Dalmacio V. Posadas, Jr.

Bar Admissions

• California

Court Admissions

• United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• United States District Court, Central District of California
• United States District Court, Northern District of California

Education

• Loyola Law School (J.D.)
  • Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review, Editor-in-Chief
  • New York City Bar National Moot Court
    • Best Brief for 2016
    • Oralist Finalist
  • Scott Moot Court Honors Board
  • Dean’s Honor List
  • First Honors
    • Property
    • Legal Writing and Research
    • Advanced Criminal Law
  • Witkin Award for Legal Writing
  • Public Interest Law Committee, Summer Grantee
• University of California, Riverside (B.A., Sociology)

Awards & Recognition

• Daily Journal, Top Verdicts (2022)
• Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2020-2026)

Representative Experience

• Successfully defended a defamation action at trial on behalf of one of the largest utility companies in the country
• Defended products liability actions against a global cosmetic company in multidistrict litigation and other related state court actions throughout the country
• Successfully defended multiple personal injury actions against one of the largest utility companies in the country
• Defended international financial institution in FINRA arbitrations
• Defended an insurance company against trade secrets, misappropriation, and wrongful termination actions in federal court
• Successfully defended breaches of contract and duties actions against a mortgage broker through dispositive motion practice
• Successfully argued against a demurrer to a Cross-Complaint for violation of Business and Professions Code section 17200, among other claims, which resulted in a favorable settlement agreement
• Successfully litigated pro bono action regarding Fourth Amendment violations in federal court that resulted in a favorable settlement
• Successfully negotiated favorable settlement in pro bono Ninth Circuit civil rights appeal against the California Department of Corrections
• Successfully represented client in Anti-SLAPP litigation resulting in a dismissal of the action with prejudice
• Successfully negotiated favorable settlement agreement for client in construction site injury action
• Successfully represented five female employees of a large advertising agency for employment discrimination based on age, sex, and gender, and harassment, wrongful termination, and wage disparity, which resulted in a multi-million-dollar settlement
• Represented entertainment production company in breach of contract and fraud claim
• Successfully negotiated the transfer of website domain name under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act
• Represented mortgage broker in administrative proceedings in several states and in the Consumer Fraud Protection Bureau
• Defended real estate developer in a complex case involving multiple properties and parties

The results portrayed were dependent on the facts of each case, and results will differ based on different facts.

Previous Professional Experience

• Ellis George LLP, Senior Associate (2021-2026)
• Loyola Law School, Adjunct Professor (2021-2026)
• Brown White & Osborn LLP, Associate (2018-2021)
• United States District Court, Central District of California, Temporary Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Dale S. Fischer (2018)
• United States District Court, Central District of California, Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Shashi H. Kewalramani (Ret.) (2017-2018)
• United States District Court, Central District of California, Judicial Extern to the Honorable Otis D. Wright II (2016)
• Horvitz & Levy LLP, Legal Clerk (2016)

Professional Memberships and Activities

• International Association of Defense Counsel, Trial Academy Alumni (2025)
• American Bar Association Moot Court, Coach (2022-2025)
• National Criminal Procedure Moot Court, Coach (2020-2021)
• Loyola Law School Federal Bar Association Moot Court, Coach (2019-2022)
• Federal Bar Association, Editorial Board
  • Articles Editor for The Federal Lawyer (2018-2022)

Representative Presentations and Publications

• AB5: The War on Worker Classification, MCLE Presentation (January 29, 2020)
• United States v. Carpenter and the Stored Communications Act, Harv. J. Law & Tech. Digest (April 3, 2018)
• The Internet of Things: The GDPR and the Blockchain May Be Incompatible, 21 No. 11 J. Internet L. 1 (2018)
• The Internet of Things: Abandoning The Third-Party Doctrine and Data Encryption, 53 Gonz. L. Rev. 101 (2018)
• The Boom of the Internet of Things, 28 Fordham Intel. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 69 (2017)