Iulia A. Taranu

Associate

Office: 602.792.1735

Email: itaranu@cdslawfirm.com

Iulia A. Taranu

Iulia Taranu focuses her practice on insurance coverage, insurance defense, and commercial and business litigation. Iulia also has experience litigating construction defect, and professional errors and omission claims

While in law school, Iulia earned a number of achievements. This includes the coveted CALI Excellence Award and recognition for the Highest Pro Bono Distinction for her service to the community. Iulia was an extern for the Arizona Justice Project and completed two semesters with the Arizona State Law School’s Post-Conviction Clinic, where she assisted with two cases of wrongful conviction and manifest injustice in Arizona. Iulia also served as the Managing Editor of the Arizona State Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, where her research article, “MMA Fighting is a Right Worthy of Protection Under the First Amendment,” was published in the Fall 2016 issue.

Practice Areas
  • Commercial and Business Litigation
  • Construction
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Insurance Bad-Faith Litigation
  • Professional Liability
Court Admissions
  • Arizona, 2018
  • U.S. District Court, Arizona
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Honors & Awards
  • Who’s Who of Professional Women, 2019
Education
  • J.D., Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, 2017
  • U.S., summa cum laude, Arizona State University, 2014
Public Articles / Lectures
  • “MMA Fighting is a Right Worthy of Protection Under the First Amendment,” ASU Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, Fall 2016.
Community Involment
  • Regional Board Member for Playworks, a non-profit organization that leverages the power of recess to transform children’s social and emotional health, 2019.