An article in the January 2019 issue of the American Association for Justice’s Trial Magazine uses a recent injury case to highlight the importance of jurors to our civil justice system. In the case, the question of whether to let a jury decide a pivotal matter arose on the issue of defendants’ summary judgment motion
Law360 has announced the winners of its 2018 Practice Group of the Year awards, selecting Lieff Cabraser for Practice Group of the Year in the category of Class Action Law. This distinguished recognition honors “law firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry.” This is the fourth time in
We are proud to announce that Lieff Cabraser partner Kelly M. Dermody, Chair of the firm’s Employment Law practice group, has been elected as a member of the American Law Institute. The Institute is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.
We are proud to announce that Melissa Gardner has been promoted to partner at Lieff Cabraser. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Melissa specializes in consumer protection, data privacy, and personal injury and mass torts class actions in Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco office.
The American Association for Justice has published its annual analysis of the “worst corporate conduct” of 2018. The AAJ’s report “examines how civil justice is the most powerful tool to hold corporations and institutions accountable when they cause harm. From the energy companies who spent decades denying their role in climate change, to a university
Legal media company Lawdragon has published an in-depth profile of Lieff Cabraser name partner Richard M. Heiman entitled “The Producers: Richard Heimann.”
We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser partners Lin Y. Chan and Dean M. Harvey have been unanimously elected to the Advisory Board of the American Antitrust Institute’s (AAI).
Annika K. Martin moderates judges’ panel and serves as Course Advisor for the program On Thursday, December 6th, Lieff Cabraser Nashville office Managing Partner Mark P. Chalos served as program moderator for the American Association for Justice’s (AAJ) Class Action Seminar in New York City. The program covered a wealth of topics, including “Emerging Cases:
We are proud to announce that the National Law Journal has chosen Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth Cabraser for its inaugural list of “Elite Women of the Plaintiffs Bar.” This new recognition category celebrates women lawyers who “have consistently excelled in high-stakes matters on behalf of plaintiffs over the course of their
We are proud to announce that Super Lawyers has made its 2018 selections for the Mid-South region for attorneys “who exhibit excellence in practice.” Mark Chalos has been selected as a Super Lawyer and John Spragens has been named a Rising Star. Between three Rising Star accolades and eight Super Lawyer nods, this is Mark’s 11th