Russell Allyn’s practice focuses on commercial and business litigation. He specializes in representing clients in the financial and apparel industries.  He has served as first chair in trial, representing corporate, technology, banking and other financial institution clients in both state and federal court.

Mr. Allyn has experience in banking, contractual disputes, business torts, Unfair Competition Law, trade secrets, Commercial Code (sales, negotiable instruments and secured transactions), provisional remedies (writs of attachment and possession, receiverships and injunctive relief), intellectual property (trademark and copyright), securities fraud, Proposition 65, equipment and vehicle leasing, mortgage lending, shareholder disputes, insurance, First Amendment and privacy matters, labor, eminent domain, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACTA”), Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”), foreclosures and other real estate matters.

Mr. Allyn has appeared before the Securities and Exchange Commission and Delaware Chancery Court and prepared cases for the China International Economic, Trade Arbitration Commission and American Film Marketing Association.

Mr. Allyn has successfully defended national class actions. His reported decisions include:

  • Najarian v. Charlotte Russe, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59879 (C.D. Cal. 2007) (successfully defeated class certification of FCRA/Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act claim)
  • Hipolito v. AllianceOne Receivables Management, 2005 W.L. 1662137 (N.D. Cal. 2005) (FRCP 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss FDCPA class action claim granted without leave to amend
  • Ramsire v. Collectcorp, Inc., 2005 W.L. 3095948 (N.D. Cal. 2005) (dismissal of class action claim)

Mr. Allyn earned his J.D. at The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco in 1989, where he was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award in Commercial Paper. He received his B.A. in Political Science and U.S. History at the University of California at San Diego in 1986.

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Youth Emerging Stronger, a non-profit charity that operates runaway, homeless and foster care shelters for youth in Hollywood.
  •  Provides pro bono representation to unaccompanied immigrant minors in association with Bet Tzedek and Kids in Need of Defense (“KIND”).
  • Pro bono attorney, National Adoption Day

Additional Specialties

Financial Institutions Litigation