Kelly Perigoe

Kelly Perigoe focuses on appeals and critical motions in state and federal appellate courts, and advises trial teams on key issues and in pre-trial and post-trial motion practice. Kelly’s practice covers a wide variety of substantive areas, including complex commercial litigation, intellectual property law, and class actions.

A former Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judicial clerk, Kelly has over a decade in federal and state courts, throughout the United States and internationally, and from the pre-litigation to appellate phases. She is regularly tapped to draft dispositive motions involving thorny issues, and leads appellate strategy in clients’ most critical and impactful matters. In addition to litigating, Kelly counsels clients on novel and complex legal issues affecting their businesses.

Ms. Perigoe is also a member of the Los Angeles Leadership Committee of Lambda Legal, a national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of LGBT people and people with HIV. She was a 2019 fellow in the Leadership Counsel on Legal Diversity program, where she continues to serve as a mentor.