Arturo Nava is an associate in Pillsbury’s Los Angeles office where he focuses his practice on a broad range of complex litigation matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Arturo spent a year as Pillsbury’s Social Impact Fellow, where he worked on access to justice issues with Community Legal Aid of SoCal.
During law school, Arturo gained a range of civil litigation experience. He successfully represented an indigent client against fraud charges before the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings as a student clerk for the Duke Law Civil Justice Clinic. Additionally, he interned for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and externed for the Brennan Center for Justice.
Professional Highlights
- Pillsbury Social Impact Fellow, 2022–2023 term
- Member, Duke Law Alumni Association, Board of Directors, 2022–present
- Member, Mexican American Bar Association
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- Member, LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles
- Blog Posts
- “Biometrics and BIPA Claims in Academic Testing,” Pillsbury’s Internet & Social Media, July 29, 2021 (https://www.internetandtechnologylaw.com/biometric-bipa-academic-testing/)
- External Publications
- Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee: Examining Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 16 Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar 277-295 (2021)
Education
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J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2022
Thomas Jordan Memorial Scholar; Special Projects Editor, Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy; President, Latin American Law Students Association; Deans Advisory CouncilA.B., Sociology, Harvard University, 2016
Secondary, Government; Language Citation, Portuguese
Admissions
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California
Courts
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U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Languages
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Spanish