We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser partner Lexi Hazam, Chair of the firm’s Mass Torts practice group, has been elected to membership in the American Law Institute (ALI). With her selection, the firm now has five active ALI members, including Elizabeth Cabraser, Kelly Dermody, Jason Lichtman, and Annika K. Martin — a distinction
Lieff Cabraser partner Avery Halfon is co-presenting a virtual CLE on the past year of New York caselaw on product liability, taking place October 8, 2026. This is part of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers “Annual Update” program, a series of CLEs covering notable recent developments across various areas of law. Registration
Lieff Cabraser partner Jessica Moldovan will serve as featured faculty at Practising Law Institute’s Employment Law Institute 2026, October 5–6 in NYC. The program will address key legal developments and trends in employment law, including AI in the workplace, the future of DEI initiatives, and practical ways employers can maximize compliance and mitigate risk.
Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth Cabraser is featured in a new episode of Reasonably Speaking, the legal podcast of The American Law Institute, focused on the challenges of coordinating parallel mass tort proceedings in federal and state courts.
On Thursday, September 17, Lieff Cabraser partners Mark P. Chalos and Wilson M. Dunlavey will take part in HarrisMartin’s Environmental Litigation Conference: Fire, Water, Earth & Air in West Hollywood, CA.
On Wednesday, September 16, from 11:30-12:45, Lieff Cabraser attorney Annie Wanless will moderate the virtual panel “Barrister to Partner: Navigating Bias and Building Your Path,” featuring firm partner Tiseme Zegeye as a panelist. The event is part of the BASF Barristers Club Annual Leadership and Skills Summit.
On September 3, 2026, Judge Pamela K. Chen of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York appointed Lieff Cabraser partner Rachel Geman as Co-Lead Class Counsel in Evans v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.
Lieff Cabraser partner Annika K. Martin will be speaking at CLEF CON 2026, September 15–16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. The event is the Complex Litigation E-Discovery Forum’s annual plaintiffs-side e-discovery conference.
On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Lieff Cabraser partner David Rudolph will serve as a panelist at the San Francisco Bar Association presentation of “The Jury is In: Trying Data Privacy Class Actions” held at the BASF offices in San Francisco. Subtitled “Lessons from Rodriguez v. Google and Frasco v. Flo Health,” the panel will take
Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth Cabraser will speak at the 5th annual Complex Litigation Ethics Conference, taking place October 15–16, 2026, at UC Law San Francisco, hosted by the Center for Litigation and Courts. The event convenes judges, scholars, and practitioners to debate cutting-edge ethics in class actions and multidistrict litigation.