Whitney Jones Roy is a litigation partner in the firm's Los Angeles office. With more than two decades of complex trial experience in state and federal courts across California, she works closely with her clients to understand their business and minimize the impacts of litigation. She is adept at early case resolution strategies, but if a case does go to trial, is a dedicated advocate for her clients in the courtroom. When called on, she also defends her clients on appeal. Whitney represents clients across a broad spectrum of industries, including oil companies, energy, financial institutions, insurance, real estate, construction equipment, food and beverage, consumer goods, and retail.
Whitney was recognized by Law360 as a "Female Powerbroker," recognized among the Top Women Attorneys in Los Angeles in 2020 by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and named one of the top 100 Women Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal in 2014.
Areas of Practice
Business Litigation: Whitney represents companies in business disputes and against claims of fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, breach of contract, interference, and unfair business practices. She also has extensive experience with corporate director disputes, partnership disputes, corporate and partnership dissolutions, and successor liability.
Complex Environmental and Related Products Liability Litigation: Whitney's expertise includes the Clean Air Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), California Hazardous Substances Account Act (HSAA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), design defect, failure to warn, negligence, nuisance, and trespass. Her environmental and tort litigation experience includes dozens of products liability actions in California state and federal district courts and multi-district litigation proceedings in the Southern District of New York. She has also has experience with odor/nuisance class actions.
California Proposition 65 Counseling & Litigation: Whitney counsels companies on compliance with Prop 65 warning obligations and defends her clients when accused of failing to comply.
Activities
Whitney is the founder of Sheppard's Los Angeles Women Lawyers Group. Whitney also served as the Office Managing Partner for the Los Angeles office of Sheppard from 2009 to 2017. She is a member of Sheppard's Recruiting Committee.
Whitney has served on the Board of Governors for the Association of Business Trial Lawyers since 2022.
Whitney served on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank from 2013-2022 and served as the Chair of the Board of Directors from December 2019-December 2022. Whitney now serves on the Emeritus Council. During her service as Board Chair, Whitney received the Dennis Winston Leadership Award.