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C L A S S A C T I O N R E P O R T E R
Wednesday, December 25, 2019, Vol. 21, No. 257
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[*] Most Active Class Action Defendant Law Firms - 2019
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[*] Most Active Class Action Defendant Law Firms - 2019
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The Class Action Reporter is pleased to provide our subscribers the
following list of law firms that we have identified as the 12 most
active firms representing defendants in class action lawsuits
during 2019.
This list is the product of and copyrighted by Beard Group, Inc.,
and no reproduction or further use of this list is permitted
without the prior written consent of Beard Group, Inc.
LITTLER MENDELSON P.C.
Littler Mendelson P.C. is the Class Action Reporter's
most active defendant law firm for the fifth straight
year. The firm represented defendant companies in at
least 56 class action complaints alleging violations
of the Fair Labor Standards Act and state labor laws,
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Americans with
Disabilities Act. The firm's clients include
Abercrombie & Fitch; All Freight Carriers; Beacon Sales
Acquisition; Blazin Wings; Deluxe Check Printers; Gate
Gourmet; Heartland Employment Services; Interstate
Management Company; Just Energy Marketing; Kindred
Healthcare; McKesson Medical-Surgical; Packaging
Corporation of America; Prince Telecom; Raymours
Furniture; Reynolds Metals; rue21 Inc.; Schenker Inc.;
Signature Healthcare; Southwest Airlines; Sprint/United
Management Company; Texas De Brazil (Fresno); The Coca
-Cola Company; Titlemax of Alabama; Ulta Beauty; United
Parcel Service; Waste Management Inc.; and Zillow Group.
The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., with
80 U.S. and global offices.
On the Web: https://www.littler.com/
Contacts:
Keith A. Jacoby, Esq.
Co-Chair, Class Actions Practice Group
LITTLER MENDELSON P.C.
2049 Century Park East, 5th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: (310) 772-7284
E-mail: kjacoby@littler.com
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Allan G. King, Esq.
Co-Chair, Class Actions Practice Group
LITTLER MENDELSON P.C.
100 Congress Avenue, Suite 1400
Austin, TX 78701
Telephone: (512) 982-7252
E-mail: agking@littler.com
OGLETREE DEAKINS NASH SMOAK & STEWART P.C.
Ogletree Deakins represented defendant companies in at
least 48 class action lawsuits alleging violations of
federal and state labor laws, consumer credit laws, and
the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Clients include Alterra
Group; Autozone Inc.; Becton, Dickinson and Company;
Blood Centers of the Pacific; Carmax Auto; Champion Home
Builders; Circle K Stores; Estenson Logistics; Flexsteel
Industries; Flowers Baking; G6 Hospitality; Georgia-
Pacific Corrugated; Hungry Man Inc.; Irwin Industries;
Johnson Controls; CB&I LLC; MRC Global US; Professional
Transportation; Ruskin Company; Service King Paint &
Body; Southwest Airlines; Synergy One Lending; and Top
Golf USA.
The firm has 54 offices across the United States and in
Europe, Canada, and Mexico.
On the Web: https://ogletree.com/
Contacts:
Spencer C. Skeen, Esq.
Tim L. Johnson, Esq.
Jesse C. Ferrantella, Esq.
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.
4370 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 990
San Diego, CA 92122
Phone: 858-652-3100
Facsimile: 858-652-3101
E-mail: spencer.skeen@ogletree.com
tim.johnson@ogletree.com
jesse.ferrantella@ogletree.com
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Evan R. Moses, Esq.
Marlene M. Moffitt, Esq.
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.
400 South Hope Street, Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: 213-239-9800
Facsimile: 213-239-9045
E-mail: evan.moses@ogletree.com
marlene.moffitt@ogletree.com
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
Morgan Lewis & Bockius served as counsel to corporate
defendants in at least 36 class action lawsuits
alleging violation of securities and labor laws, as
well as consumer fraud. Clients include ABB Optical
Group; Amazon.com Inc.; Aramark Uniform & Career
Apparel; BNSF Railway Company; Burlington Coat Factory;
Charter Communications; Comcast Cable Communications;
CVS Health; Duchesnay USA; Garfield Beach CVS; HP Inc.;
JetBlue Airways; JP Morgan Chase Bank; Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith; Quest Diagnostics Clinical
Laboratories; Realogy Holdings; Spark Energy; Timm
Medical Technologies; United Natural Foods; and Wm.
Bolthouse Farms.
The firm is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with
31 offices across North America, Europe, Asia, and
the Middle East.
On the Web: https://www.morganlewis.com/
Contacts:
Grace E. Speights, Esq.
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004-2541
Telephone: (202) 739-5189
Facsimile: (202) 739-3001
E-mail: grace.speights@morganlewis.com
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J. Gordon Cooney, Jr., Esq.
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
1701 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921
Telephone: (215) 963-4806
Facsimile: (215) 963-5001
E-mail: gordon.cooney@morganlewis.com
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
This year, BakerHostetler served as counsel to
defendants in several purported class action
complaints over, among others, unpaid wages,
unsolicited fax advertisements, product mislabeling,
and customer data theft. Clients include Adesa Inc.;
Choice Hotels; CSX Intermodal Terminals; Harbor Freight;
Lion Oil; Progressive Preferred Insurance; Southwest
Airlines; USAA Casualty Insurance; Vimeo Inc.; and
Trusted Media Brands. It also advises the defendants in
the case, In Re: Marriott International, Inc., Customer
Data Security Breach Litigation.
The firm is based in Cleveland, Ohio, and has offices
in Atlanta, Ga.; Chicago; Cincinnati and Columbus, in
Ohio; Costa Mesa and Los Angeles in Calif.; Denver;
Houston; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Philadelphia;
Seattle; and Washington, D.C.
On the Web: https://www.bakerlaw.com/
Contacts:
Paul Gregory Karlsgodt, Esq.
Head of Class Action Defense Team
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
1801 California St., Ste. 4400
Denver, CO 80202
Telephone: (303) 764 4013
Facsimile: (303) 861 7805
E-mail: pkarlsgodt@bakerlaw.com
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Margaret Rosenthal, Esq.
Co-chair of Employment Class Action Team
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90025-0509
Telephone: (310) 442-8893
Facsimile: (310) 820-8859
E-mail: mrosenthal@bakerlaw.com
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP served as counsel
to corporate defendants in class action lawsuits
alleging violation of labor laws, as well as consumer
fraud. Clients include BMW of North America; Copart,
Inc.; Directory Distributing Associates; Hidden Villa
Ranch Produce; Interstate Cleaning; Kimpton Hotel &
Restaurant Group; Parex USA and Propak Logistics. It is
also advising defendants in Labcorp. data breach and
Sunrise Medical data breach litigation.
The firm is based in Los Angeles with another 51 offices
across the U.S.
On the Web: https://lewisbrisbois.com/
Contacts:
Jon P. Kardassakis, Esq.
Eric Y. Kizirian, Esq.
Co-chairs of Class Action & Mass Tort Practice
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP
633 West 5th Street, Suite 4000
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: (213) 680-5040
Facsimile: (213) 250-7900
E-mail: jon.kardassakis@lewisbrisbois.com
eric.kizirian@lewisbrisbois.com
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Pamela Ferguson, Esq.
Vice-chair of Products Liability,
Class Action & Mass Tort, and Life Sciences Practices
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP
333 Bush Street, Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 438-6638
Facsimile: (415) 434-0882
E-mail: pamela.ferguson@lewisbrisbois.com
MCGUIREWOODS LLP
McGuireWoods LLP represented corporate defendants in at
least 12 class action lawsuits alleging violations
of federal and state labor laws, and the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act. Clients include Bank of
America; Capital One Bank; Comprehensive Health
Management; DG Strategic VII; Ikea US Retail; McLane
Company; MillerCoors LLC; Portfolio Recovery Associates;
Seterus Inc.; Watkins and Shepard Trucking; and Zale
Delaware.
Based in Richmond, Virginia, the firm has another 21
offices across the United States and Europe.
On the Web: https://www.mcguirewoods.com/
Contacts:
Bryan A. Fratkin, Esq.
MCGUIREWOODS LLP
Gateway Plaza
800 East Canal Street
Richmond, VA 23219-3916
Telephone: (804) 775-4352
Facsimile: (804) 698-2100
E-mail: bfratkin@mcguirewoods.com
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Bethany Gayle Lukitsch, Esq.
MCGUIREWOODS LLP
Wells Fargo Center
South Tower
355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 4200
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3103
Telephone: (213) 457-9875
Facsimile: (213) 457-9895
E-mail: blukitsch@mcguirewoods.com
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP represented
defendant companies in at least 11 class action lawsuits
alleging, mostly, labor law violations. Clients include
Addus Healthcare; Comcast Cable Communications
Management; Home Depot U.S.; Purple Communications; and
U.S. Remodelers. The firm also represents Sonos, Inc.
in litigation over a failed software update; and
Mammoth Energy Services over alleged securities fraud.
The firm is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with
another 20 offices worldwide.
On the Web: https://www.akingump.com/
Contacts:
Peter I. Altman, Esq.
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90067-6022
Telephone: (310) 229-1000
Facsimile: (310) 229-1001
E-mail: paltman@akingump.com
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Donna M. Mezias, Esq.
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP
580 California Street, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 765-9500
Facsimile: (415) 765-9501
E-mail: dmezias@akingump.com
FISHER & PHILLIPS, LLP
Fisher & Phillips represented corporate defendants in
at least 11 class action lawsuits over alleged labor
law violations. Its clients include 5 Star Pizza; ADT,
LLC; Air Methods Corp.; Applied Services Augmentation
Partners; FedEx Ground Package System; Orkin Services of
California; Seagle Pizza; and VF Outdoor.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the firm has 33 offices in
the U.S.
On the Web: https://www.fisherphillips.com/
Contacts:
Craig Robert Annunziata, Esq.
FISHER & PHILLIPS LLP
10 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 3450
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: (312) 346 8061
E-mail: cannunziata@laborlawyers.com
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Lonnie D. Giamela, Esq.
Philip J. Azzara, Esq.
FISHER & PHILLIPS LLP
2050 Main Street, Suite 1000
Irvine, CA 92614
Telephone: (949) 851-2424
Facsimile: (949) 851-0152
E-mail: lgiamela@fisherphillips.com
pazzara@fisherphillips.com
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP
Greenberg Traurig served as counsel to corporate
defendants in at least 10 class action complaints
alleging, among others, violation of the Fair Credit
Reporting Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the
Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and Florida's
Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. Clients
include Centene Management; Conestoga Settlement
Services; Energizer Holdings; Hearst Magazine Media;
Ocwen Loan Servicing; Orlando Utilities Commission;
Sandals Resorts International; and Tharaldson
Hospitality Staffing. The firm is also representing
defendants in the case, In Re: Valsartan
N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Contamination Products
Liability Litigation.
Headquartered in Miami, Fla., with 41 offices in the
United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the
Middle East.
On the Web: http://www.gtlaw.com/
Contact:
Robert J. Herrington, Esq.
Co-Chair, Class Action Litigation Group
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 655-1300
Facsimile: (415) 707-2010
E-mail: herringtonr@gtlaw.com
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Mark D. Kemple, Esq.
Co-Chair, Labor & Employment Class and
Collective Action Practice
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
1840 Century Park East, Suite 1900
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: (310) 586-7700
Facsimile: (310) 586-7800
E-mail: kemplem@gtlaw.com
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Stephen L. Saxl, Esq.
Co-Chair, Class Action Litigation Group
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
MetLife Building
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Telephone: (212) 801-9200
Facsimile: (212) 801-6400
E-mail: saxls@gtlaw.com
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Rick L. Shackelford, Esq.
Co-Chair, Class Action Litigation Group
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
1840 Century Park East, Suite 1900
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: (310) 586-7700
Facsimile: (310) 586-7800
E-mail: shackelfordr@gtlaw.com
KIRKLAND & ELLIS, LLP
Kirkland & Ellis represented defendants in multi-
district litigation, In re: Fairlife Milk Products
Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation; In re: 3M
Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation; and
In re: Valsartan N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)
Contamination Products Liability Litigation. Clients
also include Boeing Company and Wayfair Inc. The firm
also represents Travelport Worldwide in merger-related
lawsuits.
Based in Chicago, the firm has 15 offices in the U.S.,
Europe and Asia.
On the Web: https://www.kirkland.com/
Contacts:
Michael B. Slade, Esq.
Jeremy A. Fielding, Esq.
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
300 North LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone: (312) 862-2000
E-mail: michael.slade@kirkland.com
craig.primis@kirkland.com
kasdin.mitchell@kirkland.com
jeremy.fielding@kirkland.com
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Kasdin M. Mitchell, Esq.
KIRKLAND & ELLIS
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
Telephone: (202) 389-5165
E-mail: kasdin.mitchell@kirkland.com
FOLEY & LARDNER, LLP
Foley & Lardner served as counsel to companies sued over
alleged violations of labor laws and antitrust laws.
Defendant companies include 22nd Century Group; Amcor
Rigid Plastics USA; Tough Mudder Incorporated;
HomeServices of America; and Stein Mart Inc. The firm
advised Anda, Inc., in health care/pharmaceutical
personal injury product liability related issues. It
is also involved in In re: Juul Labs, Inc., Marketing,
Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation
alleging violation of the Racketeer Influenced and
Corrupt Organizations Act.
The firm is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with
another 23 offices in the U.S., Brussels, Mexico City
and Tokyo.
On the Web: https://www.foley.com/
Contacts:
Jay N. Varon, Esq.
FOLEY & LARDNER, LLP
Washington Harbour
3000 K Street, N.W., Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20007-5109
Telephone: (202) 672-5380
Facsimile: (202) 672-5399
E-mail: jvaron@foley.com
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Michael D. Leffel, Esq.
FOLEY & LARDNER, LLP
150 East Gilman Street, Suite 5000
Madison, WI 53703-1482
Telephone: (608) 257-5035
Facsimile: (608) 258-4258
E-mail: mleffel@foley.com
KING & SPALDING LLP
King & Spalding was involved in lawsuits seeking class
action status, representing corporate defendants that
include JetBlue Airways, Hat World, Home Depot, and
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company. The firm also
advised defendants in the data theft case, In re:
Capital One Customer Data Security Breach Litigation;
and deceptive marketing case, In re: Fairlife Milk
Products Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation.
The firm is based in Atlanta, with 20+ offices in the
U.S., Europe and Asia.
On the Web: https://www.kslaw.com/
Contacts:
David L. Balser, Esq.
KING & SPALDING, LLP-ATL
1180 Peachtree Street, NE, 40th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30309-3521
Telephone: (404) 572-2782
Facsimile: (404) 572-5100
E-mail: dbalser@kslaw.com
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Stephen B. Devereaux, Esq.
KING & SPALDING LLP
1180 Peachtree St., N.E., Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Telephone: (404) 572-4735
E-mail: sdevereaux@kslaw.com
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