Mauni Jalali focusses on constitutional and administrative law, regulatory challenges and antitrust enforcement before federal courts nationwide.
Mauni represents clients in complex constitutional, administrative and antitrust matters before federal courts, with a focus on appellate advocacy. He has secured preliminary injunctions, litigated dispositive motions and briefed issues at every stage of federal litigation. He also advises on HSR merger review and FTC regulatory clearance. Mauni maintains an active pro bono practice, including amicus briefs on behalf of foster children and a Supreme Court brief for transgender students challenging categorical bans on sports, and representing individuals in immigration and deportation proceedings.
Representative Experience
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Appellate counsel in Chen v. Department of Homeland Security (N.D. Cal. 2025); successfully opposed government's motion for expedited interlocutory appeal and secured nationwide preliminary injunction protecting F-1 visa status for 4,700+ international students across 250+ universities.
- Managed Hart-Scott-Rodino second-request compliance and FTC regulatory clearance for The Hershey Company's approximately $750 million acquisition of LesserEvil (2025).
- Representing consumer plaintiffs in Frame-Wilson et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2:20-cv-00424 (W.D. Wash.), antitrust class action challenging Amazon's pricing parity policies for artificially inflating consumer prices nationwide.
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- Defending ByteDance in Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. ByteDance Inc, No. 5:25-cv-10933 (N.D. Cal. 2025), copyright class action alleging unlawful scraping of millions of YouTube videos to train its MagicVideo AI model in violation of the DMCA.
- Appellate counsel in Chen v. Department of Homeland Security (N.D. Cal. 2025); successfully opposed government's motion for expedited interlocutory appeal of nationwide preliminary injunction protecting F-1 visa status for 4,700+ international students across 250+ universities.
- Member of trial team in President and Fellows of Harvard College v. U.S. Department of Education, No. 1:25-cv-11472 (D. Mass. 2025); secured preliminary injunctions preserving $2.2 billion in federal research funding.
- Authored amicus brief for 30+ organizations in Jonathan R. v. Patrick Morrisey, No. 21-7065 (4th Cir. 2025), challenging due process violations in West Virginia's foster care system.
- Advised clients on litigation strategy and investment risk arising from presidential impoundment of congressionally appropriated funds implicating the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
- Representing plaintiffs in Heckman v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., No. 2:24-cv-05600 (C.D. Cal. 2024), class action alleging monopolization of the live concert ticketing industry under the Sherman Act.
- Defending Reddit against California Invasion of Privacy Act pen register claims involving website tracking technologies; successfully resolved multiple matters pre-litigation.
- Representing parties in Mah v. Caldbeck, Cal. Super. Ct., Los Angeles County (filed May 2025), high-profile litigation involving sexual harassment, fiduciary duty, and corporate governance claims.
- Member of team representing the Software & Information Industry Association as amicus curiae before the Supreme Court of the United States in Chatrie v. United States, No. 25-112 (U.S.) addressing the constitutionality of geofence warrants under the Fourth Amendment and the Stored Communications Act. Oral argument scheduled for April 27, 2026.
Professional Highlights
- Served on the Senate Judiciary Committee's Democratic Staff, leading antitrust oversight of the technology and pharmaceutical sectors and investigation into Supreme Court ethics violations.
- Served as lead counsel in immigration removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, representing detained individuals in asylum and deportation defense matters.
- Research and Teaching Assistant to Professor Bruce Ackerman at Yale Law School; co-taught Constitutional History at Yale College.
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- Law Clerk to the Honorable John C. Coughenour, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, drafting 150+ orders across constitutional, administrative law and antitrust matters.
- Legal Intern, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel (2021), working with senior attorneys on constitutional litigation before the D.C. Circuit on executive power, national security, and administrative rulemaking.
- Advised client on APA challenges to FTC rulemaking authority.
- "Founders as Administrators: Historical Precedents for the Modern Regulatory State," Yale Journal on Regulation Notice & Comment (April 25, 2025).
Education
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J.D., Yale Law School, 2022
B.A. (Hons), King's College London, University of London, 2017
Admissions
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California
Courts
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Central District of California
Northern District of California
Southern District of California
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
Clerkships
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United States District Court Western District of Washington (Seattle)
Languages
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French