Ms. Iulia Andreea Taranu

Iulia Taranu is a partner 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 - 2026 for her work in civil litigation.

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.

Newsroom

News

•WSHB Highlights Deep Bench of Talent With Elevation of 26 Attorneys to Partnership in 2026
Firm News, 1.1.26

Publications

•Arizona Supreme Court Awards Landowners Severance Damages for Condemned Easements
Case Updates, 2.28.25
•“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 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)

In the News

•WSHB Highlights Deep Bench of Talent With Elevation of 26 Attorneys to Partnership in 2026
•Arizona Supreme Court Awards Landowners Severance Damages for Condemned Easements

Honors & Recognitions

•Super Lawyers "Rising Star" recognition for Civil Litigation in Phoenix, AZ (2024 - 2026)
•Recognized as a Best Lawyers Ones to Watch for Insurance Law, Litigation - Construction, and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants in Phoenix, AZ (2024 - 2026)
•Who’s Who of Professional Women (2019)