Courtney has litigated a wide variety of matters with SAL, sometimes in partnership with other law firms, including the boutique Hollywood/Manhattan Beach IP firm, Blakely Law Group, where she has collaborated on high stakes litigation with her friend and colleague, Brent Blakely. Courtney and Brent’s collaboration began in 2011, when Brent retained Courtney to brief (and later let her argue) a novel case before the Ninth Circuit, which resulted in a seminal opinion in trademark law on the issue of keyword advertising on the Internet. Network Automation, Inc. v. Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. 638 F.3d 1137 (9th Cir. 2011) (cited well over 500 times in published decisions, to date). In 2022, Courtney joined forces with her fellow law school classmate, Lizelle Singian Brandt of Singian Law, to bring consumer class action cases with a focus on impact litigation. SAL and Singian Law founded Class Acts Law in 2025 as a joint venture project.
Courtney is a creative problem solver and strategic thinker who is not afraid to dig into the weeds on complex legal issues and who approaches every case – and client- with genuine interest and empathy. Courtney has developed expertise in complex litigation, tackling a wide range of cutting-edge legal issues, often with a focus on issues of first impression and the extension of established law to emerging technologies and evolving consumer realities.
Courtney has litigated in every federal district and appellate court in California, including Bankruptcy Court, as well as in the Federal Districts of Oregon, Arizona, and Nevada, and she has submitted amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court. In California, Courtney has litigated in LA Superior Court, Riverside Superior Court, Orange County Superior Court, and the California Court of Appeals. Courtney has brought cases in administrative tribunals, including the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the World Intellectual Property Organization, and she has served as trial counsel in domestic and international arbitrations conducted by the AAA and JAMS. Courtney has both bench and jury trial experience, including as lead trial counsel, and she has argued before the Ninth Circuit.
Representative matters include: Deckers Outdoor Corporation v. Sears Holdings Corporation et al (CD Cal. 2012); In re Bear Valley Family Ltd. P’ship, (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2012) Poquito Mas Licensing Corp. v. Taco Bell Corp. (C.D. Cal. 2013); Moorefield Constr., Inc. v. Kanter (Cal. Ct. Appeal, 2013); Spy Optic Inc. v. Alibaba.com Inc. et al (CD Cal. 2015); Panam USA LLC et al v. Pan American World Airways Inc. et al (CD Cal. 2015); Experience Hendrix, LLC v. Last Experience, Inc. (LA Super. Ct. 2016); Fyrst Envisions v. Skisen Corp. (LA Super. Ct. 2017); John R. Buoncristiani, D.D.S., Inc. v. Newport Endodontic Group (Orange County Super. Ct. 2019); ACI Law Group, PC v. ACI Law Group PLLC (CD Cal 2020); Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC v. Affliction Holdings (CD Cal 2020); Wildfang Co. v. Target Corp. (D. Or. 2020); Vampire Family Brands, Inc. v. MPL Brands, LLC (CD Cal. 2021); Samples v. NYC Construction, Inc. (Riverside Cty. Super. Ct 2022) Ralston v. Univ. of S. Cal. (LA Super. Ct. 2022) (Class Action) Q Indus., Inc. v. O’Reilly Auto., Inc. (CD Cal. 2023); Roy v. Salesforce (ND Cal. 2024) (Class Action); Poloyapoy v. Fred Cary (SD Cal 2024); Contestant 1, et al v. MrB2024, LLC et al (LA Super. Ct. 2024) (Class Action).
Outside of her law practice, Courtney has served on the advisory boards for the Western Center for Law and Poverty and Elimu Africa, and as Treasurer for the Blair High School PTSA, where she is also the co-founder and coach of the Blair High School Debate Club, with her husband and SAL partner, Juan Pablo Alban. Courtney practices mindfulness meditation and yoga and is a passionate lifelong learner who enjoys music, photography, writing, comedy, deep friendships, new connections, and most of all, her family.
