Class Actions lawyers

Stephan Kugler

Counsel.

Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG

Stephen A. Broome

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Stephen Benesh

A seasoned business litigator in his 32nd year of practice at Bracewell, Steve Benesh brings his experience and judgment to bear in helping his clients reach the best resolution of their issues, whether that means vigorously protecting those interests in the courtroom or working collaboratively to reach a common-sense resolution outside the courtroom. He has represented clients in diverse matters, including securities, class action, business torts, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, deceptive trade practices, breach of contract, and products liability. Steve has first chair jury and non-jury trial experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration and mediation experience.

Bracewell LLP

Stephen Kastenberg

Partner

Ballard Spahr LLP

Stephen Penrose

Partner

Thomsons

Stephen Schachter KC

Partner

Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson

Stephen Strauss

Partner - Litigation and Investigations

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Stephen Weissman

Steve Weissman, the Global Co-Chair of the firm's Antitrust and Competition practice, has almost two decades of practice representing clients in high-stakes transactional matters, criminal cartel investigations and civil litigation before the DOJ and FTC. Steve has litigated a substantial number of cases on behalf of both defendants and plaintiffs, including claims under the Sherman, Clayton and Robinson-Patman Acts, as well as breach of contract and business tort claims. He regularly counsel clients on issues pertaining to joint ventures and distribution agreements, and other antitrust compliance matters.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Stephen Wu

Stephen Wu has nearly twenty-five years’ experience in defending antitrust litigation in federal courts around the country, defending mergers and acquisitions before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and State Attorneys General and counseling clients on antitrust compliance issues. Stephen has successfully defended clients in class actions and other litigation brought by purchasers, competitors, and employees alleging unlawful conspiracy, price-fixing, wage-fixing, exclusive dealing, group boycott, market allocation, monopolization and tying claims. In addition, Stephen has successfully defended numerous mergers and acquisitions from federal and state antitrust reviews. Stephen also regularly counsels clients on pricing and distribution and joint venture matters. He represents clients in a wide variety of industries, ranging from consumer goods to healthcare to packaging. Stephen is co-head of the Firm’s Health Antitrust Practice Group. Stephen has been recognized as a leading antitrust lawyer by The Best Lawyers in America, BTI Consulting, Chambers USA, Global Competition Review, Lawyers of Color, The Legal 500 USA, LMG Life Sciences, The National Law Journal and Super Lawyers. Prior to joining the Firm, Stephen was an attorney for the FTC, where he received its Award for Meritorious Service. At the Firm, Stephen received McDermott’s Pro Bono and Community Service Award in 2010 for his pro bono efforts.

McDermott Will & Schulte

Steve Huffaker

Partner

DLA Piper LLP (US)

Steven Cherry

Partner

WilmerHale

Steven Corhern

Partner

Balch & Bingham LLP

Steven Feldman

Steve Feldman, Global Chair of the firm's Complex Commercial Litigation Practice, represents clients as lead counsel in high-stakes litigation matters, and as a strategic advisor on litigation strategy, risk, and management. His track record of courtroom and arbitration wins includes obtaining complete jury and arbitration verdicts in his clients’ favor on matters ranging from complex commercial disputes and challenging class actions, to trade secret theft and intellectual property disputes. Steve is also routinely recognized for being highly attuned to the business needs of his clients, which span some of the world’s leading technology, consumer, fintech, biotech, and healthcare companies, as well as high-profile individuals. He currently serves as a board member of the Harvard Law School Alumni Association and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers. After graduating, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, Steve served as a law clerk to the Hon. Jacqueline H. Nguyen, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Latham & Watkins

Steven Foale

Principal Lawyer

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers

Steven Hurd

Steve is a partner in Proskauer's Labor & Employment Law Department and co-head of the Employment Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group and is a member of the Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets & Unfair Competition Group. Steve has extensive trial and appellate experience, in both federal and state courts, focusing on claims of alleged individual and class discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour violations, FINRA, whistleblowing and retaliation, defamation, fraud, breach of contract, wrongful discharge and other statutory and common law claims. Steve also advises clients on employment litigation avoidance, litigation strategy and alternative forms of dispute resolution. Steve also handles matters involving drafting, enforcing, and defending restrictive covenants, and protecting trade secrets. Steve helps his clients stay in compliance with the ever-changing employment regulations with respect to FLSA and state law wage and hour requirements by providing advice and conducting comprehensive audits. Steve conducts investigations pertaining to reductions-in-force and individual employee terminations, and claims of gender, race, national origin, and disability discrimination. Steve earned his J.D. degree from Albany Law School, magna cum laude, and his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, cum laude. He is admitted to and has practiced and handled cases in multiple jurisdictions around the country.

Proskauer Rose LLP

Stijn Franken

Partner

NautaDutilh

Susan Leader

Susan Kay Leader is a partner in the Complex Litigation and Arbitration practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Century City office. Ms. Leader litigates and tries cases in high-stakes commercial matters and class actions in federal and state courts. She has chaired more than a dozen trials, arbitrations, and international arbitrations and has represented clients in a variety of industries, including entertainment and media, hospitality, funds, and renewable energy sectors. Ms. Leader’s broad base of experience includes handling a wide variety of commercial litigation matters, employment disputes, products liability disputes, franchise law violations, False Claims Act, and RICO and Sherman Act violations. Ms. Leader is a sought-after instructor in trial advocacy, frequently lecturing in southern California and overseas.

Paul Hastings LLP

Sylvie Gallage-Alwis

Sylvie is a Founding Partner of Signature Litigation’s Paris office. She specialises in product liability, toxic tort, ESG and group litigation disputes. With almost 20 years’ experience, Sylvie represents manufacturers doing business in France in complex product-related disputes, including product liability, industrial risk, product safety, toxic tort, mass litigation/class actions, regulatory compliance and environment/climate change matters. Sylvie represents a variety of globally recognised manufacturers from industries including automotive, electronics, life sciences, cosmetics, new technologies, steel, energy, food, toys and consumer goods. She manages one of the largest product litigation teams in the French market. She is involved in several high-profile French industrial disaster cases, including large-scale fires, planned obsolescence allegations, use of conflict minerals, ‘dieselgate’, maritime engine accidents, marketplace liability and COVID-19 vaccine cases. She defends clients against claims from consumers, NGOs, business partners and competitors, and also handles investigations by French market surveillance authorities such as the DGCCRF, ANFR and ANSM. She has also coordinated product safety corrective measures across the European Union. Sylvie also assists her manufacturing clients with commercial litigation (e.g., sudden termination of contracts, unfair competition, significant imbalance cases) and the review of contracts and Terms & Conditions. Sylvie is a leading defence counsel in France for manufacturers facing mass toxic tort claims and consumer group actions. Her work in this area began with asbestos-exposure claims, where she established rare, company-favourable case law. Some of these cases are cited in the French Civil and Social Security Codes due to the significant legal precedents they set. Her practice now includes cases involving various chemical and hazardous substances, as well as claims based on anxiety over developing future diseases. Sylvie is a go-to lawyer for class actions in France. She has conducted a study for a client on class action systems in over one hundred jurisdictions and is one of the few defence counsel invited to participate in the Cambridge Forum’s working group on class actions in the EU. Sylvie is admitted as an Avocat à la Cour in France and a Solicitor in England & Wales.

Signature Litigation AARPI

Taj Clayton

Taj Clayton serves as Chair of Latham’s Litigation & Trial Department in Texas. He represents public companies, private equity firms, and major sports franchises in complex commercial litigation matters, including product liability, mass torts, antitrust, breach of contract, and intellectual property disputes. Taj brings extensive experience to high-stakes matters, advising clients on: Bet-the-company disputes and multi-jurisdictional litigation Sensitive internal and governmental investigations Class actions and coordinated proceedings involving pricing and product claims Shareholder rights plans and activist defense matters Climate change litigation and related complex tort claims Multidistrict product litigation Disputes arising from regulatory, transactional, and compliance considerations Taj draws on his experience resolving disputes related to corporate transactions, governance priorities, strategic investments, and portfolio operations to serve as a strategic advisor to senior executives and boards. Before joining Latham, Taj worked at another global law firm.

Latham & Watkins

Tal Eyal-Boger

FBC - Tal Eyal-Boger Ms. Eyal-Boger, head of FBC's Competition & Antitrust Department, is one of Israel's leading antitrust practitioners. She specializes in all aspects of competition and antitrust matters and represents clients in complex litigation and class actions. Ms. Eyal-Boger has consistently featured in the international rankings of The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers. She was also the only non-academic Israeli lawyer to have been selected by the international journal, Global Competition Review, in its survey of the best worldwide antitrust practitioners under forty years of age. Ms. Eyal-Boger regularly assists multinational and domestic companies in obtaining the approval of the Israel Antitrust Authority for M&As, investments and agreements containing restrictive provisions, and provides counsel with respect to matters involving potential restrictive trade practices and abusive behavior. She also works closely with companies to create and implement antitrust compliance programs. Ms. Eyal-Boger was invited by the Israeli Antitrust Authority to act as a non-governmental advisor to the European Commission at the International Competition Network. She serves as the Deputy Chairman of the Israel Bar Association's Antitrust Committee, and is frequently called upon to lecture on antitrust matters before various legal and business forums.

FISCHER (FBC & Co.)

Tal Mayshar

A partner in the Litigation department, Tal Mayshar focuses her practice on commercial litigation, class actions, derivative actions, antitrust litigation and administrative law litigation. In addition, Tal represents clients in regulatory matters, including in legislative proceedings, dealings with various authorities (Government agencies, the State Comptroller, the Bank of Israel, etc.) and in privatization proceedings. In a diverse roster she advises clients from the credit card, energy, industrial and transport sectors. Tal joined our firm in 2002, after an internship at the Supreme Court (with Justice Or), and was made partner in 2010.

Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm

Tal Wiesengrun

Ms. Wiesengrun is a partner in FBC's Litigation Department. Ms. Wiesengrun specializes in class actions and derivative suits, and represents leading multinational and domestic companies in their defenses against class actions. She represents major clients in a wide range of industries, including technology, pharmaceutical, e-commerce, banking and energy. Due to her extensive experience in the class actions field, Ms. Wiesengrun also serves as a mediator in complex class actions disputes. Ms. Wiesengrun also advises and represents individuals and companies in complex disputes that relate to issues of contract and corporate law, tax, real estate, and construction. Ms. Wiesengrun represents clients before various Israeli courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation proceedings. Ms. Wiesengrun founded and manages the firm's Senior Citizen Support and Social Facilitation Clinic, which provides pro-bono legal advice to the elderly.

FISCHER (FBC & Co.)

Tali Graifer

Partner, Litigation

Arnon, Tadmor-Levy

Tamara Dreiman

Ms. Dreiman is a senior associate in FBC’s Litigation Department. She specializes in intellectual property litigation, data and privacy protection, commercial disputes and class actions. Ms. Dreiman provides legal counsel to individuals, private companies and public companies, with respect to intellectual property, information technology, and Internet law, including with respect to patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, privacy protection, and database usage. During her legal studies, Ms. Dreiman served as a member of the editorial board of the Tel Aviv University Law Review.

FISCHER (FBC & Co.)