Charlotte Kamai represents clients in all facets of commercial litigation, with a strong foundation in public interest law, civil rights, and complex litigation. Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Charlotte served as a law clerk for Judge William H. Orrick III of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and Judge John B. Owens of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Charlotte earned her law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law, where she served as Senior Articles Editor for the California Law Review and Managing Editor for the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law. She gained hands-on experience through various internships and externships focused on public interest law, including with the California Attorney General’s Civil Rights Enforcement Section and the East Bay Community Law Center’s Health and Welfare Program.
Charlotte earned her bachelor’s degree cum laude in Government with a minor in Arabic language from Dartmouth College. While pursuing her degree, she was an NCAA Division 1 Swim Team Captain and a three-time Academic All-Ivy athlete.
Cases of Note
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CEDC v. Bessent
We represent taxpayer and immigrant advocates in filing suit against the government to halt ICE from accessing protected taxpayer data. The court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting ICE and DHS…
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AFGE et al. v. Office of Personnel Management
We are challenging the inclusion of a “loyalty question” seeking fealty to the Trump-Vance administration on thousands of federal civil service job applications. The case alleges violations of the First…
News & Events
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How Keker Notched an Assist in the Pac-12’s Comeback
Tailgate parties, marching bands, and packed stadiums mean college football season is in full swing. Behind the familiar fall traditions and storied rivalries, Keker, Van Nest & Peters recently steered the …
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1st Circ. Skeptical Of Legal Basis For IRS-ICE Data Sharing
A First Circuit panel appeared skeptical and questioned the Trump administration’s legal basis for obtaining taxpayer addresses from the IRS for immigration enforcement, Law360 reports. The government is appeal…
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Court Blocks Trump-Vance Administration’s Unlawful Loyalty Question for Federal Job Applicants
Judge Halts Politicized Hiring Scheme That Threatened the Nonpartisan Civil Service
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Immigrant and Taxpayer Advocates Demand Full Answers on Federal Agencies’ Unlawful Transfers of Protected Data
Taxpayer and immigrants’ rights advocates filed new motions in their lawsuit Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts et al. v. Bessent et al., which challenges the federal agencies’ …
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Government Workers’ Unions Press Judge to Block Federal Hiring ‘Loyalty Question’
Unions argued before a Massachusetts federal judge that the Trump administration’s hiring practices pressure applicants to pledge loyalty to the president’s political agenda, and urged the court to block a cont…
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IRS Barred From Sharing Tax Data With ICE
In a win for immigrants’ rights advocates, a federal judge in Massachusetts blocked the IRS and Treasury Department from sharing taxpayer data and address information with the Department of Homeland Security an…
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Keker Files Lawsuit Over Trump ‘Loyalty’ Question in Civil Service Job Applications
Law.com featured Keker, Van Nest & Peters’ filing of a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s “loyalty question” on civil service job applications, a new requirement that asks candidates to expl…
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Keker Joins Democracy Groups Suing to Protect Nonpartisan Civil Service From Trump-Vance Loyalty Test
Despite the lapse in government funding, and the furloughing of hundreds of thousands of federal workers, the government continues to post new job opportunities, with a new and unlawful essay seeking loyalty to…
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Keker Joins ABA in Celebrating Pro Bono Work
At Keker, Van Nest & Peters, pro bono work is an integral part of our firm. From challenging illegal mass deportation tactics, to pushing for criminal justice reform, to fighting for the rights of individuals a…
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Judge Denies Mountain West’s Motion to Dismiss Pac-12’s Conference Realignment Lawsuit
On behalf of the Pac-12 Conference, Keker Van Nest & Peters attorneys defeated a motion to dismiss its antitrust lawsuit against the Mountain West Conference for “poaching fees” imposed by the MWC related to co…
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Taxpayer and Immigrant Advocates Sue ICE, IRS, and Social Security Administration to Stop Information Sharing
Taxpayer and immigrants’ rights advocates today filed a lawsuit asking for a block of the receipt and use of tax-related data by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from both the Internal Revenue Service …
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