Constangy Welcomes New Attorneys, Strengthening Presence Across Two Cities
Constangy is delighted to announce Annan Chen and Addia Rodriguez have joined the firm. Each brings unique insight to the firm, bolstering its national presence across multiple practice areas and industries.
Annan joins the San Francisco office, where she supports clients across a variety of industries in complex labor and employment litigation matters involving class actions and single-plaintiff suits. She assists Constangy attorneys in crafting legal strategies that comply with California’s complex labor and employment regulations, conducting legal research, and supporting case preparation. During law school, Annan served as an extern in the District Court for the Northern District of California. She was a student attorney at the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic and consistently volunteered at Legal Access Alameda and the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Legal Advice and Referral Clinic. Annan also competed in several moot court and negotiation competitions.
Addia is a member of the Constangy Cyber Team, based in Philadelphia. She has substantial experience helping businesses respond to data security incidents and with her experiential insight she guides clients on a daily basis through the incident response process. As a member of our rapid response team, Addia assists clients respond to malicious criminal cyberattacks including business email compromises, ransomware, and other extortion attacks. As part of that process, she helps facilitate responsive resources, such as forensics investigators, threat actor communicators, and network restoration specialists. She also helps clients comply with state, federal, contractual, and industry-specific consumer notification and regulatory reporting obligations, including FERPA, GLBA, and HIPAA. Addia earned her law degree from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law where much of her coursework involved banking, corporate finance, and securities law. During law school she served as a Judicial Extern for the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia, a Legal Intern for a data analytics company, and as a Student Counselor for Villanova where she advised and assisted clients on various topics in Entrepreneurship including structuring businesses, drafting contracts, and researching liability, aspects of incorporation and issues pertaining to intellectual property.
