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/raid1/www/Hosts/bankrupt/CAR_Public/181225.mbx C L A S S A C T I O N R E P O R T E R Tuesday, December 25, 2018, Vol. 20, No. 257 Headlines * Most Active Class Action Defendant Law Firms - 2018 ********* * Most Active Class Action Defendant Law Firms - 2018 ----------------------------------------------------- The Class Action Reporter is pleased to provide our subscribers the following list of law firms that we have identified as the 14 most active firms representing defendants in class action lawsuits during 2018. 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 fourth straight year. The firm represented defendant companies in at least 54 class action complaints alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and state labor laws. The firm's clients include Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Brooks Brothers Group, CoreCivic Inc., ESA Management, Everyday Beauty Amore, Expeditors Inc., Five Guys, FMFS of VS LLC, GEO Group, InStore Group, J&B Investments, KeyPoint Government Solutions, ManPower US, Monte R. Lee & Company, National Delivery Systems, Nordstrom Inc., Praxair Inc., Schenker Inc., Servicelink Field Services, Smurfit Kappa North America, Sprint/United Management, Starbucks Corp., Target Corp., TNT Crane and Rigging, Ulta Salon, and Workforce Resources. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., with more than 75 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 - and - 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 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP Morgan Lewis & Bockius served as counsel to corporate defendants in at least 41 class action lawsuits alleging violation of securities and labor laws, as well as consumer fraud. Clients include Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Amazon.com LLC, Golden State FC, Allegiant Air, Delta Airlines, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Toyota Motor Sales, The Vanguard Group, Inc., Novo Nordisk, Saks and Company, Best Buy Stores, PetSmart Inc., Metlife Inc., Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Duane Reade, Censtar Energy, and Zimmer Biomet Holdings. The firm is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with offices in Boston; Los Angeles, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Orange County, Century City, Calif.; Chicago; Dallas; Houston; Hartford, Conn.; Miami; New York; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Princeton, N.J.; Washington, DC; and Wilmington, Del. The firm's international offices are in Dubai, UAE; Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan; Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong; Singapore; Tokyo; Brussels; Frankfurt; London; Moscow; and Paris. On the Web: https://www.morganlewis.com/ Contacts: Molly Moriarty Lane, Esq. MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP One Market, Spear Street Tower San Francisco, CA 94105-1596 Telephone: (415) 442-1333 Facsimile: (415) 442-1001 E-mail: molly.lane@morganlewis.com - and - 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 - and - Steven A. Reed, Esq. MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1701 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921 Telephone: (215) 963-5603 Facsimile: (215) 963-5001 E-mail: steven.reed@morganlewis.com - and - Scott T. Schutte, Esq. MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 77 West Wacker Dr. Chicago, IL 60601-5094 Telephone: (312) 324-1773 Facsimile: (312) 324-1001 E-mail: scott.schutte@morganlewis.com - and - S. Elaine McChesney, Esq. MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP One Federal St. Boston, MA 02110-1726 Telephone: (617) 951-8501 Facsimile: (617) 951-8736 E-mail: elaine.mcchesney@morganlewis.com - and - Samuel S. Shaulson, Esq. MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 101 Park Ave. New York, NY 10178-0060 Telephone: (212) 309-6718 Facsimile: (212) 309-6001 E-mail: sam.shaulson@morganlewis.com JACKSON LEWIS P.C. Jackson Lewis represented corporate defendants in at least 28 class action lawsuits alleging violations of federal and state labor laws. Defendant companies include Customer Connexx LLC & ARCA Inc., Cabot Oil and Gas, Technicolor USA, Emergency Consultants, MyExperian Inc., AMG Quickserve, M.A.C. Cosmetics, Tucker Energy Services, Perdue Foods, A+ Student Staffing, Tomra Metro, Southwest Gas Corp., VisionPro Connections, Yum! Brands, Everyday Beauty Amore, and Cummins Pacific. The firm is based in White Plains, New York, with 57 offices in the U.S., including Puerto Rico and Hawaii. On the Web: https://www.jacksonlewis.com/ Contacts: Jenna Rinehart Rassif, Esq. JACKSON LEWIS P.C. One Biscayne Tower Two South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 3500 Miami, FL 33131-1802 Telephone: (305) 577-7600 Facsimile: (305) 373-4466 E-mail: jenna.rassif@jacksonlewis.com - and - Douglas J. Hoffman, Esq. JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 75 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 Telephone: (617) 367-0025 E-mail: hoffmand@jacksonlewis.com GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP Greenberg Traurig served as counsel to corporate defendants in at least 23 class action complaints alleging, among others, product liability as well as violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Clients include 3M Company, Alcon Laboratories, Benjamin Moore & Co., Champion Petfoods, Twin Hill Acquisition Company, Health-Ade LLC, Allied Waste Niagara Falls Landfill, Allegiant Travel Company, Bin Insurance Holdings, Davol Inc., C. R. Bard and TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, and Wal-Mart Associates. Headquartered in Miami, Fla., with 38 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 - and - Mark D. Kemple, Esq. GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP Co-Chair, Labor & Employment Class and Collective Action Practice 1840 Century Park East, Suite 1900 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Telephone: (310) 586-7700 Facsimile: (310) 586-7800 E-mail: kemplem@gtlaw.com - and - 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 - and - 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 OGLETREE DEAKINS NASH SMOAK & STEWART P.C. Ogletree Deakins represented defendant companies in at least 22 class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Clients include Change Healthcare Solutions, Flowers Foods, Idemia Identity & Security USA, Fidelity Investments, Kirkland's Stores, Waveland Services, Shutterfly Inc., Southwest Airlines, NRG Energy Services, W.W. Grainger, Baxter Healthcare, Air Evac EMS Inc., SiteOne Landscape Supply and Bank of New York. The firm has 53 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. On the Web: https://ogletree.com/ Contacts: Charles B. Baldwin, Esq. OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, PC 111 Monument Circle Indianapolis, IN 46204 Telephone: 317-916-2140 Facsimile: 317-916-9076 E-mail: charles.baldwin@ogletree.com - and - Elizabeth S. Washko, Esq. OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, PC SunTrust Plaza Nashville, TN 37219 Telephone: (615) 687-2229 Facsimile: (615) 254-1908 E-mail: liz.washko@ogletree.com GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP Gibson Dunn was engaged as defendant counsel in at least 19 class action lawsuits alleging violations of, among others, securities, antitrust and labor laws. The firm's clients include Apple Inc., Sunrise Senior Living, Zillow Group, Jones Financial Companies, Merck & Co., Jimmy John's Franchise, Postmates Inc., Juul Labs and Allergan, Inc. The firm is based in Los Angeles, Calif., with 20 offices in major cities throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America. On the Web: http://www.gibsondunn.com/ Contacts: Chris Chorba, Esq. Co-Chair of Class Actions Practice Group GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 333 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197 Telephone: (213) 229-7396 Facsimile: (213) 229-6396 E-mail: cchorba@gibsondunn.com - and - Theane Evangelis, Esq. Co-Chair of Class Actions Practice Group and as Vice Chair of the California Appellate Practice Group GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 333 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197 Telephone: (213) 229-7726 Facsimile: (213) 229-6726 E-mail: tevangelis@gibsondunn.com SEYFARTH SHAW LLP Seyfarth Shaw represented defendant companies in at least 19 class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act and similar state labor laws. Clients include La Boucherie on 71, Disney Store USA, Hyatt Hotel, Michael Kors (USA), Toll Global Forwarding, L'Oreal USA, Randstad Inhouse Services, Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care of Southern Florida, and Camelbak Products. The firm is based in Chicago, with offices in Atlanta, Ga.; Boston; Houston, Tex.; Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Francisco in Calif.; New York; and Washington, D.C.; and international offices in London; Shanghai; and Melbourne and Sydney in Australia. On the Web: http://www.seyfarth.com/ Contacts: Daniel M. Blouin, Esq. Chair of Commercial Class Action Defense Practice Group SEYFARTH SHAW LLP 131 South Dearborn Street, Suite 2400 Chicago, IL 60603-5577 Telephone: (312) 460-5966 Facsimile: (312) 460-7966 E-mail: dblouin@seyfarth.com BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP This year, BakerHostetler served as counsel to defendants in at least 15 purported class action complaints over, among others, unpaid wages, unsolicited fax advertisements, product mislabeling, the side effects of Opioid drugs and customer data theft. Clients include Southwest Airlines, Securitas Security, ABM Industries, eClinicalworks, Sherwin- Williams Company, Actavis LLC, Ralph Lauren, Kohl's Department, Synapse Group, Cardinal Health Inc., Best Buy and Children's Mercy Hospital. 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, Colo.; Houston, Tex.; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Philadelphia; Seattle, Wash.; 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 - and - 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 FISHER & PHILLIPS, LLP Fisher & Phillips represented corporate defendants in at least 12 class action lawsuits over alleged labor law violations. Its clients include Compass Group, Amedisys Holding, DBI Services, Five Star Pizza, Joarder Properties, Primeflight Aviation Services Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings and Whole Foods Market. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the firm has 33 offices in the U.S. On the Web: https://www.fisherphillips.com/ Contacts: Benton N. Wood, Esq. FISHER & PHILLIPS LLP 200 South Orange Avenue, Suite 1100 Orlando, FL 32801 Telephone: (407) 541-0888 Facsimile: (407) 541-0887 E-mail: bwood@fisherphillips.com - and - Christine E. Howard, Esq. FISHER & PHILLIPS, LLP 101 E. Kennedy Blvd Ste 2350 Tampa, FL 33602 Telephone: (813) 769 7500 Facsimile: (813) 769 7501 E-mail: bowens@fisherphillips.com choward@laborlawyers.com - and - 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 BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner represented defendants in at least 11 class action complaints over unsolicited fax advertisements and consumer fraud. Clients include eClinicalworks, Ciox Health, Ocwen Mortgage, Avis Budget Car Rental, Johnson & Johnson, Republic Services, Healthport Technologies and Walgreen Co. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Bryan Cave has 27 offices worldwide. On the Web: http://www.scopelitis.com/ Contacts: Robert E. Boone III, Esq. Douglas A. Thompson, Esq. BRYAN CAVE LLP 120 Broadway, Suite 300 Santa Monica, CA 90401-2386 Telephone: (310) 576 2100 Facsimile: (310) 576 2200 E-Mail: reboone@bryancave.com douglas.thompson@bryancave.com - and - Dan H. Ball, Esq. BRYAN CAVE 211 North Broadway One Metropolitan Square, Suite 3600 St. Louis, MO 63102 Telephone: (314) 259 2000 E-mail: dhball@bryancave.com - and - Jena M. Valdetero, Esq. BRYAN CAVE LLP 161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4300 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: (312) 602-5000 E-mail: jena.valdetero@bryancave.com LATHAM & WATKINS, LLP Latham & Watkins served as counsel to companies named as defendants in at least 11 class action lawsuits alleging violations of securities laws and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Defendant companies include Apple Inc., Biglari Holdings, Funko Inc., Restoration Robotics, Switch Inc., and Caesars Entertainment. Latham's first office was in Los Angeles while New York office is currently the largest. It is the only global law firm with no corporate headquarters. It has 31 offices in 13 countries. On the Web: https://www.lw.com/ Contacts: Benjamin Naftalis, Esq. Kevin McDonough, Esq. LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 885 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022-4834 Telephone: (212) 906 1246 Facsimile: (212) 751 4864 E-mail: benjamin.naftalis@lw.com kevin.mcdonough@lw.com - and - Daniel M. Wall, Esq. Christopher S. Yates, Esq. Sadik Huseny, Esq. LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94111-6538 Telephone: (415) 391-0600 E-mail: dan.wall@lw.com chris.yates@lw.com sadik.huseny@lw.com JENNER & BLOCK LLP Jenner & Block was involved in at least 10 class action lawsuits representing corporate defendants including Ulta Beauty, CBOE Global Markets, Move Inc., Hain Celestial Group and Hertz Corp. The firm has offices in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. On the Web: https://jenner.com/ Contacts: Stephen L. Ascher, Esq. JENNER & BLOCK LLP 919 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10022 Telephone: (212) 891-1670 E-mail: sascher@jenner.com - and - Craig C. Martin, Esq. JENNER & BLOCK LLP 353 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60654-33456 Telephone: (312) 222-9350 E-mail: cmartin@jenner.com - and - Richard L. Stone, Esq. Amy M. Gallegos, Esq. JENNER & BLOCK LLP 633 West 5th Street, Suite 3600 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: (213) 239 5100 Facsimile: (213) 239 5199 E-mail: rstone@jenner.com dsinger@jenner.com agallegos@jenner.com DENTONS US LLP Dentons US LLP represented defendants in at least 10 class action lawsuits. Clients include International Game Technology, Carrington Mortgage Services, Lexington Insurance, Federal Warranty Service, Altisource Solutions, Nationwide Insurance and Sunrise Senior Living. The firm has 24 offices in the U.S. On the Web: https://www.dentons.com/ Contacts: Nathan L. Garroway, Esq. Jeffrey A. Zachman, Esq. DENTONS US, LLP 303 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 5300 Atlanta, GA 30308 Telephone: (404) 527-4000 E-mail: nathan.garroway@dentons.com jeffrey.zachman@dentons.com - and - Mark L. Hanover, Esq. DENTONS US LLP 4520 Main Street, Suite 1100 Kansas City, MO 64111 Telephone: (816) 460 2400 E-mail: mark.hanover@dentons.com REED SMITH LLP Reed Smith represented defendants in at least 10 class action complaints alleging violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Clients include Nationstar Mortgage, Jiffy Lube International, Purdue Pharma, Buffalo Wild Wings, PNC Financial, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and Safe Streets USA. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with 28 offices throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. On the Web: https://www.reedsmith.com/ Contacts: Kurt C. Peterson, Esq. Kenneth Smersfelt, Esq. REED SMITH LLP 355 South Grand Ave., Suite 2800 Los Angeles, CA 90071-1514 Telephone: (213) 457-8000 Facsimile: (213) 457-8080 Email: kpeterson@reedsmith.com ksmersfelt@reedsmith.com kkroll@reedsmith.com - and - Casey Devin Laffey, Esq. REED SMITH LLP 599 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 Telephone: (212) 549-0282 E-mail: claffey@reedsmith.com - and - Robert A. Nicholas, Esq. Shannon E. Mclure, Esq. REED SMITH LLP 1717 Arch Street, Suite 3100 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: (215) 851-8100 E-mail: rnicholas@reedsmith.com smculre@reedsmith.com ********* S U B S C R I P T I O N I N F O R M A T I O N Class Action Reporter is a daily newsletter, co-published by Bankruptcy Creditors' Service, Inc., Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, USA, and Beard Group, Inc., Washington, D.C., USA. Rousel Elaine T. Fernandez, Joy A. Agravante, Psyche A. Castillon, Julie Anne L. Toledo, Christopher G. Patalinghug, and Peter A. Chapman, Editors. Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. ISSN 1525-2272. This material is copyrighted and any commercial use, resale or publication in any form (including e-mail forwarding, electronic re-mailing and photocopying) is strictly prohibited without prior written permission of the publishers. 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