Michael Sobol Named a “Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar” by Law360

Law360 has named Lieff Cabraser partner Michael W. Sobol a “Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar” for 2025. The publication recognized 11 plaintiffs’ attorneys for their extraordinary work over the last 18 months, “handling a variety of class actions, shareholder disputes and fiduciary duty actions. Collectively, they’ve earned thousands of plaintiffs, from home sellers to victims of sexual assault, million-dollar and sometimes even billion-dollar settlements.”

The “Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar” awards honor attorneys who not only lead high-stakes litigation but also play key leadership roles on their cases.

Michael was recognized for his work leading class actions against video streaming services and media companies accused of disclosing private customer data to Meta and Facebook. Two of those cases settled last year, earning him a spot among this distinguished group of lawyers.

Congratulations to Michael on this outstanding accomplishment!

You can view the full list of honorees on Law360’s website (subscription required).

About Michael W. Sobol

The chair of Lieff Cabraser’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy group since its inception in 2016, Michael W. Sobol leads novel and challenging consumer protection class action lawsuits of first impression. Within the last few years, Michael’s cases have recovered over one billion dollars and have reformed the business practices for the benefit of tens of millions of consumers nationwide, including a $203 million judgment for restitution in a class action suit filed on behalf of a class of over one million California consumers defrauded by Wells Fargo by its improper accounting of debit card transactions.

Michael has been recognized in the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America (2023–2025), the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America (2025), and the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America (2021–2024). He has also been consistently selected as a Super Lawyer for Northern California (2012–2025).

A 2021 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year for Mass Tort & Class Action Litigation” and a two-time California Daily Journal “Top Cybersecurity Lawyer,” in 2019 Michael was named a “California Lawyer of the Year” for his outstanding work on the Anthem Data Breach litigation. The National Law Journal selected him as a 2017 “Cybersecurity Law Trailblazer” for his significant ongoing efforts “in the fight against criminal cyber activity and towards adding much needed layers of data security in an increasingly digital world of commerce.” Law360 also honored him as a 2017 “MVP for Cybersecurity and Data Privacy.”