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Samantha Lachman

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T 213.633.8611 Los Angeles
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Sam Lachman is a member of DWT's media and entertainment group where she advocates for and counsels content creators on matters related to copyright, trademark, right of publicity, defamation, and the First Amendment. Prior to joining DWT, Sam served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Susan P. Graber of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and the Hon. James V. Selna of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She worked as a politics reporter for HuffPost before attending law school.

Admitted to Practice

  • California, 2020
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2021
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2021
  • 9th Circuit, 2023

Education

  • J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 2019
    • Order of the Coif
    • Notes Editor, California Law Review
  • B.A., Political Science, Duke University, 2013
    • Alice M. Baldwin Scholar
    • President, Duke Debate

Memberships & Affiliations

    • LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

Background

    • Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Susan P. Graber, U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, Portland, Ore., 2020-2021
    • Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. James V. Selna, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Santa Ana, Calif., 2019-2020
    • Summer Associate, O'Melveny & Myers, San Francisco, 2018
    • Judicial Extern, Hon. Jacqueline Scott Corley, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco, 2017
    • Reporter, HuffPost, Washington, D.C., 2013-2016
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