Blakeley S. Oranburg

Experience: Representative Matters: Represented major financial institution and obtained dismissal at the pleading stage of claims alleging conversion and violation of California's commercial code.; Represented a Fortune 50 retailer and obtained dismissal at the pleading stage of a putative class action alleging wage and hour violations.; Represented international, award-winning wine maker in a trademark dispute and obtained dismissal at the pleading stage of all claims.; Represented major financial institution in several putative nationwide class actions alleging violation of the CARES Act and obtained dismissal at the pleading stage of all claims.; Represented one of the world's largest petrochemical companies in defending allegations that its predecessors owed a duty of care to Iranian refinery workers from 1954 to 1973 by virtue of their participation in the Iranian oil consortium. Obtained monetary and issue sanctions against the plaintiff and his counsel for discovery violations and the application of Iranian law to bar the plaintiff's claims for punitive damages, strict liability, and joint and several liability. Ultimately, the Los Angeles Superior Court granted petrochemical company's motion for summary judgment, confirming that petrochemical company did not owe a duty of care to Iranian refinery workers.; The above representations were handled by Ms. Oranburg prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Internships: Summer Clerk, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 2013; Judicial Extern, Hon. Susan Webber Wright, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 2012