Keller Rohrback was a proud sponsor of the UW (University of Washington) NALSA (Native American Law Student Association) 2023 Salmon Bingo Dinner. The dinner took place on Friday, April 28, at wǝɫǝbʔaltxw (Intellectual House) on the UW campus. The dinner featured Indigenously prepared foods, and bingo with prizes focused on Native-created items or Native-owned businesses.
Keller Rohrback Managing Partner, Lynn Lincoln Sarko, was recently named as one of Law360 “Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar” for 2023. The “Titans” award seeks to recognize influential members of the plaintiffs’ bar who have had significant wins over the past year. Lynn is one of only 12 attorneys recognized for this honor this year.
March is Women’s History Month, and this month we take a moment to recognize and learn a little bit about women who have served on the United States Supreme Court. The Court is the highest tribunal in the Nation for all cases and controversies arising under the Constitution or the laws of the United States. As the final arbiter of the law, the Court is charged with ensuring the American people the promise of equal justice under law and, thereby, also functions as guardian and interpreter of the Constitution. To date, six women have served on the Court, with four of them still actively serving.
For the second year in a row, Keller Rohrback partners Gretchen Freeman Cappio and Derek Loeser, along with Managing Partner Lynn Sarko, have been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America. Congratulations to Lynn, Gretchen and Derek on earning this high honor!
On Friday, January 6, 2023, Seattle Public Schools took the first step towards holding social media companies accountable for the harm they have wreaked on the social, emotional, and mental health of its students by filing a lawsuit against the companies operating TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, SnapChat, and YouTube.
The Keller Rohrback ERISA team, along with co-counsel at Stris & Maher and the Seattle City Attorney, completed its successful defense of a landmark Seattle ordinance when the Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari brought by a nationwide employer association. The ordinance requires large hotels to spend a certain amount for their employees’ health care or pay the employees additional compensation so as to enable them to afford such care.
Keller Rohrback is honored to have been included in the 2023 edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s– Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" publication receiving multiple tiered rankings in various recognized practice areas and locations. Achieving a tiered ranking in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
Keller Rohrback partner, Derek Loeser has recently been featured in the popular Lawdragon.com Lawyer Limelight interview series. In his interview, Derek discusses his early career working for the US Department of Justice in the Civil Rights Division, and what drives him to take on large corporations who abuse their power, and where he sees the future of complex litigation going, among other topics.
Keller Rohrback is honored to have been recognized by the American Antitrust Institute (AAI) for its work on the In re EpiPen Marketing, Sales Practices, and Antitrust Litigation. The Keller Rohrback team of Lynn Sarko, Gretchen Freeman Cappio, Alison Chase and Felicia Craick will be recognized, alongside co-counsel from Burn Charest LLP, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Pritzker Levine LLP, Sharp Law LLP, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, on November 9th at the 2022 AAI Awards Night in the category of Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice.
Congratulations to Derek Loeser, who was selected to the Washington 2022 Super Lawyers Top 100 list! Keller Rohrback is thrilled to support Derek in this distinct honor.
Keller Rohrback is proud to announce that twenty-two of our attorneys have been named to the 2022 Washington and Northern California, Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists!
Lawdragon.com has recently featured Keller Rohrback Managing Partner, Lynn Sarko, in its popular Lawyer Limelight interview series. In the interview, Lynn, who was previously recognized by Lawdragon as one of the 2022 Leading Lawyers in America, discusses his path to becoming a lawyer, how his early life on farm in Illinois prepared him for his current role leading a nationally recognized law firm, and the work that he is most proud of amongst other interesting topics
According to an article published by The Practice magazine, between the years 2000 and 2015, the number of Asian American lawyers practicing in the United States has grown from 20,000 to 53,000, and now comprise nearly five percent of lawyers Nationwide. In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage month, we’re taking some time to feature some of the amazing and important work currently being done by our Keller Rohrback attorneys of AAPI heritage.
Drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and three major drug distributors: Cardinal Health Inc., McKesson Corp. and AmerisourceBergen Corp., have announced that they will collectively pay $26 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits nationwide
Please join us in congratulating Keller Rohrback managing partner Lynn Sarko and partners Gretchen Cappio and Derek Loeser on their selection to the 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.
Erin Riley, a Keller Rohrback partner, was elected by the Board of Governors of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel (ACEBC®) to be inducted as a Fellow in the College at the College's Annual Dinner to be held at the Chicago Club in Chicago, IL, on September 17, 2022.
