Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2026 
Catriona is a creative strategist who distills complex disputes into clear, compelling narratives for judges and litigants alike. She tells her clients’ stories persuasively while staying laser-focused on the elements of proof needed to win.
Her practice spans a broad range of business disputes, including employee mass-raiding cases and contract disputes. She is experienced in pursuing bad faith insurance coverage claims, and has litigated class actions from both sides of the aisle. She has also successfully challenged state agencies that tried to enforce regulations without complying with California's Administrative Procedure Act.
As a former federal law clerk, she is a go-to resource on federal court procedure. Catriona clerked for both then-Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and Judge Bruce M. Selya of the First Circuit Court of Appeals. During law school, she externed for Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel of the Southern District of California and served on the Executive Board of the UC Irvine Law Review.
Before joining Allen Matkins, she was an associate at a prominent litigation boutique in Los Angeles.
Catriona is active in the Orange County Federal Bar Association and previously co-chaired its Young Lawyers Division and now serves as the division’s liaison to the Board of Directors.
