Beyond his environmental practice, Derek also represents clients in a broad range of other business disputes, including
employment class action defense, franchise, securities, corporate governance, real estate, intellectual property and noncompetition litigation, before trial and appellate courts.
Not exact matches
As one of a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers in America for 20 years, Andy has been selected by his peers for inclusion in eight categories: Appellate Practice, Bet - the - Company Litigation, Labor &
Employment Litigation, White - Collar Criminal
Defense, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation /
Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Civil Rights Law, and Real Estate Litigation.
Prior to being admitted to the bar, Ms. Shelton received significant experience clerking on cases concerning consumer
class actions, construction defects,
employment, business, asbestos
defense, and insurance matters.
Auto, Truck and Vehicle Accidents Commercial / Business Litigation Immigration Litigation Product Liability Pharmaceutical Litigation Personal Injury Municipal Liability Premises Liability Police Misconduct Professional Negligence Medical Negligence Environmental Litigation Mass Torts /
Class Action Consumer Fraud Consumer Law / Mortgage Modification Aviation Litigation Maritime Litigation Bucket Truck Litigation Workers» Compensation Nursing Home Negligence
Employment Discrimination Wage & Hour / Overtime Disputes Civil Rights Litigation Social Security Disability Claims Criminal
Defense Wrongful Death Closed Head Injury
Aviation Litigation Maritime Litigation Civil Rights Litigation Immigration Litigation Police Misconduct Criminal
Defense Closed Head Injury Auto, Truck and Vehicle Accidents Bucket Truck Litigation Personal Injury Professional Negligence Medical Negligence Nursing Home Abuse Pharmaceutical Litigation Product Liability Premises Liability Wrongful Death Municipal Liability Social Security Disability Claims Consumer Fraud Consumer Law / Mortgage Modification Commercial / Business Litigation Wage & Hour / Overtime Disputes
Employment Discrimination Workers» Compensation
Class Action / Mass Torts Environmental Litigation
Closed Head Injury Auto, Truck and Vehicle Accidents Aviation Litigation Bucket Truck Litigation Civil Rights Litigation Commercial / Business Litigation Consumer Fraud Consumer Law / Mortgage Modification Criminal
Defense Employment Discrimination Environmental Litigation Immigration Litigation Mass Torts /
Class Action Medical Negligence Municipal Liability Product Liability Pharmaceutical Litigation Personal Injury Premises Liability Police Misconduct Professional Negligence Maritime Litigation Workers» Compensation Nursing Home Negligence Social Security Disability Claims Wage & Hour / Overtime Disputes Wrongful Death
He represents clients in
employment litigation; counseling and
defense in the areas of labor relations, collective bargaining, and NLRB and PERC proceedings; grievance and interest arbitrations; and
class action lawsuits relating to wage - and - hour and related claims.
Auto, Truck and Vehicle Accidents Aviation Litigation Bucket Truck Litigation Civil Rights Litigation
Class Action / Mass Torts Closed Head Injury Commercial / Business Litigation Consumer Fraud Criminal
Defense Employment Discrimination Environmental Litigation Immigration Litigation Maritime Litigation Medical Negligence Municipal Liability Nursing Home Negligence Personal Injury Pharmaceutical Litigation Police Misconduct Product Liability Premises Liability Professional Negligence Social Security Disability Claims Wage & Hour / Overtime Disputes Workers» Compensation Wrongful Death
Practice Areas: Insurance Law, Insurance Coverage Law, Insurance Bad Faith Law, Labor and
Employment Law, Premises Liability Law, Product Liability Law, Professional Liability Law, Transportation Law, Toxic Torts Law, Asbestos Litigation Law, Insurance
Defense Law, Admiralty Law, Commercial Law,
Class Action Law, Construction Law, Longshore and Harborworkers Compensation Act Law, Workers Compensation Law, Insurance Litigation Law
Rising Stars 2017 Eyal Berger, Creditor Debtor Rights: Business Catherine Douglas Kretzschmar, Bankruptcy: Business Elan Hersh, Business Litigation Sarah Lis,
Employment Litigation:
Defense Tamara Savin Malvin, Business Litigation Max C. Rudolf,
Class Action / Mass Torts Ashley A. Sawyer, Business Litigation
Mr. Campbell represents employers in all aspects of labor and
employment litigation in
defense of complaints for
class action and single - plaintiff matters in both court and arbitration.
Commerson has experience litigating all types of business cases, with particular skills in the areas of soft intellectual property, media and entertainment,
employment, and
class action defense.
Attorneys in our
Class Action Practice represent «household name» corporations in defense of consumer and false advertising class actions; Big Four accounting firms and corporate issuers in securities class actions; companies who have been accused of improperly disclosing customer data; employers alleged to have violated labor and employment laws; and industrial manufacturers in products liability class and mass tort actions, among ot
Class Action Practice represent «household name» corporations in
defense of consumer and false advertising
class actions; Big Four accounting firms and corporate issuers in securities class actions; companies who have been accused of improperly disclosing customer data; employers alleged to have violated labor and employment laws; and industrial manufacturers in products liability class and mass tort actions, among ot
class actions; Big Four accounting firms and corporate issuers in securities
class actions; companies who have been accused of improperly disclosing customer data; employers alleged to have violated labor and employment laws; and industrial manufacturers in products liability class and mass tort actions, among ot
class actions; companies who have been accused of improperly disclosing customer data; employers alleged to have violated labor and
employment laws; and industrial manufacturers in products liability
class and mass tort actions, among ot
class and mass tort
actions, among others.
Super Lawyers 2017 Marcy L. Aldrich,
Class Action / Mass Torts Jacqueline M. Arango, Business Litigation William C. Arnhols, Banking Jonathan L. Awner, Mergers & Acquisitions Richard Bezold, Real Estate: Business James S. Bramnick,
Employment & Labor Christopher S. Carver, Business Litigation Dana Clayton, Business Litigation Gerald B. Cope, Jr., Appellate Nancy A. Copperthwaite, Appellate L. Frank Cordero, Tax: Business Carol L. Schoffel Faber, Real Estate: Business Pedro A. Freyre, Business / Corporate Joanne Gelfand, Bankruptcy: Business Andrea S. Hartley, Bankruptcy: Business Elizabeth M. Hernandez, Civil Litigation:
Defense Daniel Jacobson, Business / Corporate Neisen O. Kasdin, Land Use / Zoning Jeffrey A. Kern, Estate Planning & Probate Teddy D. Klinghoffer, Business / Corporate Michael C. Marsh, Business Litigation Brian Miller, Securities Litigation James M. Miller, Business Litigation Richard C. Milstein, Estate & Trust Litigation Luis A. Perez, International Henry H. Raattama Jr., Nonprofit Organizations Joseph L. Rebak, Business Litigation Stephen K. Roddenberry, Mergers & Acquisitions Carl D. Roston, Mergers & Acquisitions Peter E. Salomon, Employee Benefits Mark S. Shapiro, Insurance Coverage Lawrence D. Silverman, Antitrust Litigation Andrew M. Smulian, Real Estate: Business William J. Spratt, Jr., Health Care Brian Tague, Real Estate: Business
Chinese Drywall DUI Criminal Domestic Violence Drug Crimes State Criminal
Defense Federal Criminal
Defense Personal Injury Defective Products Overview Crime Victims
Class Actions Consumer Protection Pharmaceutical Liability Toxic Torts Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Neglect Workers Compensation Social Security Disability Veteran's Benefits Qui Tam Tax Investigations Business Litigation Wills and Estates Professional License
Defense Traumatic Brain Injury
Employment Accidents (Train / Truck / Car)
Auto, Truck and Vehicle Accidents Bucket Truck Litigation Personal Injury Professional Negligence Medical Negligence Nursing Home Abuse Pharmaceutical Litigation Product Liability Premises Liability Wrongful Death Closed Head Injury Aviation Litigation Maritime Litigation Municipal Liability Police Misconduct Criminal
Defense Civil Rights Litigation Immigration Litigation Social Security Disability Claims Consumer Fraud Consumer Law / Mortgage Modification Commercial / Business Litigation Wage & Hour / Overtime Disputes
Employment Discrimination Workers» Compensation
Class Action / Mass Torts Environmental Litigation
Aviation Litigation Maritime Litigation Medical Negligence Nursing Home Negligence Pharmaceutical Litigation Product Liability Closed Head Injury Premises Liability Auto, Truck and Vehicle Accidents Bucket Truck Litigation Personal Injury Professional Negligence Wrongful Death Commercial / Business Litigation Consumer Law / Mortgage Modification Consumer Fraud Wage & Hour / Overtime Disputes Workers» Compensation
Employment Discrimination Immigration Litigation Civil Rights Litigation Police Misconduct Criminal
Defense Social Security Disability Claims Municipal Liability
Class Action / Mass Torts Environmental Litigation
The firm, which has grown to 80 attorneys with offices in Long Beach, San Francisco, Seattle, Anchorage, and Hong Kong, has developed expertise in many specialties of civil litigation including
class and mass
actions, securities and banking litigation, mortgage litigation,
employment, energy, environmental, admiralty and maritime, bankruptcy, business litigation, products liability, real estate, toxic tort, professional malpractice
defense, professional design & construction, all types of civil appeals, mortgage banking, real estate, corporate / transactional and other commercial matters.
Chinese Drywall DUI Criminal Domestic Violence Drug Crimes State Criminal
Defense Federal Criminal
Defense Personal Injury Defective Products Overview Crime Victims
Class Actions Consumer Protection Pharmaceutical Liability Toxic Torts Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Neglect Workers Compensation Social Security Disability Veteran's Benefits Qui Tam Predatory Lending Tax Investigations Business Litigation Wills and Estates Professional License
Defense Traumatic Brain Injury
Employment Accidents (Train / Truck / Car)
For example, when I was investigating
employment law, most of the big firms in town only handled
class action cases and employer
defense.
Today, LTL has 33 attorneys with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orange County handling complex commercial, intellectual property,
class action, insurance coverage, and
employment defense litigation matters for numerous Fortune 500 companies, other global industry leaders, and successful entrepreneurs.
Practices represented in the New York office include: Bankruptcy, Workouts & Business Reorganization; Commercial
Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation; Corporate; Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; Labor &
Employment; Real Estate; Securities & Financial Litigation; Structured & Real Estate Finance; Tax; and Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud, & Non-Competes.
Additionally, recognizing that a cyber - or privacy - related development can expand to encompass a number of other significant legal issues, our group works hand - in - glove with attorneys in our White Collar
Defense, Regulatory and Investigations, Securities Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Business Finance & Restructuring and
Employment Litigation practices, among others, to address subsequent risks such as government or regulatory inquiries, shareholder, consumer, or employee
class action litigation, trade secrets theft, funding or financial issues, and disputes with vendors, service providers and other third parties.
Antitrust: Cartel Heather Tewksbury Molly Boast Perry Lange Steven Cherry Thomas Mueller Antitrust: Civil Litigation /
Class Actions Daniel Volchok Leon Greenfield Mark Ford Seth Waxman Thomas Mueller Timothy Syrett Antitrust: Merger Control Hartmut Schneider Heather Tewksbury James Lowe Leon Greenfield Molly Boast Perry Lange Thomas Mueller Dispute Resolution: Appellate Catherine Carroll Danielle Spinelli Mark Fleming Paul Wolfson Seth Waxman Thomas Saunders William Lee Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White - Collar Criminal
Defense Anjan Sahni Boyd Johnson Erin Sloane Howard Shapiro Jay Holtmeier Kimberly Parker Randall Lee Stephen Jonas Dispute Resolution: Financial Services: Litigation David Lesser Fraser Hunter Michael Gordon Peter Macdonald William McLucas Dispute Resolution: General Commercial Disputes David Ogden Howard Shapiro Joel Green John Butts Robert Cultice Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration James Carter John Pierce John Trenor Rachael Kent Dispute Resolution: International Trade Benjamin Powell Charlene Barshefsky David Ross Naboth van den Broek Patrick McLain Ronald Meltzer Robert Novick Sharon Cohen Levin Dispute Resolution: Securities Litigation:
Defense Andrea Robinson Christopher Davies Fraser Hunter John Batter Lori Martin Matthew Martens Michael Bongiorno Peter Kolovos Timothy Perla William McLucas Finance: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings Brian Johnson Erika Robinson Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings Brian Johnson David Westenberg Erika Robinson Rosemary Reilly Stuart Falber Finance: Financial Services Regulation Daniel Kearney Franca Harris Gutierrez Reginald Brown Sharon Cohen Levin Government: Government Relations Jamie Gorelick Jonathan Yarowsky Ken Salazar Thomas Strickland Industry Focus: Energy: Regulatory: Conventional Power Andrew Spielman Mark Kalpin Rachel Jacobson Industry Focus: Healthcare: Life Sciences Amy Wigmore Belinda Juran Bruce Manheim Lia Der Marderosian Lisa Pirozzolo Robert Gunther Steven Singer Stuart Falber William Lee Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation: International Trade Commission Natalie Hanlon Leh William Lee Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation: Full Coverage Donald Steinberg Joseph Haag Lisa Pirozzolo Mark Selwyn Michael Summersgill William Lee Intellectual Property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) Amy Wigmore Colleen Superko David Cavanaugh Donald Steinberg Jason Kipnis Monica Grewal Intellectual Property: Patents: Licensing David Cavanaugh Michael Bevilacqua Labor and
Employment: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Amy Null Kimberly Wethly Scott Kilgore M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Commercial Deals and Contracts Belinda Juran Jeffrey Johnson Michael Bevilacqua Robert Finkel Steven Barrett Steven Singer M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Governance Erika Robinson Hal Leibowitz Jennifer Zepralka Jonathan Wolfman Knute Salhus Lillian Brown Meredith Cross Thomas White M&A / Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle - Market ($ 500m - 999m) Christopher Rose Eric Hwang Hal Leibowitz Jay Bothwick Joseph Wyatt Mark Borden Mick Bain Stephanie Evans M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Christopher Rose David Gammell Eric Hwang Mick Bain Peter Buckland Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber law Alejandro Mayorkas Benjamin Powell Reed Freeman Heather Zachary Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology: Outsourcing Belinda Juran Michael Bevilacqua Robert Finkel Steven Barrett Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology: Transactions Ashwin Gokhale Belinda Juran Michael Bevilacqua Jeffrey Johnson Steven Barrett Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory Benjamin Powell Heather Zachary Jonathan Yarowsky Kelly Dunbar Reed Freeman Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Doug Burton Keith Barnett Paul Jakubowski Sean Boulger William O'Reilly Tax: US Taxes: Non-Contentious Julie Hogan Rodgers Kimberly Wethly Richard Andersen Robert Burke William Caporizzo
Antitrust: Cartel Antitrust: Civil Litigation /
Class Actions Antitrust: Merger Control Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White - Collar Criminal
Defense Dispute Resolution: Financial Services: Litigation Dispute Resolution: General Commercial Disputes Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration Dispute Resolution: International Trade Dispute Resolution: Securities Litigation:
Defense Finance: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings: Advice to Issuers Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings: Advice to Underwriters Finance: Financial Services Regulation Government: Government Relations Industry Focus: Energy Regulatory: Conventional Power Industry Focus: Healthcare: Life Sciences Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation: International Trade Commission Intellectual Property: Patent: Prosecution (including reexamination and post-grant proceedings) Intellectual Property: Patents: Licensing Labor and
Employment: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (Transactions) M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Governance M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (including Data Protection and Privacy) Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (including Data Protection and Privacy), Data Breach Response Media, Technology and Telecoms: Outsourcing Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology: Transactions Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory Real Estate Tax: US taxes: Non-contentious
We provide legal news on the most recent litigated business and commercial cases including antitrust, banking and financial institutions, construction, complex disputes /
class actions involving multi-parties and multi-jurisdictions, communications,
employment law, environmental
actions, government enforcement
defense, insurance, intellectual property, mergers and business combinations, products liability, professional liability, real estate and development, environmental, securities enforcement, white collar criminal
actions, and trust and estate litigation.
Our reputation as one of the top
class action defense firms in the country results from our significant experience in defending against alleged
class actions across a broad range of pharmaceutical and other products litigation, as well as antitrust,
employment and securities litigation.
Our principal areas of practice include bet - the - company litigation, and trials,
class actions, white collar
defense and investigations, corporate, labor and
employment, environmental, real estate, financial restructuring and tax.
Firm Enhances Capabilities in
Employment and Investor Immigration, Complex Litigation and
Class / Collective
Action Defense
The recent uptick in litigation of all types is driving demand for legal professionals who can represent clients in areas such as complex civil litigation, commercial litigation, insurance
defense,
class actions, labor and
employment, personal injury lawsuits and regulatory
actions.
Adept at
class and collective
actions defense, the group represents clients in connection with
employment law compliance, collective bargaining and NLRB proceedings, ADA public access, global workforce issues, immigration and non-compete and trade secret advice and litigation.
Working in close collaboration with our White Collar
Defense, Regulatory and Investigations lawyers as well as our
Employment colleagues, we offer clients deep regulatory and criminal experience alongside the Firm's traditional strengths in corporate governance and
class action litigation, enabling us to conduct these investigations as quickly, efficiently and thoroughly as possible.
Even in January of this year (2013), Law.com predicted an increase in trade secret litigation, antitrust litigation, white - collar crime enforcement /
defense, labor and
employment litigation, government contracts litigation, patent litigation, environmental litigation,
class actions, and ITC cases.
Handles all facets of employer
defense of individual and
class action EEO litigation in federal and state court, including claims of race, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, and disability discrimination; the investigation and
defense of sexual harassment claims; and the
defense of unlawful retaliation claims based on the filing of an equal
employment complaint.
Additionally, he has been named to the Southern California Super Lawyers list (2006 to 2018) in the areas of
Employment & Labor: Employer and
Class Action / Mass Torts:
Defense.