We are proud to announce that Lieff Cabraser Managing Partner Steven E. Fineman has been named to Lawdragon’s prestigious “Legends of the 500” list for 2022. The list highlights 20 extraordinary lawyers from across the U.S., all of whom have “been recognized repeatedly among the 500 leading lawyers, typically ten times. They are lawyers who fascinate, motivate
On March 28, 2022, Judge Gregory Woods of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order ruling in favor of employee whistleblowers who were improperly terminated for various reasons — including having sought to prevent their employer from forcing employees to work from the office at
Agreement will result in oversight and institutional reforms at UofM to address sexual assault, harassment, and other sexual violence; creates innovative Coordinated Community Response Team ANN ARBOR – A class action settlement between students and the University of Michigan will lead to the creation and implementation of best-in-class, institutional reforms at UofM that address and
Watershed criminal justice result based in part on pro bono amicus work by Lieff Cabraser attorney Evan Ballan On March 11, 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order creating a critical new criminal justice standard, permitting criminal defendants to seek post-conviction DNA innocence testing even if they had pled
Third-party administrator will allocate settlement amounts based on an objective formula to each qualifying class member March 11, 2022 – Update – Last night, the Court granted final approval to the settlement in the Kaiser Race Discrimination Class Action. In addition to the class relief, the Court approved the named
On Wednesday, March 9th, 2022, Lieff Cabraser attorney Jessica Moldovan will speak at the AAML NY Chapter Annual March Program on the topic, “The Threat to Roe, Then and Now.” The CLE-credit program was set up by the Chapter’s Social Action Committee, and also features Slate Magazine’s News Director, Susan Matthews. As the program notes,
We are delighted to announce that Lieff Cabraser partner Michelle Lamy has been named to Bloomberg Law’s “They’ve Got Next: Five Fresh Faces to Know in Consumer Litigation.”
The following is from a piece published by the Impact Fund written by Lieff Cabraser partner Anne B. Shaver, explaining a recent Ninth Circuit decision to reject an attempt to insulate a bank from liability for admitted citizenship discrimination on standing grounds.
Lieff Cabraser attorney Jallé Dafa will moderate the first of the ABA Labor & Employment Law Section’s Heritage Month Webinar Series on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm CST. In recognition of Black History Month, the Section has assembled an extraordinary set of panelists for a roundtable conversation discussing their entries to the legal field, career
On February 18, 2022, Lawdragon legal media announced its 500 Leading Lawyers in America for 2022, a list which includes Lieff Cabraser partners Kelly M. Dermody, Eric B. Fastiff, Steven E. Fineman, Annika K. Martin and Robert J. Nelson.