Michael Sobol Shares 2019 California Lawyer of the Year Award for Anthem Data Breach Litigation

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Michael Sobol Shares 2019 California Lawyer of the Year Award for Anthem Data Breach Litigation

The editorial staff of the California Daily Journal have named Lieff Cabraser partner Michael W. Sobol, along with Eric Gibbs of the Gibbs Law Group and Eve Cervantez of Altshuler Berzon, as 2019 California Lawyer of the Year award recipients for their work on the In re Anthem Data Breach Litigation. The annual CLAY Awards are considered by the California legal community as one of the most prestigious awards, given to “outstanding attorneys whose extraordinary work has had a major impact on the law.” [Read more…]

Michael Sobol Named a Top California Cybersecurity Lawyer for the Second Year Running

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Daily Journal Names Michael Sobol a Top California Cybersecurity Lawyer for 2019

The Daily Journal (subscription) has published its second annual “Top Cyber/Artificial Intelligence Lawyers” supplement, a listing that includes Lieff Cabraser partner Michael W. Sobol as one of 20 lawyers “at the forefront of Cybersecurity law in California.” [Read more…]

Daily Journal Names Michael Sobol a Top California Cybersecurity Lawyer for 2018

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Daily Journal Names Michael Sobol a Top California Cybersecurity Lawyer for 2018

The Daily Journal (subscription) has published its 2018 “Top Cyber/Artificial Intelligence Lawyers” supplement, a listing that includes a profile of Lieff Cabraser partner Michael W. Sobol as one of 20 lawyers “on the cutting edge of Cybersecurity law in California.” [Read more…]

Law360 Profiles Michael Sobol as a 2017 MVP for Cybersecurity and Privacy

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Law360 Selects Michael Sobol as 2017 MVP for Cybersecurity and Privacy

Law360 has named Lieff Cabraser partner Michael W. Sobol a 2017 MVP for Cybersecurity and Privacy. Mr. Sobol is one of over 100 attorneys across 38 practice areas who have “distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.” [Read more…]

Suit Against Sony for Failure to Safeguard Confidential Employee Data Advances

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This week U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner held that employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc, whose personal information was exposed in last year’s well publicized data breach may bring claims against Sony for its alleged failure to take reasonable steps to secure the information.

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Michael Sobol and Roger Heller Speak at PLI’s 20th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute Seminar

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Michael Sobol and Roger Heller Speak at PLI's 20th Annual Consumer Financial Services Seminar

The Practising Law Institute (PLI) presents its 20th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute Seminar in various locations, which will focus on the different consumer financial services and products that influence the legal industry. Lieff Cabraser attorney Michael W. Sobol will be speaking in New York on April 6, while Lieff Cabraser attorney Roger N. Heller will be speaking in Chicago on April 27. Both attorneys will serve on distinguished panels, discussing class action developments and settlements. Panelists will touch upon the topics of Dart Cherokee, the Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices Law (UDAP), and class settlement jurisprudence.

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Attorneys Finalists for Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year Award

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Lieff Cabraser attorneys Michael Sobol, David Stellings, and Roger Heller have been named finalists for the 2012 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award presented by Public Justice for their outstanding accomplishments in the bank overdraft fee litigation, along with other members of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the litigation. The award is given to lawyers who win extraordinary verdicts, awards, or settlements for clients in cases with wide-ranging impact. [Read more…]