Overview
Iulia Taranu is a senior counsel at WSHB's Phoenix location who handles commercial and business litigation, professional errors and omissions claims, including, but not limited to, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, and insurance coverage matters.
Iulia's extensive experience includes trial preparation and attendance, as she served as second-chair trial counsel in two bench trials and a five-day arbitration. Her exceptional work has earned her recognition as a 2024 - 2026 Best Lawyers Ones to Watch® for her achievements in insurance law, construction litigation, and personal injury litigation. Additionally, she has been recognized as a Super Lawyers "Rising Star" in 2024 - 2025 for her work in civil litigation, professional liability, personal injury, and insurance coverage.
When not practicing law, Iulia enjoys spending quality time with family and friends, wine tasting, and traveling. Iulia immigrated to the United States when she was three years old and is fluent in Romanian.
Experience
- SPUS8 Dakota LP v. KNR Contractors LLC, 641 F.Supp.3d 682 (2022) (Motion For Summary Judgment Ruling, Granted in Part and Denied in Part)
Credentials
Education
- Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (J.D., 2017, Managing Editor, ASU Sports and Entertainment Law Journal)
- Arizona State University (B.S., 2014, summa cum laude)
Licensed to Practice in
- Arizona
- U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Newsroom
Publications
- “Revisiting Foreseeability, Recent Decision Delivers Consistency to Design Professionals for Economic Harm,” Co-author, Construction Claims Magazine, Fall 2022, Issue 3, Volume 7
- “MMA Fighting is a Right Worthy of Protection Under the First Amendment,” Arizona State Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, Fall 2016
Community
Community Activities
- Regional Board Member for Playworks, a non-profit organization that leverages the power of recess to transform children’s social and emotional health (2019)
Memberships
- Professional Liability Defense Federation