Kelly Dermody and Anne Shaver Named “Top Labor & Employment Lawyers” for 2023 by the Daily Journal

The Daily Journal (subscription) has published its annual listing of “Top Labor & Employment Lawyers” which includes a 5th-time selection for Lieff Cabraser partners Kelly M. Dermody and Anne B. Shaver. The Top Labor & Employment Lawyers award recognizes California’s “top attorneys who have made significant contributions to their field of practice.” Kelly and Anne are two of only

2023-08-02T17:24:13+00:00August 2nd, 2023|Awards, Firm News|

Plaintiffs in ERISA Class Action Against Save Mart Supermarkets Defeat Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss the Lawsuit

As reported in Law360, plaintiffs represented by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel have defeated Save Mart Supermarkets’ attempts to get workers’ claims thrown out of the federal class action lawsuit alleging the grocery chain denied their employees promised retiree medical benefits. The largest regional grocer in California, Save Mart operates over two-hundred Save Mart, Lucky, and FoodMaxx stores and

2023-04-11T19:55:33+00:00April 11th, 2023|Employment Law|

Anne Shaver Featured in Fortune Discussing the Longstanding Gender Bias Class Action Against Goldman Sachs

As highlighted in a feature article in Fortune, after an extraordinary 17 years, a gender class action lawsuit against Goldman Sachs is finally headed for trial in New York. All 1,400-plus class members are women who worked for Goldman as associates or vice-presidents, bringing class claims for discrimination in performance pay and promotion, with the named

2022-10-21T18:56:50+00:00October 21st, 2022|Employment Law|

Daily Journal Names Anne Shaver a “Top Labor & Employment Lawyer” for 2022

The Daily Journal (subscription) has published its annual listing of “Top Labor & Employment Lawyers” which includes a 4th-time selection for Lieff Cabraser partner Anne B. Shaver. The Top Labor & Employment Lawyers award recognizes California’s “top attorneys who have made significant contributions to their field of practice.” Anne is one

2023-03-14T16:26:50+00:00June 29th, 2022|Awards, Firm News|

Lieff Cabraser Partner Anne Shaver Featured on Yahoo Money Live Discussing the Groundbreaking $118M Google Gender Class Action Settlement

Lieff Cabraser Partner Anne Shaver, who represents over 15,000 female Google employee plaintiffs in the Google Gender Discrimination case, was featured on Yahoo Finance’s Yahoo Money Live on Tuesday, June 21 in an interview discussing the case’s recent and historic $118 million settlement. The interview also included named plaintiff Kelli Wisuri, who worked at Google

2022-06-24T20:26:29+00:00June 24th, 2022|Employment Law, Firm News|

Anne Shaver Pens Compelling Piece for Impact Fund: Ninth Circuit Finds Discrimination To Be Concrete Injury For Purposes Of Article III Standing

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.

2023-04-19T19:24:44+00:00February 22nd, 2022|Discrimination, Firm News|

Katherine Benson, Phong-Chau Nguyen, and Anne Shaver Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2021 “40 & Under Hot List”

Benchmark Litigation, the “definitive guide to litigation firms and attorneys in the United States,” has announced this year’s Benchmark 40 & Under Hot List. The list highlights lawyers who are standouts among the top young talent in their respective litigation communities in the United States and Canada. Three Lieff Cabraser partners, Katherine L. Benson, Phong-Chau G. Nguyen, and Anne

2021-07-22T16:18:52+00:00July 22nd, 2021|Awards, Firm News|

California Judge Certifies Class of 11,000 Former Female Employees in Google Gender Pay Bias Lawsuit

On May 27, 2021, a California superior court judge issued an order certifying a class of nearly 11,000 former female Google workers who allege the tech giant engaged in systemic and pervasive pay and promotion discrimination against its female employees in California, at times paying women thousands of dollars less than their male counterparts. Filed

2021-05-27T23:07:38+00:00May 27th, 2021|Employment Law, Firm News|