Keller Rohrback Attorneys Recognized as2018 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers
March 26, 2018
Legal magazine Lawdragon has published its annual listing of the 500 “Leading Lawyers in America,” which includes Keller Rohrback managing partner Lynn Lincoln Sarko and senior partner Derek W. Loeser. Selected from a combination of editorial research by Lawdragon staff, law firm submissions, and other online nominations, the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers list is a mark of high distinction in the legal profession.
According to Lawdragon, "[t]hese are lawyers who inspire with their public interest leadership, their vision of the rule of law and its relationship to our lives, our economies and our governance. They assess how to structure the most difficult deals, and how to counsel leaders who abuse, prevaricate and some who actually try to lead.”
About Lynn Sarko
Lynn Lincoln Sarko is a master strategist and litigator who leads Keller Rohrback's nationally-recognized Complex Litigation Group. One of the nation's top attorneys in complex litigation, Lynn does not just help clients win--he helps them win what they want. Through smart, efficient strategy and tailored, creative problem solving, Lynn and his team accomplish the best outcomes while minimizing costs and maximizing value. Lynn has been appointed lead and co-lead counsel in numerous class action cases around the country. He is the consummate team-player, bringing not just plaintiffs’ counsel together, but counsel for all the parties when crafting solutions to complex problems.
Lynn currently serves on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in In Re National Prescription Opiate Litigation, the multi-district prescription opiate litigation which includes governments throughout the nation that have been damaged by the opioid crisis. Lynn was also appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for In re Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep Ecodiesel Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, the Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep “EcoDiesel” multidistrict litigation. Lynn also served on the Plaintiffs Steering Committee in In re: Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, where he served as one of the negotiators of the $15 billion settlement for 2.0-liter vehicles, the largest auto-related consumer class action settlement in U.S. history, as well as the 3.0-liter settlement.
About Derek Loeser
Derek Loeser is a senior partner in Keller Rohrback’s nationally recognized Complex Litigation Group. Derek is known for his courtroom skill and creativity in large, complex cases. He has litigated in state and federal trial and appellate courts on behalf of individuals, institutions and state and local governments. Throughout his career, Derek has been inspired to hold powerful corporations accountable for fraud and abuse. Derek’s cases run the gamut from consumer protection, fraud, securities, ERISA, anti-trust, and environmental protection – what unites them is the idea that corporations are not above the law. Derek has served in leadership capacities in a wide array of prominent class action and large-scale individual cases throughout the country.
Currently, among other cases against Fortune 500 Companies, Derek represents state and local government entities in several matters, including in the In Re National Prescription Opiate Litigation where he represents cities and counties severely impacted by the opioid epidemic. Derek also serves as lead counsel in Jabbari, et. al. v. Wells Fargo & Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the Wells Fargo unauthorized account consumer class action in which preliminary approval has been granted to a nationwide $142 million settlement.