Cornell Law School’s Forum Magazine has published a profile of Cornell Law alum and Lieff Cabraser partner Eric B. Fastiff, focusing on Eric’s extraordinary work on behalf of Tribal Clients in opioid injury litigation.
Veteran public-sector and complex litigation leader brings four decades of experience to the nationally-renowned plaintiffs’ law firm San Francisco, CA, January 7, 2026—(BUSINESSWIRE) — Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein is delighted to announce that Matthew G. Jacobs, former General Counsel of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (“CalPERS”), has joined the firm’s San Francisco office
We are pleased to announce that Caitlin Woods has been promoted to partner.
The Southeast Complex Litigation Conference provided an overview of aggregate litigation, Whistleblower cases, Mass Torts, effective advocacy At the discussion included an overview of aggregate litigation types and how these legal mechanisms solve problems for both plaintiffs and defendants alike to create a “global peace.”
This week, Lieff Cabraser attorney Betsy Sugar spoke at the 2025 “Class of Our Own: Litigating Women’s Summit,” a national conference on class action litigation for women litigators across the U.S. held May 18–20 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.
This week, Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth Cabraser spoke at the 2025 “Class of Our Own: Litigating Women’s Summit,” a national conference on class action litigation for women litigators across the U.S. held from Sunday May 18th through Tuesday May 20th at the Four Seasons Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.
Lieff Cabraser partner Wilson M. Dunlavey will be a panelist at the American Bar Association’s Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) Flow Forward: North American Water Quality Forum, taking place this Thursday and Friday, May 15–16, 2025, at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
Lieff Cabraser, with co-counsel, represented a whistleblower whose allegations that Raytheon failed to comply with mandatory cybersecurity requirements in Department of Defense contracts and subcontracts led to an $8.4 million settlement with the federal government.
Elizabeth Cabraser and Phong-Chau Nguyen are recognized as winners for Elite Women and Rising Star awards, respectively The National Law Journal has announced the finalists for its 2025 “Elite Trial Lawyers” awards, and we are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser has been named a finalist for “Plaintiffs Firm of the Year.”
Additionally, Lieff Cabraser attorneys Annie Wanless and Sarah Zandi were named finalists for “Most Promising Newcomer” We’re proud to share that The Recorder has named Lieff Cabraser partner Richard M. Heimann as one of four recipients of its 2025 California Legal Awards “Lifetime Achievement” honor, recognizing his extraordinary contributions to the legal profession. A “lawyer’s