Komal Chokshi

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With more than 15 years of experience in complex healthcare litigation, Komal brings a proven record of managing high stakes matters, advising senior leadership, and directing outside counsel on disputes that carry significant reputational and economic impact. Komal started her career with 13 years in private practice, focused on a variety of healthcare litigation, including professional liability matters, pharmaceutical litigation, product liability cases involving medical devices and provider-payor reimbursement disputes. She was also chosen to serve as an arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association’s national healthcare panel.

As in-house counsel to the University of California medical centers, she directed litigation strategy across the UC system, managed more than 50 outside counsel firms, and made litigation-related recommendations to the UC Regents. She helped shape policies and advised on corrective actions to mitigate future exposure, learning about medical center operations and working with key client stakeholders, including clinicians and medical center leadership.

Driven by her commitment to equity, Komal served as the inaugural Chief Diversity Officer of UC Legal, Director of DEI for the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office and as an attorney with the California Judicial Council’s Center for Children, Families and the Courts.

Transplant Center Cases: This highly publicized matter involving over a hundred claims brought by transplant patients or their families. The claims involved the closure of a transplant center with over 2,000 patients on the transplant list. The claims involved allegations that the kidney transplant program was mismanaged leading to unwarranted delay in patients receiving kidney transplants.
Autism Spectrum Disorder Cases: I represented a healthcare client in a coordinated action of related cases venued in the LA Superior Complex Litigation Court involving the obligations of the health plan and its affiliated medical providers to cover and provide treatment and certain educational and social interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Defended a hospital in a wrongful death suit resulting from the death of a patient who eloped. The allegations included faulty hospital design, insufficient staffing and violation of Joint Commission Standards. The case involved an active military officer placed on 5150 hold.
Arbitration preparation in cardiac catheterization case involving nerve injury to physician staff resulting in complete disability.
Achieved dismissal of lawsuit for surgeon accused of hastening a patient’s death to obtain organs in donation-after-cardiac death situation.
Prevailed on summary judgment in 10-defendant medical malpractice suit for negligent management of gastric bypass patient.

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California

Memberships

State Bar of California, Council on Access and Fairness, 2024
American Arbitration Association’s A. Leon Higginbotham Fellow, 2015
Bar Association of San Francisco, Committee Member, Goals and Timetables Report for Minority Hiring, Retention, and Advancement, 2015

Community Involvement

Certified Domestic Violence Counselor
Coach, UC Hastings Negotiation and Mediation Team, 2015
Ambassador, California Minority Counsel Program Ambassador, 2015-2018

Education

J.D., University of California, Davis, 2004
- Hon. Patricia Herron and Hon. Ellen James Scholarship, 2002
- Sacramento Bar Minority Fellowship Program, Summer 2002
- Trial Practice Honors Board, 2003
- Frances Carr Trial Advocacy Competition, 2003
- UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic, 2002-2003
B.A., English, University of California, Berkeley, 2000
- Alumni Association’s Emerging Leader Scholarship, 1998-1999
- Prytanean Women’s Honor Society

Honors

Super Lawyers Rising Star, Healthcare Law, 2013-2014
Young Lawyer of the Year, South Asian Bar Association, 2008

Languages

Hindi