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Elizabeth J. Cabraser

Partner, Lieff Cabraser

415-956-1000ecabraser@lchb.com

275 Battery Street
Suite 2900
San Francisco, CA 94111

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Under Elizabeth Cabraser’s leadership, Lieff Cabraser has become one of the country’s largest law firms serving clients seeking redress for financial and consumer fraud, anti-competitive practices, harmful drugs and products, environmental disasters, and illegal employment practices. For four decades, Elizabeth has made sure that our firm remains dedicated to its clients and its core values.

Possessing unparalleled expertise in complex civil litigation, Cabraser has served as court-appointed lead, co-lead, or class counsel in scores of federal multi-district and state coordinated proceedings. These cases include multi-state tobacco, the Exxon Valdez disasterBreast ImplantsFen-Phen (Diet Drugs)VioxxToyota sudden acceleration, numerous securities/investment fraud cases, and Holocaust litigation.

Cabraser has served in court-appointed leadership positions in several of the nation’s highest profile civil cases, including serving as a settlement class counsel in the Deepwater Horizon MDL, as Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel in the GM ignition switch defect litigation, and as Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” and Fiat Chrysler Ecodiesel Emissions MDLs.

Lawdragon Honors

Honor Year Practice
The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers 2026 Product Liability, Class Action, Consumer Fraud
The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers 2026 Plaintiff Antitrust, Class Action Litigation
The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America 2026 Financial & Consumer Fraud, Class Action & Mass Tort, Antitrust & Competition
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2025 Financial & Consumer Fraud, Class Action & Mass Tort, Antitrust & Competition
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers 2025 Class Action, Consumer Fraud
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers 2025 Product Liability, Class Action, Consumer Fraud
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers 2025 Class Action, Antitrust Litigation
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America 2025 Financial & Consumer Fraud, Class Action & Mass Tort, Antitrust & Competition
The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2024 Financial & Consumer Fraud, Class Action & Mass Tort, Antitrust & Competition
The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers 2024 Class Action, Consumer Fraud
The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers 2024
The 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2023 Financial & Consumer Fraud, Class Action & Mass Tort, Antitrust & Competition
The 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers 2023 Product Liability, Class Action, Consumer Fraud
The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2022 Financial & Consumer Fraud, Class Action & Mass Tort, Antitrust & Competition
The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers 2022 Product Liability, Class Action, Consumer Fraud
The 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2021 Financial & Consumer Fraud, Class Action & Mass Tort, Antitrust & Competition
The 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers 2021 Product Liability, Class Action, Consumer Fraud
Announcing the 2021 Inductees to the Lawdragon 500 Hall of Fame 2021 Leadership
The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2020
The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2020 Financial & Consumer Fraud, Class Action & Mass Tort, Antitrust & Competition
The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers 2020 Product Liability, Class Action, Consumer Fraud
The 2019 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2019
Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2019 Financial & Consumer Fraud, Class Action & Mass Tort, Antitrust & Competition
Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers 2019 Product Liability, Class Action, Consumer Fraud
The 2018 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2018
The 2017 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2017
The 2016 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2016
Legends of the 500 2015 Litigators
The 2014-15 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers 2014-2015
The 2013 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers 2013
The 2012 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers 2012

Cabraser is also immersed in nationwide Opioids litigation. In January 2018, she was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee and Settlement Negotiating Committee in the National Prescription Opiates MDL, and in 2022 was appointed Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel in the McKinsey & Co. National Prescription Opiate MDL. In addition, Cabraser serves as a Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel in the Camp Lejeune Water Litigation.