Forced arbitration, the scourge of fair and open adjudication, is greatly favored by the corporate defendants sued for fraud and misconduct by consumers, corporate defendants who fund and almost always win arbitration’s closed proceedings that occur without a judge, jury, or public scrutiny Earlier this week, the California Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 365, closing
We are pleased to announce that the Daily Journal (subscription) has named Lieff Cabraser partner Sarah R. London to its inaugural list of “Leading Commercial Litigators in California.” The award recognizes attorneys who have been lead counsel on major litigation that has significantly impacted the state. Sarah is one of only 44 lawyers to make
We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser partner Sarah R. London has been elected to serve on the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) Executive Committee as Parliamentarian for 2023. Prior to this new position, Sarah served on the CAOC the Board of Directors from 2012-2013 and from 2018 to the present.
The Daily Journal has published its annual listing of “Top Women Lawyers in California,” which includes an extraordinary 14th-time selection for Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth J. Cabraser and a second-time selection for Lieff Cabraser partner Sarah R. London. The Top Women Lawyers award recognizes “exemplary female attorney trailblazers and change
Lawdragon has published its list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America” for 2022, an honor roll that includes Lieff Cabraser partners Donald C. Arbitblit, Kenneth S. Byrd, Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Mark P. Chalos, Paulina do Amaral, Steven E. Fineman, Wendy R. Fleishman, Rachel Geman, Lexi J. Hazam, Richard M. Heimann, Sarah R. London, Annika K. Martin, and Robert J. Nelson. The Lawdragon consumer
Lieff Cabraser partner Sarah R. London is featured in an on demand webinar panel discussion on Diversity in MDL Leadership Appointments, which originally took place in April 2021 at the 3rd annual Western Alliance Bank Class Action Law Forum, held in collaboration with the University of San Diego School of Law. During the webinar, panel participants
Lieff Cabraser partner Sarah R. London will be featured as a distinguished speaker at the 60th Annual Consumer Attorneys of California Convention taking place November 18-21, 2021, in San Francisco at The Palace Hotel. On day three of the conference (11/20), Sarah will speak during the MCLE session entitled “Navigating Through The Perils Of Class Actions And Mass Actions,”
The Daily Journal has published its annual listing of Top Women Lawyers in California, which includes a second-time selection for Lieff Cabraser partner Lexi J. Hazam and first-time kudos for Lieff Cabraser partner Sarah R. London. The Top Women Lawyers award recognizes “exemplary female attorney trailblazers and changemakers doing cutting-edge
On Thursday, April 15, 2021, Lieff Cabraser partner Sarah R. London will co-moderate a breakout session with the Honorable Samantha Jessner of the Los Angeles Superior Court on “How the Courts Can Promote Equity in the Legal Profession,” at the 2021 National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) Midyear Meeting. The session will take place on day one of
As reported by Law360 (subscription), on March 26, 2021, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of the Northern District of California issued a tentative ruling indicating he will deny all the motions to dismiss, except for certain state claims with no class representatives, in multidistrict injury and fraudulent advertising litigation against