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Ava Sadeghi is an Attorney in the Firm’s San Diego office and a member of the Litigation practice group. Her legal practice is focused on partnership and corporate disputes, real estate non-disclosure actions, and business torts such as breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, defamation, and misappropriation of trade secrets. Ms. Sadeghi also represents families, individuals, and trustees in estate and trust and elder abuse litigation.

Ms. Sadeghi has been selected as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2025 and 2026.

  • Appeared as amicus curiae on behalf of multiple financial trade associations in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Ninth Circuits, as well as the Southern District of California, successfully challenging U.S. Treasury and FinCEN orders on money services businesses by advancing administrative, criminal, anti-money laundering, and practical arguments, resulting in temporary restraining orders that enjoined the government from enforcement.
  • Successfully argued and obtained dismissal with prejudice of federal civil rights conspiracy claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) at the pleading stage, defeating allegations of discriminatory animus and conspiracy by demonstrating the absence of any protected class-based animus, failure to allege a cognizable agreement, and reliance on non-actionable state-law rights; the court further held the claims barred by the statute of limitations.

Admissions

  • California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California

Education

  • California Western School of Law, J.D.
  • University of California, Riverside, B.S., Business Administration

  • Named “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, 2025-2026

  • President of the Iranian American Bar Association San Diego Chapter
  • San Diego County Bar Association, Member
  • Iranian American Women Foundation, Member

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