Ronie Malka Schmelz

• General Civil
• Reinsurance Arbitration
• Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes
• Insurance/Financial Services Class Actions
• Insurance Class Action Defense

• Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation
• Financial Services/Consumer Class Actions
• Consumer Fraud/17200 Class Actions
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation
• Business Torts
• Arbitration and Mediation

California

Since 1987

California

Since 1988

California

Since 2001

California 1987

U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit 1994

U.S. District Court, C.D. of California 1987

U.S. District Court, E.D. of California 1988

U.S. District Court, N.D. of California 2001

U.S. District Court, S.D. of California 1988

Partner

Sidley Austin LLP

Current

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

J.D

1987

University of California-Los Angeles

B.A

1984

Current

Activities: ARIAS-US

Current

Activities: Board Member, Bet Tzedek

Current

Activities: Founding and Active Member, Los Angeles Pro Bono Council

Current

Activities: Past President and Board Member, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles