Heather Lynn McCloskey

Heather McCloskey is special counsel with the firm. Her practice focuses on general business litigation, with an emphasis on intellectual property and contract disputes as well as insurance coverage litigation. Ms. McCloskey has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts, representing her clients in a wide range of civil disputes. Ms. McCloskey also has extensive appellate experience in both state and federal courts, including California Courts of Appeal and the Ninth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals.
Ms. McCloskey has experience litigating a wide range of issues confronting manufacturers and distributors in the fashion, toy, food and beverage industries, among others. She has litigated disputes ranging from supply chain contract disputes to licensing agreements and infringement of copyright, trademark and trade dress belonging to such entities. Ms. McCloskey has also negotiated and handled disputes relating to celebrity sponsorship agreements, right of publicity disputes, and defamation claims.
Ms. McCloskey was previously a partner with the law firm of Ervin, Cohen & Jessup, LLP in Beverly Hills, California and later became Special Counsel with Sedgwick LLP.
From 2004 through 2007, she was named a “Southern California Rising Star,” a recognition given to the top 200 attorneys in Southern California under the age of 40 practicing less than 10 years, by Law & Politics. Only 2 percent of Southern California attorneys are recognized.