The Daily Californian recently covered a panel discussion at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law featuring members of the legal team behind Thakur v. Trump, the ongoing pro bono class action challenging the federal government’s sudden and unlawful termination of critical research grants across the UC system.
Lawyers from Lieff Cabraser’s anti-DEI grant terminations team are featured with co-counsel in the cover story of the spring 2026 issue of UC Berkeley Law’s Transcript magazine. The article focuses on the team’s extraordinary work in Thakur v. Trump, the ongoing pro bono class action challenging the U.S. government’s sudden and unlawful termination of vital
With the event just weeks away, Lieff Cabraser senior partner Jonathan Selbin will serve as a panelist at Perfect Law’s “2026 Global Class Actions & Mass Torts Conference,” taking place April 22–23, in London.
Lawdragon legal magazine has released its 2026 list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers,” recognizing top attorneys who, in its words:
On March 31, Lieff Cabraser partner David Rudolph will serve as a panelist at the Arizona State University Arkfeld eDiscovery, Law, and Technology Conference, held at ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in downtown Phoenix.
Lieff Cabraser partner Kelly Dermody is featured in a recent Ms. Magazine article examining the continued prevalence of sexual harassment and assault in the financial services industry, even amid renewed scrutiny following disclosures involving Jeffrey Epstein and his ties to the industry.
We’re pleased to share the news that Brooklyn Law School has elected Lieff Cabraser attorney Jahi Liburd to serve as one of two Recent Graduate Trustees on its Board of Trustees. The appointment is for a two-year term. As a Recent Graduate Trustee, Jahi will help ensure that the perspectives of the Law School’s newest
National plaintiffs’ law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, and the Vanderbilt University Law School Plaintiffs’ Advocacy and Litigation Society (PALS) held a panel discussion last week about the power of plaintiffs’ law and complex litigation to hold dominant industry leaders and other impactful organizations accountable for wrongdoing in U.S. courts.
We are proud to announce that Lieff Cabraser San Francisco Office Managing Partner Kelly M. Dermody has been appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to serve on the Board of Trustees for California State University, the country’s largest public university system, with 23 campuses and approximately 500,000 students.
Lieff Cabraser partners Anne B. Shaver, Tiseme G. Zegeye, and Jessica A. Moldovan recently participated in the 2026 American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Labor and Employment Law National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law, held March 17–20 in New Orleans.