Angela M. Liu focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation matters, including class action securities cases and shareholder derivative suits.
Ms. Liu’s litigation experience includes the representation of public companies in cases involving allegations of false or misleading public disclosures or breaches of fiduciary duties by directors and officers. She has also handled complex commercial litigation matters, including class actions involving allegations of unfair consumer practices.
Prior to joining Dechert, Ms. Liu served as an associate in the litigation practice of an international law firm. She has also worked as an associate at a political fundraising firm in Washington, D.C.
Education
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., 2004, highest honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Morehead Scholar
University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2009, Editor in Chief of the North Carolina Journal of International Law & Commercial Regulation
Court Admissions
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Bar Admissions/Qualifications
Illinois
Missouri
Clerkships
Honorable John R. Gibson, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Memberships
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Publications and Lectures
- Co-Author, “Class Actions: Understanding the Fundamentals as a First Step Toward Management and Avoidance,” AHLA Connections (January 2012)