The Rivkin Center’s Babs Fisher Valor Award is an annual honor given by the pioneering Seattle ovarian cancer research organization to recipients who have embraced the mission and helped advance the state of research into earlier detection and a cure. At this year’s Rivkin Center Gala Auction, the award was given to Keller Rohrback partner Derek Loeser and his wife Dr. Katie Van Kessel for what the organization characterizes as “their tireless advocacy and leadership.” And in fact, the giving example set by the pair led years ago to Keller Rohrback’s proud role as a sustaining donor.
Keller Rohrback proudly announces that Dean Kawamoto and Felicia Craick have earned Consumer Attorney of the Year recognition by Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) for their standout work on the JUUL Labs e-cigarette litigation.
Keller Rohrback is honored to have been included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms® rankings. The firm was recognized with multiple tiered rankings in various practice areas and locations that signify a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. Admission to the elite and impressive group of U.S. firms that achieve the Best Law Firms® rankings, drawn from 204 metropolitan regions spanning 150 practice areas, is the result of extensive client feedback and peer review.
Members of Keller Rohrback’s environmental litigation team recently sat for an interview with a reporter from the legal reporting website, Lawdragon.com. Lynn Sarko, Yoona Park, Matt Preusch, and Dan Mensher went in-depth on the Keller Rohrback environmental litigation practice group’s past, present and future, including touching on several of the team’s recent newsworthy victories.
Keller Rohrback is pleased to announce that on September 26, 2024, Judge Terrence Berg issued an order granting preliminary approval of a $150 million class action settlement in In re Chevrolet Bolt EV Battery Litigation.
Keller Rohrback is proud to announce that Portland attorney Sarah Osborn was selected as one of 10 new members of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) Leadership Academy for 2024-25.
Each year Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) awards a “Consumer Attorney of the Year” award to a CAOC member or members who significantly advanced the rights or safety of California consumers by achieving a noteworthy result in a case. Keller Rohrback is proud to have two attorneys, Dean Kawamoto, and Felicia Craick, included as part of an all-star team of attorneys that was selected as one of the finalists for this great honor.
Since its founding in 1981, The Best Lawyers in America®, has been showcasing "the most distinguished attorneys across various practice areas in the United States."
We are pleased to welcome Will Dreher to Keller Rohrback. Will is joining the Seattle office as a partner in the Complex Litigation Group where his practice will focus on environmental, public nuisance, and consumer complex litigation.
Keller Rohrback proudly announces that 24 of its Washington-based attorneys have been named to the 2024 Washington Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
Keller Rohrback is pleased to announce that on July 25, 2024, Monsanto Company has agreed to pay $160 million to the City of Seattle to resolve the city’s claims against the giant multinational chemical company for PCB contamination in the Duwamish River.
The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.
Keller Rohrback takes great pride in being recognized by the American Association for Justice (AAJ) with the 2024 Steven J. Sharp Public Service Award, along with the twenty-two other member firms of the National Prescription Opiate Litigation Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee (PEC).
Keller Rohrback and co-counsel at Shenoa Payne Attorney at Law PC and Beacon Employment Law in conjunction with the ACLU of Oregon, have filed a lawsuit on behalf of an openly gay man who alleges he was prohibited from making a donation at a Eugene Blood Plasma donation facility, the Grifols Talecris Plasma Donation Center, because of his sexuality.
KR is fortunate to have seven promising summer associates joining us this season from a diverse array of backgrounds and experiences. We've met the first four, now let's meet the final three. Welcome Cherita, Lauren and Kyler!
Keller Rohrback L.L.P., a leading law firm headquartered in Seattle and known for its dedication to legal excellence and providing unparalleled representation, announces its move to a newly updated and modern suite of offices on the 34th Floor of the 1201 Third Avenue Building.
Keller Rohrback Managing Partner, Lynn Sarko and partner, Jeffrey Lewis have been received USA - Nationwide rankings in the 2024 Chambers and Partners USA Guide, 2024 in the category of ERISA Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs.
The QLaw Association held its 19th Annual Banquet on May 30, 2024 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center, and Keller Rohrback was a proud sponsor of the event.
KR is fortunate to have seven promising Summer associates joining us this season from a diverse array of backgrounds and experiences. Let's meet the first four who have already started their KR journey: Yobi Tiezazu, Maggy Mulhern, Ananya Raghavan, and Natalia Brown!
For the second year running, Lawdragon has recognized six Keller Rohrback attorneys, Managing Partner, Lynn Lincoln Sarko and partners Gretchen Freeman Cappio, Alison Chase, David Ko, Cari Campen Laufenberg and Derek Loeser, to appear in its 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers guide.
On May 1, 2024, nine years after a pipeline ruptured along the Santa Barbara coastline spilling oil onto private property, Refugio State Beach and into the Pacific Ocean, U.S. District Court Judge Philip Gutierrez granted preliminary approval of a $70 million class action settlement to property owners to resolve all outstanding class claims
The annual Champions Luncheon fundraising event for the Treehouse for Kids nonprofit took place on April 23, 2024 at the Sheraton Grand Seattle, and KR is both proud and grateful to have participated once again as a sponsor.
We are thrilled to announce that Keller Rohrback partner, Derek Loeser, has been selected by Law360 as one of its Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2024!
Keller Rohrback is very proud to announce the selection of senior partner Derek W. Loeser to Forbes inaugural list of America’s Top 200 Lawyers. This recognition highlights “the finest practitioners in the profession—lawyers with stellar track records in their specialties, those who have broken barriers to emerge as leaders in their fields, and attorneys most respected by peers and clients.”
We are elated to share the news that the significant verdict reached by a Portland jury in the 2020 Oregon fires case was selected by the Courtroom View Network as the first in its Top 10 list of most impressive plaintiff verdicts for 2023.
In the second trial set to determine damages for individual victims of the 2020 Labor Day fires that devastated Oregon, a jury in Portland has awarded 10 survivors $42.4 million in economic, non-economic, and punitive damages springing from PacifiCorp’s liability for the blazes.
We’re excited to announce that associate attorney, Zachary Gussin, has been selected as one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s monthly “Next Gen in Law” honorees. This honor is bestowed by the publication upon attorneys who have been practicing for 10 years or less, and who it describes as “rising stars in the Puget Sound region who are helping the business community thrive.”
Keller Rohrback is proud to announce that the firm has once more been named to Law360’s select list of Practice Groups of the Year. In the awards’ 14th year, the admission range for case achievements was from October 1, 2022 to October 6, 2023, and for Keller Rohrback included successes in both the Class Action and Environmental practice area categories.
A jury in Portland, Oregon awarded approximately $84 million in compensation from PacifiCorp to nine survivors of the fires that swept across Oregon on Labor Day 2020.
Keller Rohrback takes great pride in announcing three new partners at the firm. Mirén First attained her title from within the firm’s Seattle office, while Jen Wagner and Matt Melamed each made lateral moves from other firms.
Keller Rohrback partners Lynn Sarko, Gretchen Freeman Cappio, and Derek Loeser have been included in Lawdragon’s 2024 500 Leading Lawyers in America list for the third year running.
Keller Rohrback is excited to welcome associate attorney Katherine Klein to the Complex Litigation team. Katherine, who will be joining the Denver, Colorado office, has significant experience working with environmental and conservation issues. Katherine earned her JD in 2021 from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
Keller Rohrback is pleased to share the news that Judge Kronstadt in the District Court of the Central District of California has granted Final Approval of a settlement between the Toyota Defendants and consumer Plaintiffs in In Re: ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Litigation.
Keller Rohrback is pleased to announce that Portland Associate Sarah Osborn has earned the Oregon New Lawyers Division's (ONLD) 2023 Member Services Award. Each year, the ONLD honors one of its members for contributions to the Division membership and mission, which is expressed as assisting new lawyers with the transition to practicing law in Oregon and helping them align with the mission, functions, and values of the Oregon State Bar.
Keller Rohrback is honored to have been included in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms® rankings. The firm was recognized with multiple tiered rankings in various practice areas and locations that signify a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
This year's Legal Foundation of Washington Associates Campaign was an opportunity for Keller Rohrback associates to strut their trivia stuff, and did they ever! Aided by a trivia contest that was expertly hosted by Adele Daniel, the KR team raised $29,880 for the LFW! The local nonprofit, created in 1984 by the Washington Supreme Court, funds 40 civil legal aid programs that serve low-income citizens throughout the state.
Keller Rohrback proudly announces that associate attorney Adele Daniel has been selected as one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s monthly “Next Gen in Law” honorees. The publication confers the respected title upon attorneys who have been practicing for 10 or fewer years, and who it describes as “rising stars in the Puget Sound region who are helping the business community thrive.”
On October 10, 2023, District Court Judge Vince Chhabria, issued an order granting final approval of the $725 million class action settlement in In re: Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation. No. 3:18-md-02843-VC. The settlement represents the largest recovery ever achieved in a data privacy class action and the most Facebook has ever paid to resolve a private class action. Once the appeal period has run, the order paves the way for the Settlement Administrator, Angeion Group, to begin distributing payments to the millions of class members who filed claims.
This year, Keller Rohrback's Seattle office participated in the Elizabeth Gregory Home summer donation drive, providing clothing and vital supplies to this worthy charity. the Elizabeth Gregory Home is a Seattle area non-profit that serves homeless women by providing transitional housing, a Day Center and case management services, while providing a welcoming and respectful refuge where homeless and at-risk women can access compassionate care.
Keller Rohrback is proud to recognize its Juul Labs litigation team for securing Final Approval of the Juul Nationwide Class Action Settlement, which was approved on September 19, 2023.
Keller Rohrback is proud to announce that associate attorneys Felicia Craick and Natida Sribhibhadh have been recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal in its monthly feature “Next Gen in Law.”
Keller Rohrback is pleased to announce that 22 of our attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 editions of either The Best Lawyers in America® or Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Keller Rohrback congratulates partner Josh Ross, who was named as one of the Oregon 2023 Super Lawyers Top 50 attorneys. The firm is proud to support Josh in this distinct honor, which recognizes the outstanding work he does on behalf of clients in a wide variety of civil matters. These include trust and estate litigation, shareholder disputes, consumer and securities fraud actions, class actions, breach of professional and fiduciary duty, and property and contract disputes.
Congratulations to Derek Loeser, who was selected to the Washington 2023 Super Lawyers Top 100 list! Keller Rohrback is thrilled to support Derek in this distinct honor, which recognizes his ongoing work in prominent nationwide class-action mass tort cases.
Keller Rohrback is proud to announce that 21 of our Seattle attorneys have been named to the 2023 Washington Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list of honorees!
Keller Rohrback partner, Ryan McDevitt, was recently recognized by the prominent legal news website, Law360 as one of their 2023 Rising Stars. This exclusive list recognizes attorneys under the age of 40 “whose legal accomplishments belie their age.” Ryan was one of only 83 attorneys recognized nationally as a Rising Star, and only one of 4 recognized in the category of Product Liability.
Keller Rohrback L.L.P. is thrilled to announce that on June 14th, an Oregon jury returned a decision that Berkshire Hathaway owned power company, PacifiCorp, must pay punitive damages for its role in the Labor Day wildfires that that devastated vast areas of Oregon in 2020.
Keller Rohrback associate attorney, Felicia Craick, was recently featured in a King 5 news story discussing the ongoing litigations being brought by school districts from around the country seeking to address the role that social media companies play in the nation’s youth mental health crisis. The story comes in light of the recent public health advisory issued by the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy.
Keller Rohrback wants to congratulate the six members of our team recognized by prominent legal media company, Lawdragon, in their 2023 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers guide.
The Keller Rohrback complex litigation team was recently featured in a "Lawdragon limelight." Derek Loeser, Lynn Sarko, and Gretchen Freeman Cappio represented the department for the feature.
Below is an excerpt from the feature titled, "A TEAM TAKING CORPORATIONS TO TASK: COMPLEX LITIGATION AT KELLER ROHRBACK"
Keller Rohrback is thrilled to announce a $235 million settlement with Altria and related companies, in the massive nation-wide JUUL e-cigarette youth vaping predatory advertising, fraud, addiction and injury litigation.
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.
Please join us in congratulating Managing Partner, Lynn Sarko, for being featured as a 2023 Law360 Titans of The Plaintiffs Bar honoree. Lynn was one of 12 attorneys selected who lead class action and mass torts litigation, shareholder derivative suits, and multidistrict litigation.
Keller Rohrback’s Portland office is growing! Two established Portland lawyers, Josh Ross and Keil Mueller, join Yoona Park in Keller Rohrback’s newest office in Portland, Oregon. These three partners will collaborate closely with KR’s teams in its other six offices to continue the firm’s work in providing valued legal expertise to clients and representing government entities and other plaintiffs in large-scale, impact litigation.
The attorneys and staff of Keller Rohrback are honored to sponsor Elizabeth Gregory Home, supporting the mission of providing homeless and at-risk women with respect, dignity, and empathy.
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!
We are excited to announce that Keller Rohrback has been recognized by Law360 as one of its “Practice Groups of the Year” for 2022 in two categories: Product Liability and Cybersecurity and Privacy! Law360 is the country’s foremost online publications for legal news and analysis and the Practice Group of the Year awards “honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and major deals that resonated through the legal industry.”
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.
Facebook User Plaintiffs and Defendant Facebook have agreed to resolve In re: Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litig., No. 3:18-md-02843-VC, the class action arising out of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, for $725 million—the largest settlement ever of a privacy class action in the United States.
Keller Rohrback is pleased to announce that on December 15, 2022, Monsanto Company has agreed to pay $698 million to the State of Oregon to resolve the State’s claims against the giant multinational chemical company for PCB contamination throughout Oregon. Monsanto, the sole manufacturer of PCBs in the United States, made and sold over 1.4 billion pounds of PCBs despite knowing they are toxic, bioaccumulate, and last effectively forever.
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.
On September 20, Federal District Court Judge Philip S. Gutierrez granted final approval of a combined $230 million class action settlement arising out of Plains All American Pipeline’s 2015 Refugio Oil Spill on the Santa Barbara coast.
On Friday, August 26, 2022, Facebook User Plaintiffs and Defendant Facebook informed the court that they have reached a settlement in principle in the action In re: Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litig., No. 3:18-md-02843-VC.
Congratulations to Keller Rohrback partner, Cari Laufenberg for being recognized by Best Lawyers ® as the 2023 Litigation - ERISA “Lawyer of the Year” award winner in Seattle!
Keller Rohrback partner, Gretchen Freeman Cappio has recently been featured in the popular Lawdragon.com Lawyer Limelight interview series. In her interview, Gretchen discusses her international journey to becoming lawyer, her law professor father’s influence and what drives her to leave the world in a better place through the practice of law among other topics. An excerpt of the interview can be read below:
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
Keller Rohrback Is Pleased to Announce That Portland-area Air Quality Researchers Will Be Acquiring Air Pollution Monitoring Equipment as the Result of a Recent Class Action Settlement.
Keller Rohrback is pleased to have been recognized for its antitrust work in the 2021 Antitrust Annual Report published in partnership by the Center for Litigation and Courts at UC Hastings College of Law and The Huntington National Bank. Keller Rohrback was included in their rankings for the category of “Top 50 Cases with Settlements Reaching Final Approval 2009-2021.” Keller Rohrback achieved this ranking by having been a part of one of the largest antitrust settlements reached during this time period. Congratulations to the Keller Rohrback Antitrust Team!
Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, is an important reminder to support and protect the environment, raise awareness on the climate and ecological crises, and to make a conscious effort to reduce our environmental impact.
We are excited to announce that Keller Rohrback partner Jeff Lewis has been appointed to the United States Department of Labor Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans for 2022.
In re EpiPen (Epinephrine Injection, USP) Marketing, Sales Practices and Antitrust Litigation
United States District Court, District of Kansas
MDL No. 2785
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.
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.
Keller Rohrback is proud to announce that Eric Laliberte, Holly Lynch and Matthew Preusch have been named our newest partners, effective January 1, 2022.
Keller Rohrback wants to recognize and thank its associate attorneys who recently took part in the 2021 Legal Foundation of Washington’s Associates Campaign for Equal Justice. The Associates Campaign raises funds for civil legal aid programs to advance justice for families experiencing poverty.
The Keller Rohrback Phoenix office was recognized in the Phoenix Metropolitan area with a Tier 2 ranking for our Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law practice, and the Seattle office was recognized in the Seattle Metropolitan area with a Tier 2 ranking for our Trusts and Estates Law practice.
Keller Rohrback is proud to announce that 24 of our attorneys were named to the 2021 Washington, Southwest, and Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion upholding California’s “Cal Savers” program, which enables workers whose employers do not sponsor retirement plans to save for their retirement.
Two of the nation’s largest and most influential employee benefits advocates, the Pension Rights Center and the National Employment Lawyers Association, hired Keller Rohrback to draft and submit a “friend of the court” brief (“amicus” in Latin) in a recent Ninth Circuit appeal. The case is Bafford v. Northrop Grumman Corp., No. 20-55222 (9th Cir.).
