Caldwell Leslie | Alison Mackenzie




Alastair J. Agcaoili Benjamin B. Au Linda M. Burrow Christopher G. Caldwell David C. Codell, Of Counsel Robyn C. Crowther Andrew Esbenshade Jeanne A. Fugate Albert Giang Jeffrey M. Hammer Arwen Johnson Aron Ketchel Lennette W. Lee Michael R. Leslie Joan Mack Alison Mackenzie Laurie Martindale Matthew W. O'Brien Heather Pearson Eric S. Pettit Michael J. Proctor Michael D. Roth Michael V Schafler Sandra L. Tholen David K. Willingham Tina Wong David Zaft	Alison Mackenzie mackenzie@caldwell-leslie.com	"Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it." -Theodore Roosevelt




	Alison Mackenzie joined Caldwell Leslie in March 2007 after completing a clerkship with the Honorable Dean D. Pregerson, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Ms. Mackenzie graduated from Yale Law School in 2005, where she participated in the Immigration Clinic of the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization and served as a research assistant for Professor Judith Resnik. Prior to law school, Ms. Mackenzie worked on a U.S. Senate race and directed programming at the Women Faculty Forum at Yale University. Ms. Mackenzie's practice includes civil, criminal and appellate litigation. She worked with Christopher Caldwell and Andrew Esbenshade to obtain summary judgment in favor of Warner Bros. against plaintiffs who alleged that the studio's film We Are Marshall infringed the copyright in their documentary. Along with David Codell and Sandra Tholen, Ms. Mackenzie represented a mother of twins pro bono to successfully oppose a petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court brought by a sperm donor who sought parental rights. Ms. Mackenzie is also part of the trial team in a criminal case involving allegations of stock options backdating. Education and Honors J.D., Yale Law School, 2005 Research assistant to Professor Judith Resnik in the areas of civil procedure and federalism A.B., History, Stanford University, 1998 Clerkship Law Clerk, Honorable Dean D. Pregerson, United States District Court for the Central District of California, 2005-2006 Professional Achievements Member, California State Bar, Central District of California Ms. Mackenzie enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons. She also likes to hike, ski and travel.