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Rona Eli

Rona Eli

Of Counsel

350 South Grand Avenue
Suite 2200
Los Angeles, CA 90071
T 424.221.7403
rona.eli@nelsonmullins.com
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Rona is a trial attorney and class action litigator with experience across multiple industries including insurance, automotive, food and beverage, technology, healthcare, restaurant and hospitality, and real estate. She has litigated and counseled clients on complex insurance coverage issues, general and products liability cases, corporate disputes, data security and employment class actions, and receiverships. Rona...

Rona is a trial attorney and class action litigator with experience across multiple industries including insurance, automotive, food and beverage, technology, healthcare, restaurant and hospitality, and real estate. She has litigated and counseled clients on complex insurance coverage issues, general and products liability cases, corporate disputes, data security and employment class actions, and receiverships. Rona is also committed to pro bono work, particularly in immigration and criminal law cases.

Rona Eli

is also committed to pro bono work, particularly in immigration and criminal law cases.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience 

  • Senior Litigation Associate, large, multi-faceted firm (2021–2025)
  • Litigation Associate, Chicago-based boutique firm (2018-2021)
  • Litigation Associate, Boston-based products liability firm (2016-2018)

Representative Matters 

  • Secured a complete victory, including all attorney’s fees, in an arbitration involving the purchase and sale of a commercial property.
  • Obtained a favorable judgment and attorney’s fees in a corporate dispute involving ownership interests in a local restaurant franchise.
  • Successfully defended a property management company on a 12(b)(6) motion in a premises liability lawsuit in federal court.
  • Successfully defended an insurance company on demurrer in an insurance coverage lawsuit in California state court.

Languages 

  • Mandarin
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience 

  • Senior Litigation Associate, large, multi-faceted firm (2021–2025)
  • Litigation Associate, Chicago-based boutique firm (2018-2021)
  • Litigation Associate, Boston-based products liability firm (2016-2018)

Representative Matters 

  • Secured a complete victory, including all attorney’s fees, in an arbitration involving the purchase and sale of a commercial property.
  • Obtained a favorable judgment and attorney’s fees in a corporate dispute involving ownership interests in a local restaurant franchise.
  • Successfully defended a property management company on a 12(b)(6) motion in a premises liability lawsuit in federal court.
  • Successfully defended an insurance company on demurrer in an insurance coverage lawsuit in California state court.

Languages 

  • Mandarin

Recognitions

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

Professional Activities

  • Asian American Insurance Network
  • Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association

Rona is a trial attorney and class action litigator with experience across multiple industries including insurance, automotive, food and beverage, technology, healthcare, restaurant and hospitality, and real estate. She has litigated and counseled clients on complex insurance coverage issues, general and products liability cases, corporate disputes, data security and employment class actions, and receiverships. Rona... is also committed to pro bono work, particularly in immigration and criminal law cases.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience 

  • Senior Litigation Associate, large, multi-faceted firm (2021–2025)
  • Litigation Associate, Chicago-based boutique firm (2018-2021)
  • Litigation Associate, Boston-based products liability firm (2016-2018)

Representative Matters 

  • Secured a complete victory, including all attorney’s fees, in an arbitration involving the purchase and sale of a commercial property.
  • Obtained a favorable judgment and attorney’s fees in a corporate dispute involving ownership interests in a local restaurant franchise.
  • Successfully defended a property management company on a 12(b)(6) motion in a premises liability lawsuit in federal court.
  • Successfully defended an insurance company on demurrer in an insurance coverage lawsuit in California state court.

Languages 

  • Mandarin

Education

  • Suffolk University Law School, JD, cum laude (2013)
  • University of Rochester, BA (2010)

Admissions

  • California
  • Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Practice Areas

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • Asian American Insurance Network
  • Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association