Maggie Thompson

Maggie Thompson

Maggie Thompson is a litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson.

She focuses her practice on complex civil litigation and appeals. She has handled matters at every stage of litigation, from pre-litigation counseling through trial and appeal.

Ms. Thompson also maintains an active pro bono practice. She has represented numerous pro bono clients seeking asylum and other immigration relief, and serves as co-chair of the firm’s immigration pro bono practice.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Thompson served as a law clerk for Judge Sandra S. Ikuta of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Ms. Thompson earned her J.D. from Stanford Law School.

 

Experience

Key Representations

  • Square in obtaining dismissals of cases challenging under the Unruh Act Square’s prohibitions on transactions on its platform involving the sale of firearms and bankruptcy-related services.
  • Plains All American Pipeline in multiple civil lawsuits arising from the release of crude oil from a pipeline near Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County in May 2015, including two class action lawsuits in the Central District of California.
  • Fox’s studio and network entities in contingent compensation disputes.

 

Practice Areas

Education

  • Stanford Law School (J.D., 2016); managing editor, Stanford Journal of Criminal Law and Policy

  • Stanford University (B.A., 2010)

Clerkships

  • Judge Sandra S. Ikuta, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2016-2017

Bar Admissions

  • California

Experience

Key Representations

  • Square in obtaining dismissals of cases challenging under the Unruh Act Square’s prohibitions on transactions on its platform involving the sale of firearms and bankruptcy-related services.
  • Plains All American Pipeline in multiple civil lawsuits arising from the release of crude oil from a pipeline near Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County in May 2015, including two class action lawsuits in the Central District of California.
  • Fox’s studio and network entities in contingent compensation disputes.

 

Practice Areas

Education

  • Stanford Law School (J.D., 2016); managing editor, Stanford Journal of Criminal Law and Policy

  • Stanford University (B.A., 2010)

Clerkships

  • Judge Sandra S. Ikuta, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2016-2017

Bar Admissions

  • California