Laura Marquez-Garrett
Shareholder
garrettl@lanepowell.com
206.223.6264
Areas of Practice
Laura Marquez-Garrett is Co-chair of the Firm’s Electronic Discovery, Technology and Strategy
Practice Group, as well as the Privacy and Data Security Practice Group. She is also a member of
the Litigation, Securities Litigation, Mortgage and Consumer Finance, Class Action Defense, and
Director and Officer Liability Practice Groups. Laura has an active litigation practice, focusing on
complex litigation in areas of consumer finance, securities, real estate, consumer protection, class
action defense, white collar defense, and investigations and enforcement proceedings involving
the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions and U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. She also advises companies on eDiscovery policies, protocol and litigation.
Professional Experience
Foster Pepper PLLC, Associate (2008-2011)
Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP
Contract Attorney (2006-2008)
Associate (2002-2006)
Summer Associate (2001)
Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin PC, Summer Associate (2000; 2001)
Admitted to Practice
Washington
California
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Northern District Court of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District Court of California
Academics
Harvard Law School (J.D., 2002)
Harvard Latino Law Review, Editor-in-Chief (2001-2002)
Harvard Latino Law Review, Editor (2000-2001)
La Alianza, Community Outreach Chair
U.C. Berkeley (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999)
Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships
Co-chair, Electronic Discovery, Technology and Strategy Practice Group
Co-chair, Privacy and Data Security Practice Group
Class Action Defense
Director and Officer Liability
Litigation
Mortgage and Consumer Finance
Securities Litigation
Publications
“Do You Know Where Your Data Went? Best Practices for Preserving Electronically Stored Information,” Seattle Business magazine, Co-author (May 2014)
“Tackling eDiscovery Before it Bites,” Issues and Answers magazine, Washington Bankers Association (July/August 2012)
“How to Avoid Whistleblower Claims Under Dodd-Frank: Practical Tips for Financial Institutions,” Community Banker magazine (Spring 2012)
“Out-of-State Customers Bring Increased Risk,” U.S. Banker (June 2011)
“State Regulators Cast a Wide Net,” Scotsman Guide (May 2011)
“EEOC Update: Genetic Predisposition Laws and Background Checks,” 13th Annual Labor &
Employment Law Conference, Co-author (August 2010)
“When State Regulators Come Knocking,” Scotsman Guide, Co-author (October 2009)
“Guess What? Regulation Z Already Changed,” Scotsman Guide, Co-author (September 2009)
“Fighting Back on the Buyback,” Scotsman Guide (July 2009)
“Financial Misconduct Is Not Just a Civil Matter,” U.S. Banker, Co-author (June 2009)
“Conflicted in the Line of Duty,” Scotsman Guide, Co-author (March 2009)
“National Licensing Raises the Bar,” Scotsman Guide, Co-author (October 2008)
Awards and Honors
Selected “Future Star” by Benchmark Litigation (2016)
Professional and Community Activities
Committee-chair, Washington State Bar Association, LGBT Law Section
Member, National Council of La Raza
Member, National LGBT Bar Association
Member, Sedona Conference Working Group 1
Former Member of the Board of Directors, Seattle Parkinson’s Project
Former Member of the Board of Governors, Lawyer’s Club of San Francisco
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