Natalie Heim focuses her practice on high-stakes litigation including complex commercial matters, intellectual property, and trade secret disputes. She has experience litigating in state and federal courts, and in arbitration. Natalie also maintains an active pro bono practice focused on civil rights. Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Natalie served as a law clerk to Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She also served as an associate for an Am Law Top 5 law firm, where she advised businesses on compliance with state privacy laws, assisted in regulatory clearance of corporate mergers, and helped successfully litigate several cases.
Natalie earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law and earned dual B.S. degrees in telecommunications and psychology from the University of Florida.
Cases of Note
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United Farm Workers v. Noem
We serve as co-counsel with the ACLU foundations of California in a putative class action challenging unlawful immigration enforcement practices by the U.S. Border Patrol in the Eastern District of…
News & Events
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Section 230 Shields Google from Crypto Scam App Claims
The Daily Journal and Law360 covered a federal court ruling dismissing a proposed class action against Google over an alleged cryptocurrency scam app downloaded from the Google Play Store.
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Court Finds Border Patrol Violated Federal Court Order During Sacramento Raids
Yesterday, a federal district court ruled that the U.S. Border Patrol violated a prior court order during a July 2025 immigration operation in Sacramento, finding that agents conducted stops without reasonable …
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Border Patrol Defied Injunction With Suspicionless Arrests, Judge Finds
A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Border Patrol violated a court order during a July 2025 operation at a Sacramento Home Depot, finding that agents unlawfully detained 11 day laborers without reasonable suspi…
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Judge Refuses to Stay Lawsuit Over Border Patrol Tactics in Bakersfield Operation
A federal judge has refused to halt litigation challenging U.S. Border Patrol enforcement tactics in California’s Central Valley, allowing the case to proceed despite the government’s pending appeal. The lawsui…
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