Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP issued the following announcement on Aug. 15.
The Best Lawyers in America has announced its selections for the 25th edition of its esteemed legal peer-review publication, and we are proud to note that twenty Lieff Cabraser attorneys have been named Best Lawyers for 2019. Listed attorneys are recognized by their peers in the legal industry for their professional excellence across 145 practice areas. This year, over 7 million votes were analyzed and tabulated to generate the final Best Lawyer listings across the U.S.
We are delighted to further report that Lieff Cabraser San Francisco founding partner Elizabeth Cabraser was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Mass Tort/Class Actions – San Francisco and Lieff Cabraser New York partner Rachel Geman was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Employment Law – Individuals New York.
“Best Lawyers was founded in 1981 with the purpose of highlighting the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession. After three decades, we are proud to continue to serve as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals worldwide,” notes Best Lawyers CEO Phil Greer.
The complete list of Lieff Cabraser’s 2019 Best Lawyers and their recognition categories is below.
San Francisco
Donald C. Arbitblit “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs” and “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs”
William Bernstein “Litigation – Antitrust”
Elizabeth J. Cabraser “Consumer Protection Law,” “Litigation – Securities,” “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs,” “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs,” “Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs”
Kelly M. Dermody “Employment Law – Individuals,” “Litigation – Labor and Employment”
Nimish R. Desai “Qui Tam Law”
Eric B. Fastiff “Litigation – Antitrust”
Lexi J. Hazam “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs,” “Qui Tam Law”
Richard M. Heimann “Bet-the-Company Litigation,” “Litigation – Antitrust,” “Litigation – Securities,” “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs”
Robert L. Lieff “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs”
Sarah R. London “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs”
Robert J. Nelson “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs,” “Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs”
Michael W. Sobol “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs,” “Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs”
Fabrice N. Vincent “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs,” “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs”
New York
Paulina do Amaral “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs”
Steven E. Fineman “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs”
Wendy R. Fleishman “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs”
Rachel Geman “Employment Law – Individuals”
Jonathan D. Selbin “Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs”
Nashville
Kenneth S. Byrd “Consumer Protection Law,” “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs,” “Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs”
Mark P. Chalos “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs,” “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs”
Congratulations to all!
Original source can be found here.