New “Today’s Workplace” Podcast Episode Featuring Discussion on Systemic Discrimination with Kelly Dermody

Lieff Cabraser partner Kelly M. Dermody is featured on the latest episode of Today’s Worklplace, where she and fellow plaintiff-side class action attorney Jahan Sagafi join hosts Belinda Reed Shannon and Barbara Johnson to discuss the topic of systemic discrimination. Today’s Workplace is a podcast created to keep employers current

2023-04-19T19:24:29+00:00October 27th, 2021|Discrimination, Employment Law, Firm News|

Lieff Cabraser’s The R-23s: Another Victory Lap as “Best Lawyer Rock Band in the Bay Area”

Congratulations to The R-23s, and to all the musicians “Banding Together” who raised nearly $118,000 for the Family Violence Appellate Project towards its fight to save victims of domestic violence in California and help them thrive. (It’s worth noting that the original goal was $100,000, which was reached before the show even started, and then

2021-10-25T22:53:10+00:00October 25th, 2021|Firm News, Public Good|

Annika K. Martin to Discuss Crafting Meaningful Settlements at Berkeley Law’s Upcoming 2021 Sexual Harassment in Education Conference

Lieff Cabraser partner Annika K. Martin will be featured as a distinguished speaker at Berkeley Law’s Upcoming 2021 Sexual Harassment in Education Virtual Conference taking place this week, Thursday, October 28 – Friday, October 29, 2021. On day two of the conference (10/29), Annika will speak in a plenary session entitled “Crafting Meaningful Sexual Harassment Settlements.”

2021-10-27T16:36:21+00:00October 25th, 2021|Firm News, Sexual Abuse|

Lin Y. Chan Selected as Inaugural Recipient of American Antitrust Institute’s Hollis Salzman Memorial Leadership Award

We are pleased to announce that the American Antitrust Institute (AAI) and the Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (COSAL) have selected Lieff Cabraser partner Lin Y. Chan as the very first recipient of the Hollis Salzman Memorial Leadership Award. The criteria for the award include “a demonstrated track record of integrity and collegiality,” “an active interest in mentoring

2021-10-21T04:53:30+00:00October 20th, 2021|Awards, Firm News|

Mark Chalos Appointed As Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel in the Ford Coolant Leak and Overheating Defects Litigation

2013 – 2019 Ford Escape Fusion Edge MKC & MKZ Coolant Leak and Engine Overheating Defects On October 19, 2021, U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley of the Eastern District of California issued an order appointing Lieff Cabraser Nashville Managing Partner Mark P. Chalos as Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel in the federal litigation over widespread consumer

2021-10-20T20:11:46+00:00October 20th, 2021|Defective Products, Firm News|

Allergan Will Pay Restasis Buyers $30 Million in Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

As reported by Law360 (subscription), Allergan has agreed to pay $30 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel on behalf of a group of pharmaceutical purchasers, union benefit plans, and other buyers of Allergan’s blockbuster dry-eye disease drug Restasis. The sweeping litigation accused the drugmaker of

2021-10-14T22:50:41+00:00October 14th, 2021|Antitrust, Firm News|

Steven Fineman to be Honored with Edward Brodsky Founders Award by Anti-Defamation League

We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser Managing Partner Steven E. Fineman will be honored with the Edward Brodsky Founders Award at this year’s Anti-Defamation League Legal Conference, taking place virtually on November 4, 2021 from 12:00 PM-2:00 PM ET. The award recognizes Mr. Fineman’s enduring commitment to the ADL’s mission: “To stop the

2021-10-14T20:57:12+00:00October 14th, 2021|Awards, Firm News|

Annika K. Martin to Discuss Prevention Policies at Berkeley Law’s October 2021 Sexual Harassment in Education Conference

Lieff Cabraser partner Annika K. Martin will be featured as a distinguished speaker at Berkeley Law’s October 2021 Sexual Harassment in Education Virtual Conference taking place on October 28 – October 29, 2021. On day two of the conference (10/29), Annika will speak in a plenary session entitled “Prevention Education Programs: Is Behavior Actually Changing,” where she will discuss

2021-10-14T17:25:56+00:00October 14th, 2021|Firm News, Sexual Abuse|

Kevin Budner Profiled by The National Law Journal as a “Rising Star of the Plaintiffs’ Bar”

We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser partner Kevin R. Budner has been named to The National Law Journal’s 2021 list of Elite Trial Lawyers – Rising Stars of the Plaintiff Bar. Kevin is one of only forty young class action law practitioners in the U.S. to make the list. He is featured in the NLJ’s

2021-10-13T19:50:23+00:00October 13th, 2021|Awards, Firm News|

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