Elissa Ronquillo
Elissa Ronquillo

Elissa Ronquillo

Associate

Los Angeles

Introduction

Elissa is an associate in the firm's Food & Consumer Packaged Goods Litigation practice.

Elissa Ronquillo is a graduate of Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where she served as a technical editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review. While in law school, Elissa was a clinical student of the Pro Se Mediation Clinic and the Collateral Consequences of Conviction Justice Project. Elissa also participated in moot court and was a member of Loyola's American Bar Association competition team, where her team won second place for best brief in their region. Elissa received membership in Loyola's St. Thomas More Law Honor Society.

Elissa was a summer associate at the firm in 2021. She was previously a judicial extern for the Hon. Ronald S.W. Lew at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Education & credentials

  • Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D., Technical Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review, 2022
  • Scripps College, B.A., Politics and International Relations, 2012
  • California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • Perkins Coie LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Summer Associate, 2021
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los Angeles, CA, Judicial Extern for the Hon. Judge Ronald S.W. Lew, 2020

Professional recognition

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Commercial Litigation, 2024-2026

  • Named a Southern California “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, 2025