Best Lawyers has announced its “Best Law Firm” rankings for 2025, which include nods for national and regional excellence for Lieff Cabraser. The 2025 listings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in the field, and review of additional information provided
Super Lawyers has released its annual report on New York Metro attorneys, highlighting those attorneys who “demonstrate the highest degree of professional achievement and peer recognition.” Eighteen Lieff Cabraser attorneys have been selected as New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars this year.
The AG’s case against the “Big 5” oil companies is expected to now move forward in California Superior Court Lieff Cabraser serves as co-counsel with the California Attorney General’s office in litigation against five of the largest oil and gas companies over allegations the companies misled the California public about climate change. On October 8,
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Grant & Eisenhofer, Key Architects of the $600M East Palestine Toxic Spill Settlement, Seek Justice for Conyers Residents Affected by the Chemical Explosion and Cloud On October 2, 2024, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Grant & Eisenhofer, Jenner Law, and Georgia counsel Holzer & Holzer filed a
The American Antitrust Institute has announced its selection of leading practitioners and economists to be recognized as honorees for the 2024 Antitrust Enforcement Awards. Lieff Cabraser’s team shared the AAI’s award for “Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Litigation,” the highest recognition an antitrust plaintiff lawyer can receive for a litigation achievement.
Lieff Cabraser was proud to be a Hall of Fame Sponsor at the 2024 Banding Together to End Domestic Violence event, hosted at The Chapel in San Francisco on September 26. Our house band, The R-23s, performed at the annual battle-of-the-bands fundraiser, benefiting the Family Violence Appellate Project (FVAP), which brings together attorney bands from
As reported by Bloomberg Law (subscription), Judge Benita Y. Pearson of the Northern District of Ohio has granted approval to a historic $600 million settlement for the communities impacted by the February 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment and toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment, involving 14 train cars carrying hazardous materials, led to fire
On September 6, 2024, Lawdragon legal media announced its 500 Leading Litigators in America for 2025, a list which includes twenty-two Lieff Cabraser partners: Katherine Lubin Benson, Elizabeth Cabraser, Lin Y. Chan, Daniel Chiplock, Nimish R. Desai, Eric B. Fastiff, Steven E. Fineman, Rachel Geman, Brendan P. Glackin, Dean M.
As reported in Yahoo! Life, on September 12, 2024, the Lansing School District in Michigan took a declarative step by filing a lawsuit against Meta, TikTok, Google, and Snap, Inc., joining a growing number of schools across the country that are pushing back against the influence of social media on students.
Lieff Cabraser partner Kenny Byrd is Co-Chair of the Conference and will serve as moderator on four panels On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, HarrisMartin will host its Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Conference at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. This premier event brings together legal experts to discuss the latest advancements and trends in MDL.