Overview
Eliza represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation in courtrooms across the country. She has litigated cases spanning a variety of practice areas including antitrust, breach of contract, business disputes, intellectual property, employment, and healthcare. Similarly, Eliza’s clients range from large, well-known corporations to small businesses and individuals.
HIGH STAKES LITIGATION
Eliza was part of a team of lawyers who won a $287 million jury verdict on behalf of Dutch telecommunications company Koninklijke KPN N.V. (KPN) in a breach of contract dispute with Samsung Electronics Co. A Texas state court jury returned the verdict after four days of trial and just over three hours of deliberation. Leading up to trial Eliza led deposition efforts, drafted successful oppositions to Samsung’s motion for summary judgment and motion to exclude her side’s damages expert, and successfully excluded portions of testimony by Samsung’s experts. Read more.
Eliza represented Sol IP in its patent infringement litigation against AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon in the Eastern District of Texas. The matter settled one month before trial due in large part to critical information obtained by Eliza while leading deposition efforts.
Eliza is now serving as counsel to a certified class of plaintiffs in In re: NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation. Eliza’s team previously obtained a victory after 3 weeks of trial with a jury finding the NFL engaged in a conspiracy and violated the antitrust laws through its Sunday Ticket offering. The jury awarded $4.7 billion damages, which the trial court vacated on a post-trial motion, while leaving untouched the jury’s determination that the NFL violated two different provisions of the Sherman Act. The case is currently on appeal.
Eliza is also defending Renalogic, Inc. and Anchor Benefit Consulting in a lawsuit filed in Florida state court by various Fresenius entities alleging tortious interference in business relations. Eliza has played a significant role in taking and defending depositions and developing case strategies. She also served as second chair during a two-week bench trial and conducted direct and cross exams of key witnesses.
BACKGROUND
Eliza joined Susman Godfrey after completing an Equal Justice Works fellowship at the non-profit law firm Public Counsel where she provided free legal assistance in the areas of housing rights, benefits, and special education. Eliza also spent a year clerking for Judge Christina Snyder of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Eliza received her law degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School. Before attending law school, she taught ninth-grade math in Louisiana with Teach for America. She earned her undergraduate degree from Pomona College where she graduated magna cum laude and double-majored in economics and gender studies.
Notable Representations
- Koninklijke KPN N.V. (KPN) v. Samsung (Texas State Court) Won a $287 million jury verdict on behalf of Dutch telecommunications company Koninklijke KPN N.V. (KPN) in a breach of contract dispute with Samsung Electronics Co. A Texas state court jury returned the verdict after four days of trial and just over three hours of deliberation. Leading up to trial, Eliza led deposition efforts, drafted successful oppositions to Samsung’s motion for summary judgment and motion to exclude her side’s damages expert, and successfully excluded portions of testimony by Samsung’s experts. Read more.
- In re: National Football League’s Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation (C.D. Cal.) Obtained a victory after 3 weeks of trial with a jury finding the NFL engaged in a conspiracy and violated the antitrust laws through its Sunday Ticket offering. The jury awarded $4.7 billion damages, which the trial court vacated on a post-trial motion, while leaving untouched the jury’s determination that the NFL violated two different provisions of the Sherman Act. Eliza’s team recently argued at the Ninth Circuit for the Court to reverse the post-trial decision.
- Berman et al. v. Forbes Media LLC (N.D. Cal) Secured favorable settlement during the discovery phase in this putative class action against Forbes Media in a CIPA pen register case. Eliza drafted the complaint and led day-to-day efforts on the matter.
- Fresenius Medical Care Tampa, et al, v. Anchor Benefit Consulting, et al, (Florida State Court) Defended Renalogic in a bet-the-company dispute brought by subsidiaries of Fresenius Medical Care North America, which challenged Renalogic’s business model and alleged that its consulting services to self-funded health plans tortiously interfered with plaintiffs’ purported rights to receive negotiated insurance rates. Eliza served as second-chair trial counsel during a two-week bench trial in late 2025, examining a key defense witness and cross-examining a principal witness for the plaintiffs. She also successfully argued and defeated plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment. The team is currently awaiting the court’s decision following trial.
- Sol IP v. AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon (E.D. Tex.) Represented Sol IP in its patent infringement litigation against AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon in the Eastern District of Texas. The matter settled one month before trial due in large part to critical information obtained by Eliza while leading deposition efforts.
- United States ex rel. Karen Gluck, et al. v. Thomas Shepos, et al. (C.D. Cal.) Represented the relator in a federal False Claims Act whistleblower case against five groups of defendants. Eliza’s team defeated all the defendants’ motions to dismiss and all the defendants’ motions for summary judgment. All defendants settled their federal False Claims Act claims prior to trial.
Clerkships
- Honorable Christina Snyder, United States District Court for the Central District of California
Education
Education
- Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2014)
- Pomona College (B..A, Economics, Gender Studies, magna cum laude, 2009)
