Profilo
Camille Papini-Chapla focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation across the country, at the trial and appellate levels. She has experience in complex commercial, motor vehicle dealer network litigation, medical and pharmaceutical product liability, class actions, and high-stakes medical malpractice cases across the United States in state and federal courts.
Camille has developed significant experience in Article III and prudential standing arguments in both class actions and receivership matters. She has prevailed in federal courts across the country at both the motion to dismiss and summary judgment stage by ensuring that federal courts adopt a strict approach to their own subject matter jurisdiction.
Camille has managed large eDiscovery teams in government investigations, internal investigations, antitrust and product liability matters, and is keen to fully understand her clients’ complex businesses in order to perform effective and tailored collections and productions. She also has robust deposition and courtroom experience, which includes drafting numerous dispositive motions, pleadings, expert reports, and appellate briefs, including two pro bono amici curiae to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Concentrations
- Appeals
- Products liability and toxic tort litigation
- Motor vehicle dealer network litigation
- Class actions
- Government investigations
- Pharmaceutical and medical device litigation
- Mass torts and multidistrict litigation
Competenze
Esperienze Professionali - Attività Accademiche
- Won appeal affirming order granting summary judgment on medical device case in Nelson v. C.R. Bard, Inc., 44 F.4th 277 (5th Cir. 2022)
- Won a motion to dismiss consumer fraud class action, which was affirmed in Darren Millam, et al. v. Energizer Brands, LLC, et al., No. 23-55192 (9th Cir. 2024)
- Defeated class certification and won summary judgment in FCRA class action, which was affirmed by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Member of a team that won arbitration on behalf of real estate partnership involving extensive legal briefing on novel issue of law and a one-day evidentiary hearing.°
- Oversaw and completed complex e-discovery data collection and review for a multibillion-dollar foodservice/grocery distributor in protein antitrust litigation in under four months in order to meet a court deadline.°
- Dismantled opposing causation experts at Daubert hearing, forcing the opposing party to voluntarily dismiss an eight-figure medical malpractice immediately afterwards prior to court ruling.°
- Investigated post-divestiture compliance for large telecommunications company to support Department of Justice Inquiry into alleged breaches of an antitrust consent order, and supported negotiations of re-negotiation of an Amended Consent Order.°
°The above representations were handled by Ms. Papini-Chapla prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Riconoscimenti e Premi
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch"
- Commercial Litigation, 2021-2025
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2021-2025
- Team Member, a Law360 “Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,” 2021-2022
- Member, CLA Committee, Faculty of Federal Advocates
- Volunteer, Federal Pro Se Clinic, United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- Volunteer, Federal Limited Appearance Program, United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- Member at Large, Board of Directors, Congregation Rodef Shalom
- Member, Colorado LBGTQ Bar Association
- Member of CLBA’s Amicus Committee, 2014-2016
- Member, CU Medical School Admissions Interview Committee, 2018-2020
Formazione
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Laurea magistrale in Giurisprudenza, University of California at Davis School of Law
- Law School Medal (graduated first in class)
- Order of the Coif
- Order of the Barristers
- Diploma di maturità, Political Science, summa cum laude, University of California at Berkeley
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2013-2014
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, 2011-2013
- California
- Colorado
- Colorado Supreme Court
- 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 District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States