleging shelled eggs were falsely labeled as "farm fresh." (N.D. Ill. 2025)
Avocado oil label class action dismissal
Obtained dismissal of putative class action alleging avocado oil product was falsely labeled. (C.D. Cal. 2024)
Coffee expert exclusion dismissal
Secured dismissal of putative class action challenging ground coffee label as false after successfully excluding key expert testimony. (S.D.N.Y. 2023)
Financial Fraud and Corporate Disputes
Cannabis investment shareholder claims dismissal
Won summary judgment dismissing all claims against cannabis investment companies brought by shareholders challenging assignment for the benefit of creditors ("ABC") transaction. (C.D. Cal. 2021)
Insurer multimillion-dollar verdict reversal
Obtained complete reversal of multimillion-dollar jury trial verdict against national insurer (awarded during prior counsel's representation) based on elder abuse and financial fraud claims. (Cal. Ct. App. 2021)
Cannabis investor fraud dismissal
Defended cannabis enterprise in investor suit asserting claims for fraud and breach of contract, and obtained order dismissing thirteen cannabis company defendants. (Cal. Super. 2020)
Produce company shareholder fraud defense
Represented produce company against shareholder claims for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. (Cal. Super. 2020)
Healthcare profit share dispute representation
Represented healthcare companies in profit share dispute involving claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract. (Cal. Super. 2020)
Preliminary Injunctions and Temporary Restraining Orders
TikTok ban restraining order
Obtained temporary restraining order enjoining the federal regulations banning TikTok from operating in the United States issued pursuant to President Trump's executive order. (E.D. Pa. 2020; 3d Cir. 2021)
Payments contract breach injunction
Obtained temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on behalf of payment processor enjoining breach of contract. (Utah Dist. 2017)
Judgment Enforcement Representation
Multimillion-dollar judgment enforcement
Represented creditor holding $70 million judgment in supplemental proceedings, including garnishment, execution, and an action to invalidate a spendthrift trust and fraudulent transfers. (W.D. Wash. 2018)
Securities Claims Representation
Mortgage-backed securities law violations defense
Represented bank and affiliates in multiple actions brought by institutional investors alleging violations of federal and state securities laws in connection with the sale of billions of dollars of residential mortgage-backed securities. (various federal and state jurisdictions 2013-2016)
Admitted to Practice
- California, 2013
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Education
- J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 2013, summa cum laude
- Order of the Coif
- Sayre Macneil Scholar
- Sr. Technical Editor, 2012-2013; Staff, 2011-2012 – Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
- Scott Moot Court Honors Board
- B.S., Accounting, University of Florida, 2010, cum laude
- M. Acc., University of Florida, 2010, cum laude
Memberships & Affiliations
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 2017-present
- California Cannabis Industry Association, 2019-present
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2019-present
- Co-chair, Women in Cannabis, 2019-present
Professional Recognition
- Named "One to Watch" by Best Lawyers in Banking and Finance Law, 2022-2025; in Appellate Practice, 2023-2025
Background
- Certified Public Accountant (Inactive), Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy
- Associate, Litigation, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, 2013-2018
- Certified Law Clerk, Preliminary Hearing Unit, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, 2013
- Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, 2012
- Judicial Extern, Hon. Peter H. Carroll, United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, Santa Barbara, Calif., 2011