In all her work, Ms. Golan's mission has been the same: to keep companies honest.  To give purchasers truthful information so they can make informed decisions about the software they use, the schools they enroll, and the products they eat, lather onto their skin, or spray into their air. To support companies that do the right thing, and to stand up to companies that won't.   

 

Ms. Golan is often credited for pioneering the wave of class actions alleging products are falsely labeled as "natural" or "organic."  She investigated, wrote, and filed the original class actions against Kashi and Naked Juice – the suits that first relied on regulatory classifications of food ingredients and challenged products for GMO content. Since then, Ms. Golan has litigated actions against other product companies that falsely advertise their products to be hypoallergenic, phone carriers who violate federal laws prohibiting robocalls, computer software companies violating federal laws and breaching contracts that promise data privacy and security, and others.

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Ms. Golan also counsels companies seeking honesty in their business practices, helping ensure that their products, services, and marketing do not run afoul of state and federal law.

 

Ms. Golan received her law degree from Cornell Law School, magna cum laude, and her bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Austin, summa cum laude.  She then served as a law clerk to Judge J. Clifford Wallace of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  Before founding The Golan Firm PLLC, Ms. Golan was a litigation associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, an international law firm that is consistently ranked as one of the top-five litigation firms in the country. 

 

Admissions:

 

State courts:

Illinois

Texas

New York

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District of Columbia

 

Federal appellate courts:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

 

Federal district courts:

District of Colorado

District of Columbia

Northern District of Illinois

Eastern District of New York

Southern District of New York

Southern District of Texas

Western District of Texas

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Live Speaking Engagements

- Florida Bar, Consumer Protection Law Division, June 24, 2017, 

- National Association of Consumer Advocates, Class Action Symposium, October 2016

- American Bar Association, Environmental, Mass Torts & Products Liability Seminar, January 2015

- ExpoWest 2015 (product industry tradeshow)

 

Select Professional Affiliations and Leadership Roles

- National Association of Consumer Advocates - Judicial Nominations Committee (2021-current)

- American Bar Association, Supreme Court Case Commentary Chair, Commercial & Business Litigation Committee 

- Texas Bar Foundation

- American Chemical Society

 

Education

 

J.D., magna cum laude, Cornell Law School, 2002. Concentration in Trial Advocacy. Order of the Coif. Editor of Cornell Law Review.

 

B.A., summa cum laude, University of Texas at Austin, 1999. Highest Honors, Departmental Honors, College Scholar, and Phi Beta Kappa (national honor society).