34 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers Listings

The Best Lawyers in America has announced its 2024 recognition of “outstanding attorney leaders” in the U.S., a list that we are proud to announce includes thirty-four Lieff Cabraser lawyers. The publication’s 30th edition spotlights the top 5% of private practicing attorneys in the U.S., and is based on more than 19 million peer evaluations. This newest edition recognizes 76,270 lawyers across 149 different practice areas.

We are pleased to report that Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth J. Cabraser was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – in San Francisco. The “Lawyer of the Year” accolade bears particular significance, as only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored with the recognition.

Best Lawyers also continues their new-in-2021 “Ones to Watch” list, recognizing attorneys “earlier in their careers” for outstanding professional excellence. We are happy to announce that the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers’ Ones to Watch includes fourth-time listings for Kevin Budner, Melissa Gardner, Sean Petterson, and Tiseme Zegeye, and second-time listings for Jallé Dafa and Andrew Kaufman. In addition, Michael Levin-Gesundheit and Reilly Stoler join the list as first-time “Ones to Watch” for 2024.

The complete list of Lieff Cabraser’s 2024 Best Lawyers and their recognition categories is below.

 San Francisco

• Donald C. Arbitblit – “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs” and “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs”
• Katherine Lubin Benson – Litigation – Securities
• William Bernstein – “Litigation – Antitrust”
• Elizabeth J. Cabraser – “Consumer Protection Law,” “Litigation – Securities,” “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs,” “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs,” “Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs”
• Lin Y. Chan – “Antitrust Law and Litigation – Antitrust”
• Kelly M. Dermody – “Employment Law – Individuals” and “Litigation – Labor and Employment”
• Eric B. Fastiff – “Litigation – Antitrust”
• Brendan P. Glackin – “Litigation – Antitrust”
• Lexi J. Hazam – “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs” and “Qui Tam Law”
• Richard M. Heimann – “Bet-the-Company Litigation,” “Consumer Protection Law,” “Litigation – Antitrust,” “Litigation – Securities,” “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs”
• Bruce Leppla – “Litigation – Securities”
• Sarah R. London – “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs”
• Robert J. Nelson – “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs” and “Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs”
• Phong-Chau G. Nguyen – “Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs” and “Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs”
• Michael W. Sobol – “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs” and “Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs”
• Fabrice N. Vincent – “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs” and “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs”

New York

• Paulina do Amaral – “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs”
• Edward Baker – “Qui Tam Law”
• Steven E. Fineman – “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs”
• Wendy R. Fleishman – “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs” and “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs”
• Rachel Geman – “Employment Law – Individuals”
• Annika K. Martin – “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs”
• Kelly McNabb – “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs”
• Jonathan D. Selbin – “Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs”

 Nashville

• Kenneth S. Byrd – “Consumer Protection Law,” “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs,” “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs,” “Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs”
• Mark P. Chalos – “Consumer Protection Law,” “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs,” “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs,” “Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs”

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

• Kevin R. Budner – “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs,” “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs,” “Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs”

• Jallé Dafa – “Labor and Employment Law – Employee”

• Melissa Gardner – “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs” and “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs”

• Andrew Kaufman – “Appellate Practice, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs” and “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs”
• Michael Levin-Gesundheit – “Labor and Employment Law – Employee,” “Labor and Employment Law – Management,” and “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs”

• Sean A. Petterson – “Commercial Litigation”
• Reilly Stoler – “Commercial Litigation”
• Tiseme Zegeye – “Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs”

Congratulations to all!